Are the Lethal U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Legal?
Are the Lethal U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Legal?  
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer Show
Published On: Wed Sep 17 2025
Description: The Trump administration's recent lethal strikes on purported drug boats in Venezuela drew widespread condemnation from experts in international law. Brian Finucane, senior adviser at the International Crisis Group and a non-resident senior fellow at Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law, talks about the strikes and breaks down their legality, plus discusses the implications of that analysis.