Thank you.

So I would be remiss if I didn't begin this panel by just pausing for a moment over the name of it, which is “International Law and the Trump Administration,” and if that doesn't bring a smile to your lips in some form, I think we may as well pack up and go home.

So I'm actually going to be very, very brief with the introductions because I want to use as much time for a conversation here as we can and to involve you guys in it. So what we're going to do, the order of operations here, is that we're going to go left to right here, give very brief opening remarks, and then we will start a conversation up here. And as you guys have questions, there are mics on the side. I can't see you very well because of the brightness of the lights. So if you're up there and I'm not calling on you, make florid movements with your hands or something.

So with us today are Shireen Hunter of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service; John Bellinger, who was a State Department legal advisor in the Bush administration, now of Arnold & Porter; and Elisa Massimino, who runs Human Rights First. And let's start with Shireen. Just give us your thoughts.