War Powers Resolution: Libya

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Jus ad Bellum/UN Charter/Sovereignty

War Powers, Red Lines, and Credibility


AUMF: Scope and Reach

Thoughts About the Obama Administration’s Counterterrorism Paradigm in Light of the Al-Liby and Ikrima Operations

Mary DeRosa and Marty Lederman, both of whom were senior national security lawyers in the Obama administration, have a helpful if somewhat hopeful post at Just Security on the significance of the recent al-Liby and Ikrima capture operations.  The post is long, but I would summarize it as follows (this is my summary, not theirs):




War Powers Resolution: Syria



AUMF: Scope and Reach

A Guide to Legal Issues Raised by the Expanding Conflict in Mali

What is the United States actually doing so far, and what else reportedly is on the table?

1. So far we have agreed to provide airlift support to the French, on their dime.  That is, France is going to pay the United States some $20 million in exchange for the services of C-17s (and possibly also C-5s) that will bear French troops and equipment (armored vehicles, for example) into Mali.

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