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Missile Defense in the Israel-Hamas War
Israel battles unprecedented missile threats, and U.S. and Israeli systems have defended against them. Missile defense saves lives and may prevent broader war. -
UN Secretary-General Explicitly Invokes Article 99 Regarding Situation in Gaza
A UN secretary-general has not explicitly invoked Article 99, described as the secretary-general’s “most powerful tool,” since 1989. -
Calibrating Proportionality and Self-Defense in Gaza
Two fundamental concepts of international law of armed conflict, according to a former ICC president, who gives comfort to neither Hamas nor the Israeli government in their operations since Oct. 7. -
Rational Security: The “Based in Eunuchs” Edition
Quinta and Scott were joined by co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes to talk over the week’s big national security news -
A Historic War Crimes Prosecution—With More to Come
The Justice Department is pursuing its first-ever war crimes prosecution and is targeting Russians for their actions in Ukraine. But it’s not quite the case some might have expected. -
Justice Department Brings First Ever War Crimes Charges Against Four Russian Soldiers
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment of four members of the Russian military and/or affiliated forces for the abduction and torture of a U.S. national. -
Is the Israel-Hamas War Spilling Over Into Europe?
Unpacking the rise in antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents beyond the Middle East. -
Too Much Too Soon: China, the U.S., and Autonomy in Nuclear Command and Control
China won’t yet commit to keep autonomy out of its nuclear command and control. It will take a lot more talking to get there. -
Perhaps Lawful, but Awful: The Environmental Impacts of the Israel-Hamas War
Examining the IDF’s air strikes on Gaza against environmental protections of the law of armed conflict. -
Rational Security: The “We’re Moving to Microsoft” Edition
This week, Scott and Quinta sat down with Molly Reynolds and Eugenia Lostri to talk through the week’s big national security news -
The Lawfare Podcast: Comparing Civilian Casualty Tolerance in the Israel-Hamas War to the War Against ISIS with Mark Lattimer
Mark Lattimer discusses his recent article on Israel’s tolerance for civilian deaths -
How to End the Civil War in Israel-Palestine
A Nonviolence Manifesto
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