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

I discuss here the legality of Trump Administration military strikes on TdA vessels @cfr.org
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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...

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

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...

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

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....

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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