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Laws of war

Detention Nation

Karen J. Greenberg | Apr 27, 2009
George W. Bush’s policies toward terror detainees were perhaps some of his most jaw-dropping. Barack Obama came to office promising to change course. So far, he has done little. It remains to be seen whether the president can—or wants to—develop a

Geneva 2.0

Charli Carpenter | Jul 02, 2008
Both sides of the debate over the Geneva Conventions have it wrong. It’s unrealistic to expect states to follow the outdated agreement to the letter. Yet America would also benefit from a code of conduct followed by all the relevant actors—even te

Family Feud: The Law in War and Peace

David B. Rivkin, Jr.
Lee A. Casey
| May 01, 2007
American law treats terrorism like an act of war, not a crime. The fact that Europeans don’t doesn’t make their way better.

A Test of Power

David C. Hendrickson
Robert W. Tucker
| Sep 01, 2006
The Bush Administration has vastly exaggerated the dangers associated with the development of an Iranian nuclear weapons program and underestimated the deterrent capacity of U.S. military power.

Double-Red-Crossed

Lee A. Casey
David B. Rivkin, Jr.
| Mar 01, 2005
The International Committee of the Red Cross strains at the gnat of American unilateralism and swallows the camel of terrorist atrocities. Stop applauding.

Leashing the Dogs of War

David B. Rivkin, Jr.
Lee A. Casey
| Sep 01, 2003
With regard to the laws of war, the United States and Europe now operate under completely different legal codes.
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Commentary

Credibility Gap

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Nov 17, 2009
If Obama can’t deliver on closing Gitmo, why should foreign governments trust his promises on free trade and climate change?

McCain: European or American Conservative?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 15, 2007
Is the senior senator from Arizona laying the groundwork for a reinvigorated transatlantic relationship with his fellow-conservatives across the pond?

War and the Law

David B. Rivkin, Jr. | Mar 26, 2003
As the military campaign in Iraq continues, United States and other Coalition forces have scrupulously followed the applicable requirements of the laws and customs of war--despite the charges levied by the Iraqi leadership.

Blogs

Another Slippery Slope in the War on Terrorism?

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 07, 2010
When it comes to the war on terrorism, bold actions have often come back to haunt us. Will the United States ever come to grips with the messy legalities of twenty-first century warfare?

Books & Reviews

The Broken Tradition

James Turner Johnson | Sep 01, 1996
In the ongoing argument between foreign policy realists andidealists, the just-war tradition of moral reasoning about the use offorce has played a crucial mediating role for centuries.

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