By Lily Goff On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the United States conducted an air strike against Iran-backed militias located in Eastern...

By: Charlie Lyons On April 8, 2019, President Trump said he plans to designatethe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign...

By: Dave Johnson Soon after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force...

By: Maria Latimer ISIS remains synonymous with terror in today’s society, but is the United States finally pulling back from its role in...

By: Helina Daniel In December 2018, President Trumpunexpectedly announced his decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, and recently...

By: Bree Evans In 1954, the world gathered and produced the first-ever international treaty for the protection of cultural heritage: the...

By: David Johnson The Rome Statute was adopted on July 17, 1998, and went into effect on July 1 2002, establishing the ICC.  The ICC has...

By Alexa Potter Shortly following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and as a means of self-defense, Congress passed...

By: Joseph Epstein The United States Department of Defense has been conducting extensive operations throughout Africa against several...

By: Rachel Bauer Guantanamo Bay will continue to stay open and active. On January 30, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order,...

By: Amanda Swietlik The production and trafficking of narcotics, including opium and heroin, have long been major sources of revenue for...

By Jaime Rosenberg, December 22, 2017 The Islamic State (ISIS) has instilled fear into nations world-wide after conducting over 70...

By Robb Davies Following the enactment of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in September 2016, U.S. law permits...

By Michelle Munneke, J.D. 2017, American University Washington College of Law. In March of this year, Jordan expressed its refusal to...

By Anthony Bjelke A recent article in The New Yorker examined the difficulties associated with defining America’s War on Drugs. As a...

By Natalie Holland On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof attacked the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Carolina...

Is it legal for a U.S. citizen to fight for a foreign entity? Yes, under certain guidelines and restrictions. I will analyze the relevant...

Is it legal to use Uninhabited Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology to target and kill people suspected of terrorist activities? The short...

President Obama sent to Congress on February 11 his draft proposal for a joint resolution authorizing the use of military force against...

For months, national security law experts have quietly and not–so–quietly complained that the President’s legal rationale to conduct...