Re-upping in light of new reporting that the Trump administration has effectively declared war—in every sense—on drug cartels

PODCAST | The President's Inbox : The Legality of Trump's Drug-Boat Strikes, With Matthew Waxman Matt Waxman, adjunct senior fellow for law and foreign policy and Liviu Librescu Professor of Law at Columbia University sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the legality of the Trump administra...

I discuss here the legality of Trump Administration military strikes on TdA vessels @cfr.org
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The Legal Perspective: Strikes Against Tren de Aragua and Hamas YouTube video by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute

Thanks to @reaganinstitute.bsky.social for having me on last week to discuss The Legal Perspective: Strikes Against Tren de Aragua and Hamas
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An important and very timely new book from my @cfr.org colleagues @jacobware.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social

Re-upping this, in light of today's NYT reporting www.lawfaremedia.org/article/usin...

Today, it was reported that President Trump signed a directive for the U.S. military to use force against drug cartels his admin deemed terrorist organizations.

Last Dec., @mattwaxman.bsky.social and Ashley Deeks explored the legal questions that would result from using force against cartels:

For more on these legal issues, here's a piece that Ashley Deeks and I wrote @lawfare a couple of years ago: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/usin...

2.2 - Constitutional War Powers 2: Initiating War/Force YouTube video by Robert Strauss Center

If anyone wants a step-by-step history of how we got to the current state of constitutional war powers, here's a video that @BobbyChesney & I recorded a few yrs ago. A key point is that growth of presidential power started way back in the Early Republic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH9F...

Thanks, Ed!

For a skeptical take on war powers reform, here's a short essay I wrote last year:
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For a skeptical take on war powers reform, here's a short essay I wrote last year:
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He is the best man I ever knew. May his memory be a blessing

Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’ The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.

This is a travesty but also a reckless setback for America's warfighting ability

In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

How to Think about the Fall of Assad The dictator’s demise will be cause for celebration, though it will open up new dangers for the region and for U.S. interests there.

Great backgrounder and analysis by Dan Byman on the fall of Assad. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

The world lost a great one this week. I owe him so much

After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency [Bauer, Bob, Goldsmith, Jack] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency

Want to get up to speed on many of the executive power issues of the second Trump administration? Consider Bauer & Goldsmith, After Trump. www.amazon.com/After-Trump-...

With my colleagues Anu Bradford & Eileen Li, we explain how domestic law & politics shape great-power strategic moves in the Chip Wars, like below: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...

Honest question: How can any senator read this article and then vote for this nominee as secretary of defense?

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For those following global chip competition, an updated draft "How Domestic Institutions Shape the Global Tech War," with Anu Bradford & Eileen Li. Comments, critiques are very welcome.
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