Executive Branch
Just Security’s expert authors provide analysis of the U.S. executive branch related to national security, rights, and the rule of law. Analysis and informational resources focus on the executive branch’s powers and their limits, and the actions of the president, administrative agencies, and federal officials.
4,546 Articles
Congress Has a Responsibility to Ensure Every Defense Dollar Delivers
Introducing bipartisan legislation to reform the Nunn-McCurdy Act, giving Congress greater oversight of defense spending and enforcing accountability for cost overruns.
On the Role of State Department Career Attorneys
Ascribing indifference or, at worst, malevolent motives to career attorneys who are unable to refute such claims as they are bound by privilege is truly disappointing.
Decoding Trump’s AI Playbook: The AI Action Plan and What Comes Next
Joshua Geltzer, Jenny Marron, and Sam Winter-Levy join Brianna Rosen on the Just Security podcast to discuss the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.
Hard to Kill: The Transnational Survival of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The global anti-corruption regime that the United States pioneered over many decades is bigger than any one country or regime
“When the Guardrails Erode” Series
Bringing together expert analysis that traces this erosion, assesses the risks for democratic governance, and outlines pathways to rebuild or even reinvent these safeguards.
Congress Shrinking from the World: the Constitution’s Article I in the Shadow of Trump 2.0
Congress has revealed itself less as a coequal branch and more as an accomplice in the marginalization of its own constitutional role in foreign and national security policy.
The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability
This Anti-Corruption Tracker focuses on the erosion or dismantling of oversight and accountability systems within the United States Executive Branch.
When Guardrails Erode: An Anti‑Corruption Series
This series aims to document how erosion is happening, what it reveals, and what it demands from those committed to rebuilding and rethinking our systems of accountability.
Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective
Highlights of podcast discussion by experts on DHS, DOJ and Congress.
The Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Is Coming. Here’s What to Look For.
From export controls to the U.S. workforce, the plan’s decisions will have major consequences for the country’s AI development & deployment.
The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened, The Budget Bill and the Future of DHS and ICE
Host David Aaron is joined by Steve Cash to discuss institutional constraints on the FBI and law enforcement agencies compared to DHS.
The Legal Fig Leaf: The US-El Salvador Detainee Diplomatic Notes
Declassified U.S.–El Salvador documents expose a shaky legal cover and continued U.S. control over detainees in CECOT, raising questions about complicity in potential abuses.