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.
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The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Its Own Arctic Strategy
The Trump administration’s own Defense Department policies are undermining the operational means necessary to execute its Arctic strategy.
A Survey of Sovereign Standing: Developments in State-Led Lawsuits Against the Federal Government
Recent state-led cases against the federal government demonstrate the range of injuries that states are successfully asserting under the current doctrines of state standing.
How Secretary Mullin Can Reform DHS
If Secretary Mullin is serious about reforming DHS, then he should consider the following list of suggestions, based on information provided by whistleblowers.
Claude and the Constitution: Questions Congress Should Ask Before Renewing Section 702
Experts share questions Congress, journalists, and the public should ask executive branch officials on surveillance authorities.
The Trump Administration’s Strategy for Reshaping Elections
The 2026 midterms is a critical test for whether election outcomes are determined by the will of the voters or by who controls the machinery of elections.
Beware the AI Preemption Trap
The White House's National AI Policy Framework asks Congress to shut down the only governments that are regulating AI, in exchange for a federal regime that would not.
Cuba Libre: One Man’s Morality or Our Law?
We former JAGs must find new ways to examine, protest, and talk to our fellow Americans about this administration’s flagrant and accelerating misuse of the armed forces.
DHS’s Revolving Door: The Need for Experienced Leadership in Dangerous Times
DHS sits at the center of a rapidly converging threat landscape. Now more than any time since DHS’s history, it begs for an extraordinary leadership team.
Energy Security is National Security: Fixing America’s Incoherent Energy Policies
In a world where conflict abroad reverberates rapidly through global energy systems, “energy dominance” cannot be defined narrowly as maximizing fossil fuel output.
How Iran, Anthropic-DoD Dispute Show the Need for Protective AI
The Iran War and the public rupture between DoD and Anthropic point to a fundamental imbalance in current military AI.
The Court Gutted Congress’s War Power. It’s Time to Give It Back.
A 1983 Supreme Court ruling eviscerated the law allowing Congress to end war. The Iran strikes make that a five-alarm emergency.
The Trump Administration Has a Cyber Strategy. Does It Have a Plan?
The real test will be whether clearer policy guidance, legal authorities, and institutional structures follow the Trump administration's Cyber Strategy for America.