The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, President Trump said he would decertify the Iran deal. Yishai Schwartz outlined how the decades-old American sanctions law framework made Trump’s decision possible. Suzanne Maloney criticized the Trump administration’s preoccupation with the deal as the U.S. still lacks a larger strategy for handling Iran in the region.
On Friday, President Trump said he would decertify the Iran deal. Yishai Schwartz outlined how the decades-old American sanctions law framework made Trump’s decision possible. Suzanne Maloney criticized the Trump administration’s preoccupation with the deal as the U.S. still lacks a larger strategy for handling Iran in the region.
In the Foreign Policy Essay, Ariane Tabatabai analyzed how Iran’s interests and activities in Afghanistan present both threats and opportunities for the U.S.
Emma Kohse and Benjamin Wittes argued that the conclusion of a new report that President Trump may have obstructed justice is a premature both as to evidence and as to how that crime might be proved in court. The authors of the report, Barry Berke, Noah Bookbinder and Norm Eisen, defended their findings in a response.
In a follow-up to his piece on the implications of President Trump’s comments on Russia for impeachment, Bob Bauer explained why public statements and demagoguery can form the basis of impeachable offenses.
Responding to the news last week that American officials interrogated an unnamed U.S. citizen being held as an enemy combatant, Wittes explained why he is calm in the face of the lack of information about the man’s identity and status. Responding, Steve Vladeck argued the contrary, saying the news blackout could mask important legal questions.
Robert Chesney and Vladeck shared the National Security Law Podcast, featuring their discussion of the enemy combatant’s habeas petition, developments in the al Bahlul case at the Supreme Court, and the Schrems II case:
