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September 1, 2016

United States
Debating the Legality of the Post-9/11 ‘Forever War’

The Authorization for the Use of Military Force, passed by Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks, has been cited by the Bush and Obama administrations as sanctioning …

A helicopter picks up U.S. soldiers after a night raid in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province.
Expert Roundup by Zachary Laub, Michael J. Glennon, John B. Bellinger III, Elizabeth N. Saunders, and Samuel Moyn

June 8, 2011

Pakistan
The Targeted Killings Debate

U.S. drone strikes and "kill/capture" missions against al-Qaeda operatives, particularly in Pakistan and Yemen, have gained new attention and notoriety this spring. Four experts debate the legality a…

Expert Roundup by Jonathan Masters, Matthew C. Waxman, Pardiss Kebriaei, Kate Clark, and Daniel L. Byman U.S. Foreign Policy Program