W/ the latest US strike on a Venezuelan boat, read RCLS fellow @bcfinucane.bsky.social's analysis in Just Security to understand issues at play. & stay tuned for updates on our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social War Powers Resolution Reporting Project: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org cc @tessbridgeman.bsky.social

Important new study on an evolving judicial doctrine, from our faculty co-director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social with invaluable research from @nyulaw.bsky.social students:

Many thanks to Senator @slotkin.senate.gov for this wide-ranging conversation with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and me on @justsecurity.org podcast. Economic security China and AI Fentanyl and military operations against drug cartels Military on U.S. streets more www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...

New book alert! 📚 "Perpetual War and International Law: Enduring Legacies of the War on Terror" (OUP), ed @briannarosen.bsky.social. Marking 24th anniversary of #September11, it offers a timely reflection on how the post-9/11 era shapes contemporary conflicts. www.justsecurity.org/120313/perpe...

NEW: The war powers report on Trump's attack on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean last week is included in our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social War Powers Reporting Project searchable database and included here: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org/reports/2025...

With thanks to the great team @rcls-nyu.bsky.social and our research scholars who help make this a living resource!

Our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social leaders & fellows have been providing real-time analysis of the Trump Administration's use of military action against drug trafficking. A round-up of recent commentary (🧵):

1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat. Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable. Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️

I've read and coded every War Powers Report ever sent to Congress (check them all out, with interactive graphics and a searchable database 👇), and this one on #Trump's attack on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean stands out. I'll explain below: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org

Read our Non-Resident Senior Fellow @becingber.bsky.social (w/ @scott-roehm.bsky.social) on the six new 502B resolutions before Congress and how their updates are a step in the right direction for combatting the Trump Admin’s “third-country removals.” www.justsecurity.org/118670/congr...

Pleased to speak with @charliesavage.bsky.social about some of the possible legal issues raised by the use of military force against drug cartels—including the assassination ban, US criminal law, and questionable detention authority. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

Check it out over @justsecurity.org 👇

Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective @rgoodlaw.bsky.social draws highlights from podcast discussion by David Aaron (former DOJ) and Steven Cash (former DHS and Senate/House staff)

NEW My latest piece in @justsecurity.org analyzing the diplomatic notes exchanged between the US and El Salvador as part of the dirty deal to rendition and disappear people to CECOT. www.justsecurity.org/117271/us-el...

📢 Apply by July 15 @rcls-nyu.bsky.social & NYU Center for Cybersecurity are hiring a Program Associate for a rich early-career role in #natsec & #cyber policy. Help support research, events, and strategy at two dynamic centers. Don’t miss this opportunity! www.lawandsecurity.org/about/work-w...

Read the latest deep dive from our Faculty Co-Director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social and non-resident senior fellow @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social:

Spoke with @joshuakeating.bsky.social for this piece on why U.S. can’t extricate itself from MidEast conflicts. US remains hard-wired into regional security and at the same time has either failed to resolve core conflicts or instigated them. Not a platform for pivoting. www.vox.com/world-politi...

📢We're hiring! Rich & rewarding early-career opportunity in #natsec & #cyber policy & law. Join @rcls-nyu.bsky.social & NYU Center for Cybersecurity as our next Program Associate and help drive our research, events, strategy & more. Apply by July 15: www.lawandsecurity.org/about/work-w...

ICYMI My latest piece in @justsecurity.org analyzing the Trump administration's legal arguments in the new War Powers report on Iran and congressional options for responding to executive overreach. www.justsecurity.org/115398/trump...

Exceptionally informative and important analysis -- on the role of Congress and what precedent this moment may set for any U.S. President's ability to take the nation to war Thanks to @bcfinucane.bsky.social A must read

Read the latest from Non-Resident Senior Fellow @bcfinucane.bsky.social on Congress and the Trump Admin's new Iran War Powers Report 👇

Expanding his insightful commentary from our panel, “What’s Next for U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance,” @ambdanfried.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into the past, present, and possible future of #humanrights in a changing U.S. foreign policy. www.justsecurity.org/115191/trump...

The WH letter to Congress on the Iran strikes — I’ll explain in a brief thread below what we can read into this of the Admin’s legal position on both domestic and international law.

Listen to Reiss Center senior fellow @becingber.bsky.social for an overview of the legal frameworks for war powers in the context of strikes in #Iran, and what makes this moment so acute. On @strictscrutiny.bsky.social's latest episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

Thanks to @cnn.com and @zbyronwolf.bsky.social ‬for citing to our War Powers Resolution Reporting Project in your coverage of the unfolding events in #Iran. Explore & interact with the Reiss Center's WPR Project here: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/p...

