In the media

Speaking with CNN, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane argues that accountability for use of force should come from Congress.

The Trump Administration’s boat attacks signal a “new and dangerous development in the use of force” and a broader threat to domestic and global security, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane writes in his latest for Foreign Affairs

As scrutiny focuses on a second U.S. strike on shipwrecked survivors of the September 2nd attack against alleged drug traffickers, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane explains the applicable law, in The Washington Times.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/1/legal-experts-explain-law-says-killing-survivors-boat-strike/

For the Washington Post, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane comments on the likelihood of heightened instability in Venezuela if the U.S. were to attempt regime change.

Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman, and Michael Schmitt propose questions in Just Security for Congress to ask executive branch officials about the ongoing U.S. boat strike campaign.

For Just Security, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman and Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman, together with Michael Schmitt, offer expert answers to the most pressing legal questions surrounding  the U.S.’ lethal maritime strikes against alleged narcotics traffickers.

Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer lends insight on the complications of legal accountability for the president, in quotes to a New York Times op-ed arguing President Trump won’t face prosecution upon leaving office. 

For Just Security, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman and Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman write with Michael Schmitt on the legal frameworks applicable in the aftermath of Defense Secretary Hegseth’s reported order to kill all aboard the vessel wreckage of the September 2nd U.S. strike. 

Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin, Jeremy Chin, and Aidan Arasasingham provide updates to an essential Just Security timeline chronicling U.S. military strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific and related developments. 

Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman speaks with CNN’s Outfront on the implications of a federal judge’s ruling halting President Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to D.C.

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