Following Operation Midnight Hammer launched by the United States against Iran in June 2025, Professor Kevin Govern, member of CERL’s Executive Board, writes in Jurist News that the United States should embrace diplomacy and de-escalation through the use of “smart power.” He also advises both nations to look to international humanitarian law, especially the Geneva Conventions, as a framework to work away from an intensification of armed conflict.
Kevin H. Govern is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law, Ave Maria School of Law at Ave Maria School of Law. A retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate, he is also a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.
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