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Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

Expertise

International law & national security law; law and terrorism; counterterrorism; international security; presidential powers and foreign policy; cybersecurity; military intervention.

Programs

U.S. Foreign Policy Program

Press/Panels

Panel

Ten Years after 9/11: Evaluating a Decade of Conflicts on the Rules of War

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the American Red Cross hosted a discussion on the relevance and importance of international humanitarian law at a time when civil conflicts are erupting in North Africa and the Middle East. An audio recording of the event is also available.

Article

The New York Times: Torture's Blowback

On the New York Times' "Room for Debate" blog, Matthew Waxman joins other experts for a discussion of how admissions of torture might affect the closure of the Guantanamo military detention facility and the prosecution of detainees.

Testimony

Guantanamo Detainees - Now What?

In a 2008 prepared testimony to the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), Matthew Waxman discusses the legal and policy decisions regarding the future of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the possibility of closing it down.