Time to flip the script on congressional arms sales powers
By Annie Shiel and Dan Mahanty On March 3, the House Rules Committee held a rare bipartisan hearing on the erosion of…
Civil Society Guidance for a Model DoD Policy on Civilian Harm
The FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) enacted by Congress required the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a…
Making Human Rights a Condition for Arms Sales is Smart Foreign Policy
December 24, 2019 – In the past few years we’ve seen U.S.-made planes and weapons bomb children in Yemen; gross violations…
A CIVIC Quick Reference Guide: US Law & Policy on the Use of Military Force and Lethal Operations – Part II (Partnered Operations)
Our first guide focused on US law and policy on the use of military force in the context of counterterrorism…
A CIVIC Quick Reference Guide: US Law & Policy on the Use of Military Force and Lethal Operations – Part I (Counterterrorism)
Where is the United States at war and what laws does the US government call upon as justification? As of…