New and timely analysis from our Reiss Center faculty co-director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social, with @stevevladeck.bsky.social, in @justsecurity.org 👇

Experts who advised a president answer key questions on when action against #Iran would be lawful, and what options Congress has to oppose it. By Brian Egan and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social

With news Trump is considering striking Iran, Brian Egan and I break down the legal framework for when the President can use force and how Congress can prevent unlawful wars

The missing legal argument. The state of California has not raised a claim in litigation yet on use of Marines/Guard – but it should, writes @rgoodlaw.bsky.social. Indeed, the argument relies on the same sources the DOJ cites. www.justsecurity.org/114698/unwil...

Many thanks to our experts @lizagoitein.bsky.social, Mary McCord, @stevevladeck.bsky.social, and @rgoodlaw.bsky.social for their nuanced breakdown of the critical legal questions currently at play in #LosAngeles. Watch the full discussion here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M24S...

Happening now! Tune in to our expert discussion below 👇

With events unfolding in #LosAngeles, join @justsecurity.org and @rcls-nyu.bsky.social to examine legal & policy stakes. With top experts: @lizagoitein.bsky.social Mary McCord @stevevladeck.bsky.social @rgoodlaw.bsky.social 6/12; 11am; YouTube Live www.youtube.com/live/M24S3Rc...

Important 🧵 from our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social faculty co-director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social, on the Trump Admin's claims around deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles👇

Read our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social Senior Fellows @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and @becingber.bsky.social, with @scott-roehm.bsky.social, for clarity on wartime authorities & how the #TrumpAdministration is seeking to invoke them.

Video now up! ICYMI – Watch our expert panel discussion on the proposed reorg of the State Dept w/ @ambdanfried.bsky.social, Dafna Rand, Michael Schiffer, & @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org Hosts: @rcls-nyu.bsky.social, @justsecurity.org Some highlights in the 🧵 below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=macA...

Read the latest from our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social faculty co-director Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social:

As @nyulaw.bsky.social celebrates its class of 2025 today, we wanted to extend a special congratulations to our graduating Reiss Center Student Scholars: 🔹'23-24: Don Chen & Jake Dow 🔹 '24-25: Charlotte Kahan We’re so proud of you, and know you will all achieve great things!

“The courts and Congress have given the president extraordinary powers in war. Granting him absolute discretion to decide when those powers are triggered makes them limitless.” My latest:

Listen to an expert panel unpack what’s happening, what’s at stake, and what lies ahead for the U.S. State Department. With @ambdanfried.bsky.social, Dafna Rand, Michael Schiffer, moderated by @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org Co-hosted with @rcls-nyu.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/113524/state...

Great discussion today assessing the Trump Admin’s unfolding plans to change the way we do diplomacy & aid abroad, and what it all may mean. Thanks to @ambdanfried.bsky.social, Dafna Rand, Michael Schiffer & @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org for their keen insights. If you missed it — video coming soon!

An important discussion on the fate of State Department and of USAID. With leading minds. Very thankful to them. Via Zoom today at 12pm ET. Register below.

Should be a good discussion, including between my current @crisisgroup.org colleague @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org and my former State Department colleagues Dafna Rand and Dan Fried.

⏰TODAY @ Noon “What’s Next for U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance?” Join @ambdanfried.bsky.social, Dafna Rand, Michael Schiffer & @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org to discuss the proposed State Dept. reorg. 12-1pm | Zoom @rcls-nyu.bsky.social @justsecurity.org www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/wha...

Join us Wed. at noon! 🕛 Hear from @ambdanfried.bsky.social, Dafna Rand, Michael Schiffer & @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org as they unpack the impact of the proposed State Dept. restructuring. 5/14 | 12-1pm | Zoom Hosts: @rcls-nyu.bsky.social @justsecurity.org www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/wha...

Congratulations to Stephen Holmes — our faculty co-director at the Reiss Center on Law & Security & professor at @nyulaw.bsky.social — on being awarded the Berlin Prize by @americanacademy.bsky.social! His project examines "Demography, Identity, & Putin’s War" www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...

What’s Next for U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance? An important discussion with leading experts @ambdanfried.bsky.social Dafna Rand Michael Schiffer @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org Co-hosted with @rcls-nyu.bsky.social Weds May 14 | 12-1pm ET | Zoom #USAID #DOS #diplomacy

Our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social fellow, Professor Rebecca Ingber @becingber.bsky.social, has a new coauthored piece in @justsecurity.org examining what Congress should do to get answers on transfers of migrants to El Salvador:

The Trump Admin has proposed sweeping changes to US diplomacy & foreign aid. Hear from @ambdanfried.bsky.social, Dafna Rand, Michael Schiffer & @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org on what it all means. 5/14 | 12-1pm | Zoom Hosts: @rcls-nyu.bsky.social @justsecurity.org www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/wha...

"If ever a situation called for oversight by the Executive’s co-equal branches, this is it." New piece by our RCLS fellow @bcfinucane.bsky.social in @justsecurity.org, detailing what we know--and still need to know--about the terms of the deal btw the US & El Salvador to detain Venezuelan migrants:

Read Non-Resident Senior Fellow @becingber.bsky.social's new deep dive into the uses and abuses of international neutrality law for the Virginia Journal of International Law 👇