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The New York Times reports that France has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution referring the “situation” in Syria to the International Criminal Court that has been tailored “specifically to addres...
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An interesting tidbit today regarding US involvement in Yemen, from Politico's first-rate briefer Morning Defense:
MORE MILITARY SUPPORT COULD BE COMING: Shy of putting boots on the ground, the U.S. gove...
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This was bound to happen eventually, I suppose: the New York Times editorial page has gotten behind the effort to hold up David Barron's judicial nomination. Sort of. Calling Barron, whom Obama has nomin...
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Has DOD failed to comply with its statutory obligation to explain to Congress how the executive branch decides which groups and persons are within the scope of the AUMF?
HASC Chairman McKeon has release...
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The habeas challenge to military commissions recently filed by Abd Al Rahim Al-Nashiri is a loser on both procedure and substance. Al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole,...
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Editor’s Note: Sanctions seem to hit the sweet spot for policymakers when considering options for U.S. foreign intervention: unlike military force, sanctions don’t risk American lives and don’t feed the ...
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014)
Reviewed by Bruce Riedel
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Ashley beat me to the punch in flagging today’s news about Rep.
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Over at Foreign Policy, Dan Lamothe reports that Rep. Duncan Hunter will introduce legislation on May 7 that would authorize the Executive Branch to target the individuals who attacked the U.S.
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I spent this morning at the MILOPS conference watching a series of presentations on China's maritime disputes with its neighbors in the East and South China Seas. Because of the ground rules of the confe...
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Excellent recent posts by Ben and Marty draw attention to the impact that the drawdown in Afghanistan likely will have on GTMO habeas litigation.
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In May I will be participating in a conference at the Hague Institute for Global Justice. Part of the Global Governance Reform Initiative, the conference is entitled "