John B. Bellinger III is a partner in the international and national security law practices at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Washington, DC. He is also Adjunct Senior Fellow in International and National Security Law at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as The Legal Adviser for the Department of State from 2005–2009, as Senior Associate Counsel to the President and Legal Adviser to the National Security Council at the White House from 2001–2005, and as Counsel for National Security Matters in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice from 1997–2001.
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When the United States uses military force, especially under controversial circumstances, it should explain the legal basis for its actions.
I have joined a brief (drafted by Harold Koh and others) of 52 former senior national security officials who argue that the travel ban would damage, not advance, U.S. foreign policy and national security interests.
With John Bolton as national security adviser, both the United States and the International Criminal Court should take steps to avoid a collision.
President Donald Trump has signaled an interest in human rights in Iran. It’s a shame his National Security Strategy gives such rights short shrift.
A line of poetry relevant to the current political moment.
Jesner v. Arab Bank, a case concerning the Alien Tort Statute in which the Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday, will give the court a chance to clarify the cryptic "touch and concern" standard.
On Friday evening, the President nominated Jennifer Newstead to be the next Legal Adviser of the State Department.