VIRTUAL DEBATE: Narco-Boats Drone Strikes — Legal or Not?
Do the recent U.S. drone strikes on Venezuelan drug-trafficking boats fall within the bounds of international and domestic law. At issue are questions of sovereignty, self-defense, counter-narcotics authorities, and the legality of using lethal force outside traditional battlefields. The discussion will explore both the legal rationale offered by U.S. officials and the arguments that these strikes violate core principles of international law.
The Resolution: U.S. drone strikes on Venezuelan drug-trafficking boats fall within the bounds of international and domestic law
Debaters:
Proposition: Daniel Di Martino, Dissident Project Founder
Opposition: Micah Erfan, Co-Founder of The Siren
Date & Time:
Sunday, November 23, 2025
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EST)
Where to watch: Young Voices' YouTube channel OR the X feeds of Daniel Di Martino and Micah Erfan
Meet the debaters:
Daniel Di Martino (Proposition)
Daniel Di Martino is a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a PhD candidate in Economics at Columbia University. His research focuses on immigration, assimilation, and highly skilled immigration. Born and raised in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the terrible consequences of socialism firsthand. Di Martino has appeared on Fox News and CNN, and written for USA Today, National Review, City Journal and New York Post, among others. He is a regular speaker on college campuses and events across the country. He sits on the board of advisors of Young America’s Foundation’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Di Martino is also the founder of the Dissident Project a speakers bureau focused on teaching high school students about the evils of socialist regimes.
Micah Erfan (Opposition)
Micah Erfan is a J.D. Candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law, the lead policy advisor at Mockler Media, and a co-founder of The Siren Network. He previously served on the leadership committee of the Texas Democratic Party and as a Biden appointee to the DNC Platform Committee.