Oxford Union Debate: Drone Warfare is Ethical and Effective
Speech before the Oxford Union in support of the resolution: “This House Believes Drone Warfare is Ethical and Effective.”
Drones and the War on Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?
Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary, “Drones and the War on Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?” Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, for inviting me to testify on the question of when the United States may lawfully target alleged American terrorists overseas. I am a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the […]
Detention and Denial at Politics & Prose
Politics and Prose, March 5, 2011 A speech I gave on Detention and Denial: The Case for Candor After Guantanamo, at Politics & Prose—my local bookstore in Washington D.C.
Predator Drones, Targeted Killing, and the Law: A Debate with Mary Ellen O’Connell
October 25, 2010, Fordham Law School This is a debate I took part in with Mary Ellen O’Connell at International Law Weekend back in 2010. I wrote about it at some length in Lawfare in the days after it took place: In reading Mary Ellen O’Connell’s writings on targeted killing in preparation for our debate this weekend, I […]
Benjamin Wittes 