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Bad Legal Arguments for the Syria Airstrikes
On Friday night, the United States, United Kingdom, and France launched a coordinated attack in Syria, reportedly aimed at sites related to Syria’s chemical weapons program. -
Transcript: President Trump's Remarks on Syria Airstrikes
Below is a transcript of President Trump's remarks announcing airstrikes in Syria this evening. The government has also released an assessment of the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al... -
Too Early for a Ban: The U.S. and U.K. Positions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
As I discussed in a previous post, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) is meeting for the second time to discuss... -
The Downsides of Bombing Syria
The U.S. government seems on a set path toward intervening in Syria with military force (probably air strikes of some sort) in response to the recent a chemical weapons attack allegedly sponsored by the ... -
‘Why Did You Wait?’: Moral Emptiness and Drone Strikes
Last week, the Washington Post reported a disturbing anecdote about President Trump’s visit to the CIA on his first full day in office: -
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems at the First and Second U.N. GGE Meetings
Based on trends in advancing robotics technology, many experts believe autonomous—and even lethal autonomous—robots are an inevitable and imminent development. -
Oral Argument Summary: Doe v. Mattis
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in Doe v. Mattis, the case of a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen (John Doe) detained in Iraq by the U.S. military. Judges Sri Srin... -
A Preview of Oral Argument in Doe v. Mattis
On Thursday, April 5, the D.C. -
The Al-Kibar Strike: What a Difference 26 Years Make
Israel has experienced, quite literally, a blast from the past. For the first time, Israel officially acknowledged operation “Outside the Box”—the September 2007 strike that destroyed the Al-Kibar nuclea... -
How Congress Should Respond to the White House’s Failures on Syria Transparency
Last week, one of us co-authored a summary of a new report on the legal and policy frameworks for the use of force and other national security operations required by Section 1264 of the National Defense ... -
Summary from the Courtroom: Al-Alwi v. Trump Oral Argument
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump. Chief Judge Merrick Garland, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson (joining remotely) and Judge Thomas Griffith reviewed the... -
Summary: Qassim Filings on Habeas Claim
Khalid Ahmed Qassim, a Guantanamo Bay detainee from Yemen who made international headlines by writing in the Guardian about his hunger strike protesting his treatment, submitted multiple filings to the U...
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