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Ian Hurd

Ian Hurd is associate professor of political science at Northwestern University. His most recent book is How to Do Things with International Law (2017). Twitter: @ian_hurd

Latest articles by Ian Hurd

The Big Idea
“Hawks as far as the eye can see”: America’s alarming consensus on foreign intervention“Hawks as far as the eye can see”: America’s alarming consensus on foreign intervention
The Big Idea

Liberals and neoconservatives agree that illegality is no obstacle to action. You might call this attitude ... Trumpian.

By Ian Hurd