Director Clapper discusses influence of Putin’s ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin

CERL Executive Board member James Clapper joins CNN’s Erin Burnett on the segment, “Private Russian army chief competes for power inside the Kremlin.”

Anita Allen awarded Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics Founders’ Award

CERL Affiliated Faculty Anita Allen received the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics Founders’ Award for outstanding contributions to law and philosophy and to practical applications in medicine, science, and public affairs.

NPR segment features soundbites from CERL’s report launch calling for Guantánamo’s closure

A segment on NPR about the release of Saifullah Paracha includes soundbites of Harvey Rishikof, co-chair of the GTMO Working Group and member of the CERL Executive Board, and Colleen Kelly, co-founder of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, speaking at CERL’s Sept. 12 report launch at National Press Club. A full recording of CERL’s […]

General Votel honors Ash Carter

CERL Executive Board member General Joseph Votel remembers Ash Carter, “Remembering Ash Carter (1954-2022),” Middle East Institute

Claire Finkelstein talks about US Senate race with CBS Philadelphia

CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein interviewed on, “UPenn professor talks about US Senate race,” CBS News Philadelphia

Opinion: Trump used the Secret Service to make money. Here’s how taxpayers can respond.

Opinion by CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter, “Trump used the Secret Service to make money. Here’s how taxpayers can respond,” MSNBC

Stuart Gerson among amici curiae supporting respondents in Moore v Harper

Thomas Griffith, John Danforth, Larry Thompson, Barbara Comstock, Peter Keisler, CERL Executive Board Member Stuart Gerson, and others filed an amici curiae brief in the case Moore v Harper

Video Playback: Preserving Cultural Heritage in War – Lessons from Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Iraq

More than two decades spent prosecuting the war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq serve as a painful reminder of the vulnerability of art and cultural heritage in times of war. The wanton destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, for example, sent shockwaves throughout the international community. ISIS targeted numerous locations of cultural and religious significance, […]

Mary Ellen O’Connell discusses President Biden’s new policy on counterterrorism

Watch a video playback of “The future of US drone policy,” hosted by Notre Dame, featuring CERL Advisory Council member Mary Ellen O’Connell.

CERL Publishes Report Detailing Legal Blueprint to Close Guantánamo Bay

News release by the Annenberg Public Policy Center describing CERL’s launch of report, “Beyond Guantánamo: Restoring the Rule of Law to the Law of War”

Opinion: Supreme Illegitimacy

CERL Affiliated Faculty Eric W. Orts, “Supreme Illegitimacy,” The Regulatory Review

Morton Halperin optimistic that democracy can prevail if we fight for it

Dr. Morton Halperin, chair of the CERL Board, featured in opinion, “A Washington foreign policy legend issues a dire warning,” The Washington Post

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet joins WHYY to discuss where Iran’s country-wide protests may be leading

CERL Affiliated Faculty Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet interviewed on, “The protests in Iran,” Radio Times, WHYY

CNN opinion cites CERL-APPC report on shuttering Guantánamo Bay detention facility

“Guantanamo has become America’s cage,” Elisa Massimino, CNN

Penn Carey Law professor co-leads report on Guantánamo Bay closure, prompting Congressional meetings

CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein quoted in, “Penn Carey Law professor co-leads report on Guantánamo Bay closure, prompting Congressional meetings,” The Daily Pennsylvanian

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet discusses what sparked the Iran protests

CERL Affiliated Faculty Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet interviewed in, “Iran protests, explained,” by Kristen de Groot, Penn Today

Richard Painter comments on what records from Trump’s accountant might reveal

CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter quoted in, “Two key questions as Congress scrutinizes records from Trump’s accountant,” by Ben Werschkul, Yahoo Finance

David Jonas discusses significance of Russia’s “partial mobilization”

CERL Advisory Council member David Jonas quoted in, “What Does Russia’s Partial Military Mobilization Mean?” by Sarah Gleim, HowStuffWorks

“The President’s will is not law,” Claire Finkelstein said of Trump declassification claims

CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein quoted in, “Fact Check: U.S. Presidents Can NOT Declassify Documents Simply By Saying ‘It’s Declassified’ Or By Merely ‘Thinking About It’ – There Is A Procedure For Doing It,” Ed Payne, Lead Stories

Opinion: Geoffrey Berman reveals how Donald Trump abused his firing power

Advisory Council member Richard Painter, “Geoffrey Berman reveals how Donald Trump abused his firing power,” MSNBC The views expressed in this opinion do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.

Brig Gen (Ret) Stephen Xenakis, MD, discusses promise of psychedelic therapies

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Xenakis, M.D., quoted in, “Biden Administration Considers Psychedelic Therapies Task Force,” by Ken Jordan, LUCID News For more from Brig. Gen. Xenakis on this topic, see “A Balm for Psyches Scarred by War,” by Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times

Opinion: Natural Gas May Soon Spark War Between Israel and Hezbollah

Former CERL Fellow Nicholas Seidel, “Natural Gas May Soon Spark War Between Israel and Hezbollah,” Newsweek

Wall Street Journal exclusive features CERL Working Group report on Guantánamo

News Exclusive, “Biden Administration Quietly Steps Up Effort to Close Guantanamo,” by Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal

Lynn Meskell featured in radio segment on the World Heritage Convention

CERL Affiliated Faculty Lynn Meskell interviewed on, “World Heritage—too much of a good thing?” Australia’s ABC

Brig. Gen. John Baker quoted in reporting by New York Times on high costs of Guantánamo Prison

CERL Executive Board member Brig. Gen. John Baker quoted in, “At Millions Per Detainee, Guantánamo Prison Stuck in a Cycle of Costly Delays,” by Carol Rosenberg, The New York Times

“North Korea is already a member of the nuclear club,” said Director James Clapper

CERL Executive Board member James Clapper quoted in, “North Korea rules out denuclearization. The West should prioritize human rights,” The Hill Original commentary from an address at the Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS)

JURIST coverage of CERL’s report on closing the GTMO detention facility

“Legal experts propose plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison,” Patrick Slater, Vermont Law School, US, JURIST

“No permissible reason” for Trump to have foreign country’s nuclear program as keepsake, Claire Finkelstein explains

CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein interviewed on Newsy Tonight With Chance Seales

Co-authored opinion: The New Defense Department Plan to Curb Civilian Harm

Co-authored opinion by CERL Advisory Council member Geoffrey S. Corn and Peter Margulies, “The New Defense Department Plan to Curb Civilian Harm: A Bold Blueprint for Change,” Lawfare