Transnational Crime

Discussing the Global Commission on Drug Policy report on Fox News Channel.

Congressional Testimony

My testimony regarding the U.S. Strategy for Countering Jihadist Websites, before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Transcript, and Webcast.

Why Obama Chose SEALS Not Drones

This article discusses the legal concerns that necessitated a raid rather than a bombing operation against Bin Laden.
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Targeted Killings

Kill-Lists and Accountability Available now at SSRN
http://bit.ly/collateraldamage1

 
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Are Targeted Killings Unlawful? A Case Study in Empirical Claims Without Empirical Evidence

By On November 23, 2011

Now available on SSRN is my newest piece, Are Targeted Killings Unlawful?  A Case Study in Empirical Claims Without Empirical Evidence.  In the piece I argue that critics of the U.S. policy of targeted killing by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) generally lack credible information to justify their critiques. In fact, in many [...]

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Conference: Is Targeted Killing Permissible?: Philosophical, Moral, and Legal Aspects Friday, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th, 2011

By On January 3, 2011

The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law & Philosophy along with the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics of Georgia State are sponsoring: Is Targeted Killing Permissible?  Philosophical, Moral and Legal Aspects on Friday, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th, 2011.  Here is the conference description:

The Obama administration has [...]

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