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Podcast: Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts
Episode: Murder on the High Seas? The Implications of US Attacks on Alleged Drug Traffickers
Description: Recorded January 13th, 2026.
Are the recent deadly attacks lawful under international and US domestic law? Â If they are NOT lawful orders, can US military personnel refuse to follow them? Who makes that decision? The speaker is a retired US Marine Corps lawyer who went on to teach The Law of Armed Conflict at the University of Washington in Seattle for twenty years.
Speaker:Â Rick Lorenz, Senior Peace Fellow with the Public International Law and Policy Group.
Discussant:Â Mike Becker, Assistant Professor of International Human Rights Law, Trinity College Dublin
Date:Â 1pm, Tuesday 13 January 2026
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