The Biden Doctrine?: The February 25 Airstrike in Syria, Article 51, and the Future of International Law in the Biden Administration

In a June 2016 interview, then-Vice President Joe Biden cast doubt on the utility of interventionist foreign policy. Citing the shortcomings of the 2011 NATO-led military intervention in Libya, Biden stated that he was “strongly” against the intervention. In reference to the ouster of Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi…