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Trump Treats Uniform as Campaign Prop at Fort Bragg Rally

There's a reason every president before Donald Trump — regardless of party, regardless of how they felt about the military — maintained a basic norm: you don't use the armed forces as a political backdrop. That norm existed not out of courtesy, but because the military's effectiveness depends on the public's belief that it belongs to everyone. Friday's event at Fort Bragg suggests that norm is now effectively gone. Trump's appearance on the North Carolina installation was, by

Feb 172 min read

Trump Treats Uniform as Campaign Prop at Fort Bragg Rally

There's a reason every president before Donald Trump — regardless of party, regardless of how they felt about the military — maintained a basic norm: you don't use the armed forces as a political backdrop. That norm existed not out of courtesy, but because the military's effectiveness depends on the public's belief that it belongs to everyone. Friday's event at Fort Bragg suggests that norm is now effectively gone. Trump's appearance on the North Carolina installation was, by

Feb 172 min read

Expert Q&A on the U.S. Boat Strikes

The following article was originally published in Just Security by one of our veteran partners. Read the original here. Is it legal to use lethal force to target suspected drug trafficking boats on the high seas or kill those on board? No. The United States is not in an armed conflict with any cartel or criminal gang. That means the law of armed conflict (LOAC), also known as international humanitarian law (IHL), does not apply to the military operations that began on Sept.

Dec 3, 202510 min read

Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers

The following article was originally published in Just Security by one of our veteran partners. Read the original here. According to recent media reports , Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verbally ordered special forces to “kill everybody” ahead of a Sept. 2 operation targeting alleged drug traffickers in international waters. That order allegedly resulted in a follow-on “double tap” strike that killed two survivors who were clinging to wreckage. I agree with Professor Jack Go

Dec 1, 20256 min read

Boat Strikes Raise Sharp Questions About Military Lawyers’ Professional Duties

The following article was originally published in Just Security by one of our veteran partners. You can read the original here. The recent lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have drawn intense scrutiny—not only for the operation itself, but for the opaque legal framework behind it. A key legal opinion by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) allegedly authorizing the strikes remains classified, despite the fact that similar OLC analyses

Dec 1, 20253 min read

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