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As news in the Caribbean/Eastern Pacific keeps coming, check out this vital resource from @rcls-nyu.bsky.social Student Scholars & @nyulaw.bsky.social students Jeremy Chin, Maggie Lin, Aidan Arasasingham.
Now with updates & expanded range of relevant actions and reactions.
Read @justsecurity.org:
justsecurity.org Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1d
Timeline now includes reactions of U.S. allies and other international actors:

A timeline of all major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

www.justsecurity.org/124002/timel...
Timeline of Vessel Strikes and Related Actions
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers.
www.justsecurity.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social faculty co-director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social explains court ruling halting deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, DC.
On @cnn.com's @outfrontcnn.bsky.social 👇
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/u...
Judge halts Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in DC | CNN
CNN’s Erin Burnett talks to Ryan Goodman, former Special Counsel at the Dept. of Defense, about a federal judge ordering President Trump to immediately end his DC national guard deployment.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social fellow and former WH Deputy National Cyber Director, @camillestewartgloster.com writes in @justsecurity.org about natsec challenges and opportunities of solar energy👇
justsecurity.org Just Security @justsecurity.org · 3d
Millions of insecure solar devices are leaving the U.S. vulnerable to cyberattacks.

But states and utility companies can act now to transform solar energy from a liability into a pillar of national power, write Michael Razeeq and Camille Stewart Gloster:

www.justsecurity.org/123955/secur...
Why The Next Great Infrastructure Risk Is Distributed
States and utility companies can act now to transform solar energy from a security liability into a resilient pillar of national power.
www.justsecurity.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Read @rcls-nyu.bsky.social fellow & counter-extremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social on new terrorism designations of "Antifa Groups", in @justsecurity.org 👇
tomjoscelyn.bsky.social Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d
I did a deep dive on the State Dept’s designations of four “Antifa” groups.

State doesn’t even allege that they have targeted Americans or the U.S.

3 of them don’t appear to be Antifa.

The 1 that is Antifa was designated in part for fighting neo-Nazi groups, which haven’t been designated.
justsecurity.org Just Security @justsecurity.org · 3d
The State Dept's designations of Antifa undermine claims that the mvmnt poses a significant terrorist threat to Americans, counterextremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social writes

The 4 designated groups haven’t targeted Americans. 3 don’t appear to be Antifa.

www.justsecurity.org/125072/fto-s...
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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This week, @rcls-nyu.bsky.social was honored to cosponsor the American Bar Association’s (@americanbar.org) 35th Annual Review of National Security Law Conference, featuring leading legal voices across the #natsec field.

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35th Annual Review of National Security Law CLE Conference.
The Annual Review of National Security Law CLE Conference is a premier event that brings together leading legal professionals, scholars, and practitioners in the fie.
events.americanbar.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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ICYMI: Watch leading legal experts discuss & debate presidential power and the state of constitutional checks & balances.

@nyulaw.bsky.social Forum cohosted by us @rcls-nyu.bsky.social

w/
Bob Bauer
Michael McConnell (Stanford Law)
Gillian Metzger (Columbia Law)
RCLS Faculty Co-Dir Trevor Morrison
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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⏰The War Powers clock is ticking⏰

Nov 3 🟰 60 days since reported 1st Caribbean boat strike

Under War Powers Resolution, w/in 60 days if Congress does not OK strikes, POTUS “shall terminate any use of US Armed Forces”

Our catalog on every War Powers Reports since 1973:
warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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"To date, the administration’s claimed legal bases for conducting the lethal operations, as well as its legal characterization of them, are counterfactual, counter-normative, and, as this essay has illustrated, contradictory."
Read faculty co-dir @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on U.S. lethal boat strikes👇
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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ICYMI: watch the @rcls-nyu.bsky.social discussion with Ashley Deeks & Beth George.

Drawing from their govt lawyering, academia, & private sector experience, they discuss critical emerging challenges in #AI & #natsec.

Their rich & far-ranging discussion here👇 www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...
The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability - Reiss Center on Law and Security
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly vital to the conduct of national security, as countries like the United States seek to harness these tools to ensure the...
www.lawandsecurity.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"In the most serious category, they've now found 20 cases where judges have questioned the government's compliance with their judicial orders."

I'm grateful for this new discussion of our updated study in @60minutes.bsky.social Overtime.

Link to @justsecurity.org study:
youtu.be/VO_2nP1-e5c?...
Some courts are losing trust in Trump Justice Department, according to a study
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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October 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Lively discussion happening now:
@nyulaw.bsky.social Forum, co-hosted by us @rcls-nyu.bsky.social

All the President’s Power: What’s Left of Checks and Balances?

