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Fault Lines: TREATIES—What are they good for?

Lester Munson Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 2:46 PM

The president recently announced his intention to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty and is considering restarting nuclear testing. Dana, Jamil, Jodi and Les discuss the state of arms control and how the U.S. should approach international agreements. Is it better for the United States to model behavior by staying in bad treaties or leave them? Can the U.S. prioritize non-proliferation and modernization of the nuclear triad? How should we deal with our allies who are stuck in the middle? All these questions and more answered in this week’s Fault Lines.

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Sanctions

How to Fix America’s Failing Sanctions Policy

Edward Fishman Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 9:21 AM

The United States needs a theory of sanctions, based on honest reflection and study of how economic pressure can and can’t induce the types of behavioral changes that policymakers aim for.

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Sanctions

Could the U.S. Sanction the International Criminal Court?

Peter E. Harrell Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 8:49 AM

Yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.

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International Law

Soleimani and the Tactical Execution of Strategic Self-Defense

Geoffrey S. Corn, Chris Jenks Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 2:54 PM

The United States claims to have “exercised its inherent right of self-defense” in accordance with Article 51 of the U.N. Charter in conducting a drone strike in Iraq targeting Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani.

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Iran

Was the Soleimani Killing an Assassination?

Shane Reeves, Winston Williams Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 2:12 PM

While the United States prohibits assassination as a matter of national policy, not every killing violates this ban. And even if the killing did not have an international legal basis, it may not necessarily constitute an assassination under the U.S. government’s definition of the term.

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Syria

An Accountability Update for Crimes Committed in Syria

Emma Broches Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 8:01 AM

European countries are making progress to hold individuals and corporations accountable for their crimes in the Syrian conflict.

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Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: Law and the Soleimani Strike

Mikhaila Fogel Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 6:55 PM

On Friday, the Lawfare Podcast hosted a conversation on the wide-ranging policy implications of the U.S. strike that killed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ leader Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, deputy commander of Iraq’s quasi-official Popular Mobilization Forces and leader of the Iraqi militia and PMF Keta’ib Hezbollah.

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Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: The Soleimani Strike and Its Fallout

Benjamin Wittes Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 2:01 PM

The American drone strike last night that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, is a seismic event in U.S.-Iranian relations—and for the broader Middle East. We put together an emergency podcast, drawing on the resources of both Lawfare and the Brookings Institution and reflecting the depth of the remarkable collaboration between the two.

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Scholarship

Winter 2019 Supplement for 'Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials'

Jack Goldsmith Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 10:02 AM

Summer 2019 Supplement for Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2017) is now available on Lawfare.

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Social Media

How Facebook Can Use International Law in Content Moderation

Hilary Hurd Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 8:00 AM

Speaking at Georgetown University on Oct. 17, Mark Zuckerberg said what many did not want to hear: Facebook would not be doing more to restrict “bad” speech.

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International Law

Podcasts

Fault Lines: TREATIES—What are they good for?

Sanctions

How to Fix America’s Failing Sanctions Policy

Sanctions

Could the U.S. Sanction the International Criminal Court?

International Law

Soleimani and the Tactical Execution of Strategic Self-Defense

Iran

Was the Soleimani Killing an Assassination?

Syria

An Accountability Update for Crimes Committed in Syria

Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: Law and the Soleimani Strike

Podcasts

Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: The Soleimani Strike and Its Fallout

Scholarship

Winter 2019 Supplement for 'Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials'

Social Media

How Facebook Can Use International Law in Content Moderation

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