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Intelligence Squared US Debate: "The President Has Exceeded His Constitutional Authority By Waging War Without Congressional Authorization"
This evening, at 6:45 pm, Intelligence Squared US is holding a debate on the resolution: "The president has exceeded his constitutional authority by waging war without congressional authorization." Argui... -
Judicialization of Warfare in the U.K.
A British think tank called Policy Exchange has released a very interesting report on judicialization of British warfare. Entitled "Clearing the Fog of Law: Saving Our Armed Forces from Defeat by Judicia... -
The Tenth Year Anniversary of UNSCR 1593, which Referred the Situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court
Ten years ago today, on March 31, 2005, the U.N. Security Council adopted resolution 1593, which referred the situation in Darfur, Sudan, to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for investi... -
International Legal Justification for the Yemen Intervention: Blink and Miss It
There has been surprisingly little discussion about the international legal justification for the airstrikes in Yemen that are being led by the Saudis. Other than a Just Security post that tackles some o... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: China’s North Korean Challenge
Editor’s Note: North Korea has long been a thorny problem for the United States as an erratic nuclear power that threatens America’s regional allies. Yet the problem may be even bigger for China, which h... -
The Maritime Top Line: Defense Budgets in the Pacific Littoral
In recent years, analysts have devoted much attention to the fact that China continues to increase its defense spending by double-digit percentages annually. They have also focused on fiscal constraints ... -
U.S. Policy on the South China Sea
At the end of last week, Senators McCain and Reed of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senators Corker and Menendez of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter about the South and East ... -
The Middle East Ticker
With support of 67 parliamentarians, Netanyahu set to begin forming a government: Benjamin Netanyahu’s big election victory just got more official, with the leadership of parties representing a majority ... -
Bowe Bergdahl Charged with Desertion
That's the news from the Washington Post this hour. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who lived in Taliban captivity for five years and was ultimately released in exchange for five Taliban militants h... -
Who’s Afraid of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015?
Last Friday The Hill reported that Senator Corker believes he “will have a veto-proof majority” to enact the “Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015” (INARA). Below is my analysis of the Bill. -
The Foreign Policy Essay: AQ vs. IS and the Battle for the Soul of Jihad
Editor's Note: This piece is based on a longer article I co-authored with my Brookings colleague Jennifer R. Williams, which ran in The National Interest. *** -
Letter from Heads of SFRC and SASC to Kerry and Carter on South China Sea
Yesterday the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (McCain and Reed) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Corker and Menendez) sent a noteworthy letter to Secretarie...
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