The Hoover Institution Task Force on National Security and Law is releasing a series of short essays entitled “Second Term Challenges at the Intersection of National Security and Law.” The task force, of which I and several other Lawfare contributors … Read more »

Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution has a new book out, entitled Israel and the Struggle Over the International Laws of War. The book, which is very brief–more of a long essay, really–is an impassioned critique of the abuse … Read more »

Peter Berkowitz, a colleague at the Hoover Institution on National Security and Law, has a new book – Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War.  The book takes a critical look at the legal arguments underlying … Read more »

Kevin Jon Heller at Opinio Juris responds to Peter Berkowitz’s critique of Bruce Ackerman’s argument that a self-defensive attack on Iran would be unlawful.  Heller maintains that Berkowitz’s response is “unconvincing.”  I will try to weigh in to this debate … Read more »

I recently noted Peter Berkowitz’s short piece on the legality of a military action against Iran.  Bruce Ackerman subsequently argued that such a strike “would be a violation of both international law and the U.S. Constitution.”  Berkowitz has now responded… Read more »

In an interview with Jeff Goldberg late last week, President Obama stated that a U.S. “military component” was on the table in response to Iran’s nuclear threat, and added that “as president of the United States, I don’t bluff.”  Peter … Read more »

British journalist William Shawcross’s new book on Nuremberg and the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Justice and the Enemy, continues to receive a great deal of attention (See Jack’s review here and Wells’s review here). Most recently, Peter … Read more »