Trump’s Military Strikes on Drug Vessels Raise Urgent Accountability Questions

President Donald Trump recently confirmed the destruction of a so-called "drug-carrying submarine" in the Caribbean, an operation that resulted in at least three deaths and two survivors who are being repatriated to Ecuador and Colombia. This latest strike marks the sixth such military action targeting narcotics trafficking vessels since early September and raises pressing questions about executive overreach and accountability. When Does Fighting Drugs Become Unchecked Military Action? In declaring an "armed conflict" with drug cartels and using broad wartime authorities originally designed for terrorism, the administration is stretching the bounds of both domestic law and international norms. The use...