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Re-upping in light of new reporting that the Trump administration has effectively declared war—in every sense—on drug cartels
@mattwaxman.bsky.social · 11mo agoI discuss here the legality of Trump Administration military strikes on TdA vessels @cfr.org www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi...
I discuss here the legality of Trump Administration military strikes on TdA vessels @cfr.org www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi...
PODCAST | The President's Inbox : The Legality of Trump's Drug-Boat Strikes, With Matthew Waxman
Matt Waxman, adjunct senior fellow for law and foreign policy and Liviu Librescu Professor of Law at Columbia University sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the legality of the Trump administra...
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Thanks to @reaganinstitute.bsky.social for having me on last week to discuss The Legal Perspective: Strikes Against Tren de Aragua and Hamas youtu.be/IA7COfj9Kl8?...
The Legal Perspective: Strikes Against Tren de Aragua and Hamas
YouTube video by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
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An important and very timely new book from my @cfr.org colleagues @jacobware.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social
Jacob Ware@jacobware.bsky.social · last yr.Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback! My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
Re-upping this, in light of today's NYT reporting www.lawfaremedia.org/article/usin...
Using Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Domestic and International Law Issues
Executive branch lawyers could argue that using force against cartels would be consistent with past presidential uses of force, but it would be very difficult to defend under international law.
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Today, it was reported that President Trump signed a directive for the U.S. military to use force against drug cartels his admin deemed terrorist organizations. Last Dec., @mattwaxman.bsky.social and Ashley Deeks explored the legal questions that would result from using force against cartels:
Using Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Domestic and International Law Issues
Executive branch lawyers could argue that using force against cartels would be consistent with past presidential uses of force, but it would be very difficult to defend under international law.
lawfaremedia.org
For more on these legal issues, here's a piece that Ashley Deeks and I wrote @lawfare a couple of years ago: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/usin...
Using Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Domestic and International Law Issues
Executive branch lawyers could argue that using force against cartels would be consistent with past presidential uses of force, but it would be very difficult to defend under international law.
lawfaremedia.org
Charlie Savage@charliesavage.bsky.social · last yr.Trump has secretly signed a directive ordering the Pentagon to use the US armed forces to target some of the Latin American drug cartels his administration has labeled "terrorist" organizations. w/ Helen Cooper, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
If anyone wants a step-by-step history of how we got to the current state of constitutional war powers, here's a video that @BobbyChesney & I recorded a few yrs ago. A key point is that growth of presidential power started way back in the Early Republic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH9F...
2.2 - Constitutional War Powers 2: Initiating War/Force
YouTube video by Robert Strauss Center
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For a skeptical take on war powers reform, here's a short essay I wrote last year: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
War Powers Reform: A Skeptical View
There is much room for improvement to the existing war powers system. But this Essay has made three arguments that should be considered in any effort to reform
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For a skeptical take on war powers reform, here's a short essay I wrote last year: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
War Powers Reform: A Skeptical View
There is much room for improvement to the existing war powers system. But this Essay has made three arguments that should be considered in any effort to reform
papers.ssrn.com
He is the best man I ever knew. May his memory be a blessing
Steven Mazie@stevenmazie.bsky.social · last yr.BREAKING: Justice David Souter has died
This is a travesty but also a reckless setback for America's warfighting ability In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
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Great backgrounder and analysis by Dan Byman on the fall of Assad. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
How to Think about the Fall of Assad
The dictator’s demise will be cause for celebration, though it will open up new dangers for the region and for U.S. interests there.
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The world lost a great one this week. I owe him so much
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2y agoChief Judge Sykes announces Judge Joel Flaum, senior judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, dies at 88.
Want to get up to speed on many of the executive power issues of the second Trump administration? Consider Bauer & Goldsmith, After Trump. www.amazon.com/After-Trump-...
After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency
After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency [Bauer, Bob, Goldsmith, Jack] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency
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With my colleagues Anu Bradford & Eileen Li, we explain how domestic law & politics shape great-power strategic moves in the Chip Wars, like below: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
How Domestic Institutions Shape the Global Tech War
<p><i><span>The United States, China, and the European Union (EU) are engaged in a national security-driven economic competition over advanced technology. Many
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CNN@cnn.com · 2y agoThe Chinese government has slammed America’s introduction of a slew of export controls on US-made semiconductors that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and artificial intelligence systems.
Honest question: How can any senator read this article and then vote for this nominee as secretary of defense? www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
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For those following global chip competition, an updated draft "How Domestic Institutions Shape the Global Tech War," with Anu Bradford & Eileen Li. Comments, critiques are very welcome. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
How Domestic Institutions Shape the Global Tech War
<p><i><span>The United States, China, and the European Union (EU) are engaged in a national security-driven economic competition over advanced technology. Many
papers.ssrn.com