Publications
Forthcoming “Drone Warfare and International Humanitarian Law: The U.S., the I.C.R.C, and the Contest over Global Legal Order,,” In Paul Lushenko, Srinjoy Bose, and William Maley (Eds). Drones and Global Order: Implications of Remote Warfare on International Society. Routledge University Press.
Forthcoming “The Double Life of Uncle Sam: The United States and the International Laws Banning Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment,” In Lucrecia García Iommi and Richard W. Maass (Eds), The United States and International Law: Paradoxes of Support across Contemporary Issues. University of Michigan Press.
2020 “Che Guevara and the CIA in the Mountains of Bolivia” (with John Prados) National Security Arhive Electronic Briefing Book No. 725.
2020 “CIA Covert Operations: The 1964 Overthrow of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana” (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 700.
2019 “Kennedy and Cuba: Operation Mongoose” (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 687.
2019 "Understanding the CIA: How Covert (and Overt) Operations were Proposed and Approved during the Cold War" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 667.
2019 "What the CIA Tells Congress (Or Doesn't) about Covert Operations: The Barr/Cheney/Bush Turning Point for CIA Notifications to the Senate" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 659.
2018 "From Lawless to Secret Law: The United States, the CIA, and extra-judicial killings." In Alison Brysk and Michael Stohl (Eds), Contracting Human Rights: Crisis, Accountability, and Opportunity. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Pub., pp. 120-134.
2017 "The White House, The CIA and the Pike Committee, 1975; Ford Administration Nearly Triggered Constitutional Crisis Over Congressional Access to Intelligence Community Records" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 596.
2016 “Gerald Ford White House Altered Rockefeller Commission Report in 1975; Removed Section on CIA Assassination Plots" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Briefing Book No. 543.
2016 “David in Goliath’s Citadel: Mobilizing the UN Security Council’s Normative Power for Palestine” (with Jonathan Graubart). European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 22:1, pp. 24-48.
2015 “Clashing over Drones: The Legal and Normative Gap between the U.S. and the Human Rights Community” (with Daniel Brunstetter). International Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 19:2, pp. 176-198.
2015 “White House Efforts to Blunt 1975 Church Committee Investigation into CIA Abuses Foreshadowed Executive-Congressional Battles after 9/11” (with John Prados) National Security Archive Briefing Book No. 522.
2013 “The Power and Limits of International Law: Challenging the Bush Administration’s Extra-Legal Detention System.” In Alison Brysk (Ed), The Politics of the Globalization of Law: Getting from Rights to Justice. New York: Routledge, pp. 127-143.
2013 “The Politics of the Globalization of Law” (with Alison Brysk). In Alison Brysk (Ed), The Politics of the Globalization of Law: Getting from Rights to Justice. New York: Routledge, pp. 1-25.
2013 “Climate Science and Peace in the Middle East” (with Jay Famiglietti and Daniel Wehrenfennig). In Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, Vol. 25:4, pp. 1-7.
2012 “The Globalization of Law: Implications for the Fulfillment of Human Rights” (with Alison Brysk). In Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 11:1, pp. 1-16.
2007 “The Condor Case: The Human Costs of Militarization in Latin America,” Z Magazine, January, 42-46.
Works in Progress
The CIA Office of General Counsel and the Institutionalization of Secret Law"
“Legalizing National Security: The NSC’s ‘Lawyers Group’ and Targeted Killings.”
“Legalized Bureaucratic Politics: Explaining the Ascent and Demise of the Bush Administration’s Torture Program.”
Forthcoming “The Double Life of Uncle Sam: The United States and the International Laws Banning Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment,” In Lucrecia García Iommi and Richard W. Maass (Eds), The United States and International Law: Paradoxes of Support across Contemporary Issues. University of Michigan Press.
2020 “Che Guevara and the CIA in the Mountains of Bolivia” (with John Prados) National Security Arhive Electronic Briefing Book No. 725.
2020 “CIA Covert Operations: The 1964 Overthrow of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana” (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 700.
2019 “Kennedy and Cuba: Operation Mongoose” (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 687.
2019 "Understanding the CIA: How Covert (and Overt) Operations were Proposed and Approved during the Cold War" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 667.
2019 "What the CIA Tells Congress (Or Doesn't) about Covert Operations: The Barr/Cheney/Bush Turning Point for CIA Notifications to the Senate" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 659.
2018 "From Lawless to Secret Law: The United States, the CIA, and extra-judicial killings." In Alison Brysk and Michael Stohl (Eds), Contracting Human Rights: Crisis, Accountability, and Opportunity. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Pub., pp. 120-134.
2017 "The White House, The CIA and the Pike Committee, 1975; Ford Administration Nearly Triggered Constitutional Crisis Over Congressional Access to Intelligence Community Records" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 596.
2016 “Gerald Ford White House Altered Rockefeller Commission Report in 1975; Removed Section on CIA Assassination Plots" (with John Prados) National Security Archive Briefing Book No. 543.
2016 “David in Goliath’s Citadel: Mobilizing the UN Security Council’s Normative Power for Palestine” (with Jonathan Graubart). European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 22:1, pp. 24-48.
2015 “Clashing over Drones: The Legal and Normative Gap between the U.S. and the Human Rights Community” (with Daniel Brunstetter). International Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 19:2, pp. 176-198.
2015 “White House Efforts to Blunt 1975 Church Committee Investigation into CIA Abuses Foreshadowed Executive-Congressional Battles after 9/11” (with John Prados) National Security Archive Briefing Book No. 522.
2013 “The Power and Limits of International Law: Challenging the Bush Administration’s Extra-Legal Detention System.” In Alison Brysk (Ed), The Politics of the Globalization of Law: Getting from Rights to Justice. New York: Routledge, pp. 127-143.
2013 “The Politics of the Globalization of Law” (with Alison Brysk). In Alison Brysk (Ed), The Politics of the Globalization of Law: Getting from Rights to Justice. New York: Routledge, pp. 1-25.
2013 “Climate Science and Peace in the Middle East” (with Jay Famiglietti and Daniel Wehrenfennig). In Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, Vol. 25:4, pp. 1-7.
2012 “The Globalization of Law: Implications for the Fulfillment of Human Rights” (with Alison Brysk). In Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 11:1, pp. 1-16.
2007 “The Condor Case: The Human Costs of Militarization in Latin America,” Z Magazine, January, 42-46.
Works in Progress
The CIA Office of General Counsel and the Institutionalization of Secret Law"
“Legalizing National Security: The NSC’s ‘Lawyers Group’ and Targeted Killings.”
“Legalized Bureaucratic Politics: Explaining the Ascent and Demise of the Bush Administration’s Torture Program.”