Moderated by our faculty co-dir & dean emeritus @twmorrison.bsky.social, w/ Bob Bauer, Michael McConnell & Gillian Metzger
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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“There are truly extreme risks of escalation here...more broadly, I think we're just eroding the norms...eroding the rule that is the backbone of the modern int'l law system that states may not use force except in the most narrow exceptional circumstances.”
Read analysis by @becingber.bsky.social👇
becingber.bsky.social Rebecca Ingber @becingber.bsky.social · Oct 21
I spoke with the President’s favorite magazine for a story on his summary executions at sea, and risks of escalation into full blown regional conflict.
Trump's Brings the War on Terror to the Americas
Trump's bombing campaign in the Caribbean has already drawn comparisons to the long years of the War on Terror
time.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Catch up on the latest on #Trump Admin lethal actions in the Caribbean

Expert series via @justsecurity.org podcast

Featuring @rcls-nyu.bsky.social fellows and former senior gov't lawyers:
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social
@bcfinucane.bsky.social
@becingber.bsky.social
justsecurity.org Just Security @justsecurity.org · Oct 21
With U.S. strikes in the Caribbean continuing, experts unpack:
-detention of two survivors (and why they were repatriated)
-the ticking war powers termination clock
-how Congress can, and should, engage
-the erosion of norms on killings outside of armed conflict

www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...
Murder on the High Seas Part III - The Just Security Podcast
Since early September, President Trump has ordered a series of U.S. military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea, leaving more than 30 people dead. The campaign has targeted boats the administrati...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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📣HAPPENING NOW: Ashley Deeks (@uvalaw.bsky.social) & @bethgeorge.bsky.social on "The Double Black Box,” a book on the challenges of #AI and national security.

📅 10/20 | 🕒 3–4pm ET | 📍 Zoom

Tune in! CLE credit available👇 www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...
The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability - Reiss Center on Law and Security
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly vital to the conduct of national security, as countries like the United States seek to harness these tools to ensure the...
www.lawandsecurity.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org.

Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
October 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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With news of another U.S. strike on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean, check out our recent podcast episode, Murder on the High Seas, Part II

with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, @bcfinucane.bsky.social, @becingber.bsky.social & Rachel Golbrenner

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPGo...
Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In
YouTube video by Just Security
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October 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Don’t forget to register! Join @rcls-nyu.bsky.social for a timely & insightful book talk w/ Ashley Deeks (@uvalaw.bsky.social) & Beth George on "The Double Black Box," a book on #AI and national security.

📅 10/20 | 🕒 3–4pm ET | 📍 Zoom

CLE credit info & RSVP 👇
www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...
The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability - Reiss Center on Law and Security
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly vital to the conduct of national security, as countries like the United States seek to harness these tools to ensure the...
www.lawandsecurity.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Today Pres. Trump announced a fifth lethal strike against a boat "affiliated w/ a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking..."

@rcls-nyu.bsky.social @justsecurity.org broke down legal issues & implications of these strikes. Listen here:
www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/mur...
Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In - Reiss Center on Law and Security
A special episode of The Just Security Podcast, co-hosted by the Reiss Center on Law and Security   Since early September, President Trump has ordered the U.S. military to conduct multiple lethal stri...
www.lawandsecurity.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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We were pleased to co-host @justsecurity.org podcast's latest episode, on legal theories behind the #Trump Admin's lethal boat strikes.
Our War Powers Resolution Reporting Project includes the Sept. 4 report discussed, along w/ 127 more in a living, open-source database:
warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In

@tessbridgeman.bsky.social and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by @becingber.bsky.social and @bcfinucane.bsky.social to analyze the U.S. military campaign in the Caribbean.

www.justsecurity.org/122025/podca...
The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part II -- What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In
Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to analyze the U.S. military campaign in the Caribbean.
www.justsecurity.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Don’t miss Ashley Deeks (@uvalaw.bsky.social) on her new book on #AI and national security, "The Double Black Box," in conversation w/ @bethgeorge.bsky.social.

📅 10/20 | 🕒 3–4pm ET | 📍 Zoom
Host: @rcls-nyu.bsky.social
CLE credit available

Details & RSVP: www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...
The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability - Reiss Center on Law and Security
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly vital to the conduct of national security, as countries like the United States seek to harness these tools to ensure the...
www.lawandsecurity.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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We're delighted to welcome four distinguished experts & practitioners to @RCLS_NYU:
🔹Chris Fonzone
🔹Karen Greenberg
🔹Chris Rogers
🔹Nicholas Rasmussen
As Non-Resident Senior Fellows, they'll bring invaluable #natsec experience to our work and student mentorship.

www.lawandsecurity.org/fellows/
Fellows and Affiliates - Reiss Center on Law and Security
Fellows and Affiliates about Lisa O. about Wally Adey about Stephen Pomperabout Nicholas Rasmussenabout Lindsay Rodman about Bob Ba out Matthew S
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October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Mary McCord, former Acting Assistant AG for National Security, and I teamed up on Qs Senators should ask #Bondi at her Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, on strikes that have killed 17 people to date.

The implications are serious. Consider a few of the Qs:

www.justsecurity.org/121862/ask-b...
What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes
Annotated questions the Senate Judiciary Committee could ask Attorney General Pam Bondi on lethal strikes against drug cartels.
www.justsecurity.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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We were honored to kick off this year’s #RoadLessTraveled conversation series by welcoming Gideon Maltz, Chief Executive Officer @Tent and fmr NSC Director of Human Rts & Multilateral Affairs.

Our series provides @nyulaw.bsky.social students a view into the diverse world of #natsec careers.
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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W/ the latest US strike on a Venezuelan boat, read RCLS fellow @bcfinucane.bsky.social's analysis in Just Security to understand issues at play.
& stay tuned for updates on our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social War Powers Resolution Reporting Project: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
cc @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM