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Fixing Ethiopia Requires More Than a New Prime Minister
Editor’s Note: For years, Ethiopia has appeared to be a relative success story, emerging from years of conflict and becoming a somewhat democratic, pro-Western ally in East Africa. Yet this success is in... -
The DNC v. Russia: The Question of Foreign Sovereign Immunity
Are Russia and its officials entitled to foreign sovereign immunity? Does President Trump have constitutional power to determine the immunity of Russian operative Guccifer 2.0? -
Will Iran Attack Israel over the Syrian Conflict? It’s Only a Matter of Time
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
R.I.P. Congressional War Power
President Donald Trump has ordered significant military strikes against assets of the Assad regime in Syria. -
A Fast Track to Nowhere: ‘Expedited Procedures’ and the New AUMF Proposal
On Monday evening, a bipartisan coalition of senators led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R.-Tenn.) and Sen. -
Yes, There Are Plausible Legal Rationales for the Syria Strikes
My friends Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway published two essays in which they expertly propound what I must concede is probably the opinion of many if not most scholars: that the recent strikes on Syria... -
China’s Strategic Ambiguity and Shifting Approach to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
On April 13, China’s delegation to United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems announced the “desire to negotiate and conclude” a new protocol for the Convention on ... -
Document: White House Letter of Notice to Congress on Syria Strike
The White House has released the following text of a letter sent to the speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate to serve as notice of military engagement in Syria on April 13, consis... -
Trump Launched a Punitive Strike on Syria. Now What?
U.S. Launches Punitive Strikes on Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Facilities -
The Blurred Distinction Between Armed Conflict and Civil Unrest: Recent Events in Gaza
On April 6, for the third weekend in a row, Palestinians residents of Gaza confronted the Israeli Defense Forces near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. According to Palestinian sources, ov... -
Document: Draft Counterterrorism Authorization for Use of Military Force
Sens. Bob Corker, Tim Kaine, Jeff Flake, Chris Coons, Todd Young, and Bill Nelson introduced the following draft authorization for use of military force against designated terrorist groups on Monday: -
Syria Strikes: Legitimacy and Lawfulness
“Justified, legitimate and proportionate.” These are the words that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at an emergency United Nations Security Council session and the director of the Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenne...
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