On September 2nd, 2025, the U.S. Navy killed 11 civilians on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that President Trump claimed was operated by the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, who were allegedly carrying drugs bound for the United States.
The response was swift. Legal experts weighed in on whether this attack was a violation of international law and if it was ... Show More
Sep 12
The U.S. Strike on a Venezuelan Boat: International Law, Human Rights, & Legal Authority
On September 2nd, 2025, the U.S. Navy killed 11 civilians on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that President Trump claimed was operated by the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, who were allegedly carrying drugs bound for the United States. The response was swift. Legal experts weighed ... Show More
40m 53s
Feb 2021
Dangerous proportions: Means and Ends in Non-Finite War
Professor Nehal Bhuta, University of Edinburgh and Dr Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi, University of Amsterdam, give a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Philip Alston’s deep worries about the institutionalization of the tactic of targeting killing, the ensuing extensio ... Show More
39m 29s
Sep 2024
Rational Security: The “Ms. Jackson, if You’re Nastya” Edition
This week, Scott and Alan sat down with their Lawfare colleagues Anastasiia Lapatina and Tyler McBrien to go over the week’s big national security news, including: “A Shot Across the Rubicon.” Reports indicate that President Biden and his U.K. allies may be on the verge of giving ... Show More
1h 12m
Sep 2024
The “Ms. Jackson, if You’re Nastya” Edition
This week, Scott and Alan sat down with their Lawfare colleagues Anastasiia Lapatina and Tyler McBrien to go over the week’s big national security news, including: “A Shot Across the Rubicon.” Reports indicate that President Biden and his U.K. allies may be on the verge of giving ... Show More
1h 12m