National Security, Investigations, Military and Law

U.S. maritime operations have expanded rapidly in recent months, raising questions about the legal boundaries of force at sea.
Investigations, National Security, Investigations, Military and Law, U.S. Foreign Policy

A New Precedent for Seizing Sovereign Property:Does U.S. Maritime Law Still Restrain the Executive?

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The U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker—outside any declared conflict and without UN authorization—signals a growing merger between sanctions enforcement and military action. As Congress seeks answers, the episode raises a larger question: do maritime law and democratic oversight still meaningfully restrain the executive?

Nighttime satellite style map of the Caribbean showing twenty glowing strike markers, vessel route lines, and labeled zones for Southern Spear and Unacknowledged Strikes.
National Security, Investigations, Military and Law

Operation Southern Spear: The Hidden Maritime Campaign and the Collapse of Legal Oversight

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Operation Southern Spear began in secrecy and expanded into a twenty strike maritime campaign with more than eighty fatalities. Survivor testimony, missing records, internal military warnings, and limited congressional briefings reveal a mission that advanced without lawful authority or oversight. This investigation reconstructs the full timeline and examines the constitutional stakes.

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