Tess Bridgeman
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Just Security (@justsecurity.bsky.social) | NYU Law RCLS Sr. Fellow | Berkeley Law | Stanford CISAC | Former NSC Deputy Legal Adviser, White House Associate Counsel & Special Assistant to the President | Former State Department
- Read up on everything you need to know about the vessel strikes under domestic and international law, why Trump's threat of force against Venezuela is illegal, why his campaign is clearly "hostilities" and in violation of the War Powers' 60-day clock & more:
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers
Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.
www.justsecurity.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
- Read up on everything you need to know about the vessel strikes under domestic and international law, why Trump's threat of force against Venezuela is illegal, why his campaign is clearly "hostilities" and in violation of the War Powers' 60-day clock & more:
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
- Starting a war against #Venezuela in the absence of an armed attack (or imminent threat of one) against the US would be a blatant violation of the bedrock rule prohibiting force except in self-defense.
That's what Russia is doing in Ukraine - it's called aggression, and is a serious crime.
That's what Russia is doing in Ukraine - it's called aggression, and is a serious crime.
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
- Starting a war against #Venezuela in the absence of an armed attack (or imminent threat of one) against the US would be a blatant violation of the bedrock rule prohibiting force except in self-defense.
That's what Russia is doing in Ukraine - it's called aggression, and is a serious crime.
That's what Russia is doing in Ukraine - it's called aggression, and is a serious crime.
And read this expert backgrounder on the 60 day termination clock in the War Powers Resolution and why it is so clearly triggered with #Trump's strikes against suspected drug vessels:
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
Expert Backgrounder on War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock for Boat Strikes Expiring Monday
Expert backgrounder on how War Powers Resolution works in application to U.S. military operations against suspected drug cartels.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
And read this expert backgrounder on the 60 day termination clock in the War Powers Resolution and why it is so clearly triggered with #Trump's strikes against suspected drug vessels:
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
Reposted by Tess Bridgeman
This is murder. I recommend this excellent discussion with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/122950/podca...
The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part III
Tess Bridgeman is joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to assess how the campaign has evolved and what to expect moving forward.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is murder. I recommend this excellent discussion with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/122950/podca...
Two reasons:
(1) the United States doesn't have any legal basis to use force against, well, anyone in the region (cartels, Vz, etc.) because there's no valid self-defense claim - AUMFs don't change that
(2) As @becingber.bsky.social says, killing civilians is never legal, in war or otherwise
(1) the United States doesn't have any legal basis to use force against, well, anyone in the region (cartels, Vz, etc.) because there's no valid self-defense claim - AUMFs don't change that
(2) As @becingber.bsky.social says, killing civilians is never legal, in war or otherwise
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Two reasons:
(1) the United States doesn't have any legal basis to use force against, well, anyone in the region (cartels, Vz, etc.) because there's no valid self-defense claim - AUMFs don't change that
(2) As @becingber.bsky.social says, killing civilians is never legal, in war or otherwise
(1) the United States doesn't have any legal basis to use force against, well, anyone in the region (cartels, Vz, etc.) because there's no valid self-defense claim - AUMFs don't change that
(2) As @becingber.bsky.social says, killing civilians is never legal, in war or otherwise
And the @justsecurity.org collection of analysis, podcasts, and informational resources here:
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers
Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.
www.justsecurity.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
And the @justsecurity.org collection of analysis, podcasts, and informational resources here:
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
