executive branch

Congress should consider when and how the laws it enacts will be enforced and take steps to empower members of Congress to effectively challenge illegal wars in court.

Must the president follow any specific procedures when declassifying government information? The answer is a resounding no.

To help us understand how the presidential classification and declassification process works in practice, we have Brian Greer and Wendy Leben.

There was a time when the US didn't promote human rights or even consider it much of an objective in foreign policy at all.

"[E]nsuring that Trump receives a fair trial while maintaining his Sixth Amendment rights is a necessary step on the path toward accountability."

The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.

"An overarching concern of the senators was the organizational capacity of the State Department to respond nimbly to [global] challenges."

"While there are still important gaps in the oversight regime, this legislative enactment represents the most significant transparency reform for international agreements in a…

Section 516 of the NDAA is a commonsense reform that would prevent a president from borrowing the National Guard of a political ally to use it as a domestic police force in an…

Increased corruption is a common unintended consequences of sanctions. Alongside considering humanitarian consequences, the U.S. should account for corruption risks, and ways to…

The PIOB and PCLOB should be combined into a single White House civil liberties and compliance office, with an expanded mission.

As the conflict has grown and changed, responsibility for these changes has too often been thrust on the shoulders of executive lawyers.