If this type of military transformation is a Trump priority, it's reason #1000 why Hegseth is a ludicrous choice.

With my colleagues Anu Bradford & Eileen Li, we explain how domestic law & politics shape great-power strategic moves in the Chip Wars, like below: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

My thoughts in the stunning developments in #Syria: lawfaremedia.org/article/how-to…

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This is a travesty but also a reckless setback for America's warfighting ability: In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/…

The piece might be of interest to Jack Goldsmith Rebecca Ingber Julian Davis Mortenson Curtis Bradley Chris Walker Joshua Macey Deborah Pearlstein Dan Epps Richard M. Re Jed Shugerman Matthew Waxman anya bernstein and many others

CFR law and foreign policy expert Matthew Waxman answers questions about the Kilmar Ábrego García case, which has put a spotlight on Trump’s immigration and deportation practices and set up a legal showdown between the White House and the courts. Read below:cfr.org/article/can-co…

#Breaking Exclusive IAEA Chief Talks Iran’s Nuclear Program and the Need for Trump’s Team to Reach a Deal with #Iran & possible interest in a bid to be the next Secretary General One-on-one Director General @RafaelmGrossi with Pamela Falk Correspondent United Nations U.S. News & World Report usnews.com/news/world/art… IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️

THREAD: The errors, omissions, and instances of bias in the Columbia University University Senate "Sundial Report" are egregious. Here are just a few of the most insane examples...

There was a time in American foreign policy when this headline might have been written with more active verbs Washington hopes India-Pakistan tensions defuse politi.co/3YzNFXy via POLITICO

He is the best man I ever knew. May his memory be a blessing

What is the Trump administration’s legal justification for deploying the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles? CFR expert Matthew Waxman and Peter Mansoor discuss the future of civilian-military relations in the U.S. cfr.org/expert-brief/t…

For a skeptical take on war powers reform, here's a short essay I wrote last year: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

If anyone wants a step-by-step history of how we got to the current state of constitutional war powers, here's a video that Bobby Chesney & I recorded a few yrs ago. A key point is that growth of presidential power started way back in the Early Republic: youtube.com/watch?v=QH9FE1…

Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback! My @cfr_org and @columbiaUP book, co-authored with the great Bruce Hoffman, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. amazon.com/God-Guns-Sedit…

Here's a piece that Ashley Deeks and I wrote Lawfare on some of these legal issues a few years ago: lawfaremedia.org/article/using-…

Today, it was reported that President Trump signed a directive for the U.S. military to use force against Latin American drug cartels his administration deemed terrorist organizations. Last Dec., Matthew Waxman and Ashley Deeks explored the legal questions that would result from

Re-upping this in light of today's NYT reporting lawfaremedia.org/article/using-…

An important and timely new book by my Council on Foreign Relations colleagues Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America (A Council on Foreign Relations Book) a.co/d/dZgYloa