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How a U.N. Security Council Resolution Transforms a Non-Binding Agreement with Iran Into a Binding Obligation Under International Law (Without Any New Senatorial or Congressional Vote)
It is now clear that any deal with Iran will by its terms be a non-binding agreement. That means the United States will have no international law obligation to comply with the agreement. -
This Week's Episode of Rational Security
We talk about the David Petraeus plea, ISIS propaganda, and John Brennan's plans to reorganize the CIA. If you haven't yet checked out Rational Security, please do. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #57: An Interview with Mike Rogers
This episode of the podcast features Rep. -
Senate Foreign Relations Hearing on ISIS AUMF
Earlier this morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mart... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
ISIS has released a video appearing to show the execution of an Israeli Arab by a child soldier. The Wall Street Journal reports that, if confirmed, the execution of Mohammed Said Ismail Musallam would m... -
C-SPAN Washington Journal AUMF Discussion
C-SPAN's Washington Journal had two lengthy segments on the AUMF controversy this morning. -
What if the GOP Letter to the Ayatollah Actually Works?
Editor's note: The following is adapted from a post on Markaz, the blog of the Brookings Center for Middle East Policy. Lawfare has already seen a lot of coverage about the letter 47 Republican senators... -
Radiolab Episode on Japanese Balloon Bombs
This is an excellent bit of radio about one of the weirder forms of attack during World War II---the only one I know of that produced casualties in the continental United States: balloon bombing. -
Non-Legal Agreements: Easier to Make, Easier to Break
If, as Marty and I just argued, the deal with Iran is a non-binding agreement under international law, then, as we stated, “there is little doubt about the President’s constitutional authority to make th... -
The Case for the President’s Unilateral Authority to Conclude the Impending Iran Deal is Easy Because it Will (Likely) be a Nonbinding Agreement Under International Law
[Cross-posted at Just Security.] In Marty’s post yesterday about the letter that 47 Senators sent to “the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he briefly addressed the quest -
Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users - Comment on NY Times editorial
The New York Times today has an op-ed by the founder of Wikipedia called Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, in what many have termed an unprecedented move, 47 Republican senators released an open letter to the “leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” making note that any deal without the expressed...
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