Opinion: The DOJ Must Prosecute Trump
Opinion for The Atlantic by Donald Ayer, CERL Executive Board member Stuart Gerson, and Dennis Aftergut The views expressed in this opinion piece are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Treaty Law to Signal to Outsiders: The Case of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Discussions at CERL’s conference, Left of Launch: Communications and Threat Escalation in a Nuclear Age, informed a new article by Tobias Vestner, Head of Research and Policy Advice Department at GCSP. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Israel can increase capacity of Arab Gulf partners, according to General Joseph Votel
General Joseph Votel was quoted in an article for The Wall Street Journal, “Biden Presses for Israeli-Arab Security Ties to Come Out From the Shadows.” The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
TRT World interview with Prof. Finkelstein on whether Trump stands a chance of being re-elected
CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein spoke with TRT World about the likelihood of President Donald Trump being re-elected in 2024.
Lt. Gen. James Clapper comments on the role of U.S. intelligence in policymaking
CERL Executive Board member James Clapper joined Aaron Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for a conversation on today’s foreign policy challenges and the role of the U.S. intelligence community. Watch the playback by clicking the link below.
Opinion: War Accountability and the Elusive Objective of Objectivity
Opinion for Lawfire by CERL Advisory Council member Geoffrey Corn The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
General Joseph Votel spoke with The Intercept about the 127e program
CERL Executive Board member General Votel was quoted in the article, “How the Pentagon Uses a Secretive Program to Wage Proxy Wars.” The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Stuart Gerson discusses final two SCOTUS decisions of term
Post by CERL Executive Board member Stuart Gerson for Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. – Commercial Litigation Update The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Opinion: Kazakhstan holds the keys to a new geopolitical balance in Asia
Opinion for The Hill by CERL Affiliated Faculty William Burke-White
Listen to Claire Finkelstein on Radio Times discussing the Jan. 6 committee hearing
Kermit Roosevelt discusses whether overturning Roe v. Wade casts doubt on other precedents
Opinion: Claiming Merrick Garland can’t prosecute Trump is ill-conceived at best
Opinion by CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter for MSNBC The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Forces of autocracy are more dangerous than foreign threats, acc. to co-authored opinion by James Clapper
Read “We fought to defend democracy. This new threat to America now keeps us awake at night” by Michael Hayden, James Clapper, Stanley McChrystal, Douglas Lute and Mark Hertling for USA Today.
The U.S. faces a potential dissolution of democratic norms, says Claire Finkelstein
CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein is quoted in “What Happens If Trump Goes on Trial Over Jan. 6?” for Snopes.
U.S. is right to insist compliance with international law on the part of Russia, Mary Ellen O’Connell comments
Merrick Garland would have grounds to seek indictments, Stuart Gerson says of the Jan. 6 investigations
CERL Board Member Stuart Gerson is quoted in azcentral.
Stephen N. Xenakis discusses the recent federal gun safety proposal
CERL Board member Stephen N. Xenakis spoke with ABC News about the recently proposed legislative framework.
Opinion: Juneteenth’s vision of freedom expresses American values better than the Fourth of July’s
New opinion for Time by CERL Affiliated Faculty Kermit Roosevelt The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Claire Finkelstein comments on debates regarding criminal referral for Trump
Russia may not accord foreign fighters POW treatment, Claire Finkelstein says
CERL Faculty Director quoted in an article for Military.com.
Part two of a two-part podcast edition about Mansoor Adayfi feat. Mark Fallon
A podcast episode for Remarkable Stories
Opinion: The Jan. 6 committee needs to follow the money
Opinion by CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter for MSNBC The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.
Part one of a two-part podcast edition about Mansoor Adayfi feat. Mark Fallon
A podcast episode for Remarkable Stories
How the US Should Respond if Russia Uses a Nuke
New co-authored opinion for The Defense Post by CERL Board Emeritus Dell Dailey and James Farwell
A reply in defense of the state secrets privilege
Editor’s note: This mini-symposium on the Abu Zubaydah decision, rendered by the Supreme Court on March 3, 2022, raises important issues about the state secrets doctrine and transparency in democratic governance. The first two pieces are reprinted with permission from the original publishers. All posts are available here. Image: Mikhail Piatrou – stock.adobe.com A reply […]
How the State Secrets Doctrine Undermines Democracy
Editor’s note: This mini-symposium on the Abu Zubaydah decision, rendered by the Supreme Court on March 3, 2022, raises important issues about the state secrets doctrine and transparency in democratic governance. The first two pieces are reprinted with permission from the original publishers. All posts are available here. This opinion was originally published on Bloomberg […]
State Secrets and the Blinding of Justice
Editor’s note: This mini-symposium on the Abu Zubaydah decision, rendered by the Supreme Court on March 3, 2022, raises important issues about the state secrets doctrine and transparency in democratic governance. The first two pieces are reprinted with permission from the original publishers. All posts are available here. This opinion was originally published on SpyTalk. […]
Mary Ellen O’Connell comments on the Ukraine trials in an interview for The Associated Press
The Darkened Hour: Podcast interview with Mark Fallon