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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Key Takeaways from September 28 House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on AUMF Reform

The HFAC hearing clarified the shallowness of the Biden administration’s conception of AUMF reform, divisions between the political branches and within the House, and the risks…

Corker’s Proposal Hands Trump A Dangerous, Open-Ended War Authorization

While the media is focused on the Trump administration’s strikes against Syria, there’s another effort to entrench and expand the U.S. global war posture that’s getting less…

Doe v. Mattis: Is the War on ISIS Legal?

Many members of Congress, including those who voted for the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs, feel they haven’t authorized the current fight against ISIS. Unless the executive branch prolongs…

After 16 Years of War, Senate Finally Debates Need for War Debate

After 15 years of no debate on the floor of the Congress since the last war authorization and 16 years of war—the longest in the nation’s history—the U.S. Senate spent 45…
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Takeaways from this Week’s House AUMF Hearing—on Authorizing War Against ISIS

Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing entitled “Authorization for the Use of Force and Current Terrorist Threats” was the latest in a string of recent developments concerning…

Important Features of Senators Kaine and Flake’s Proposed War Authorization for ISIS–with Annotations

Just Security serves as a space for discussion of whether now and how exactly Congress should tailor legislation authorizing the Executive Branch to wage war against ISIS. On…

2 Points by Stephen Preston on a Congressional War Authorization for ISIS

Stephen Preston, former General Counsel to the CIA and to the Department of Defense, was a speaker at a recent Heritage Foundation event entitled, “Is it Time for Congress…

An ISIS AUMF: Where We Are Now, Where to Go Next, and Why It’s So Important to Get It Right

At a Heritage Foundation event on Monday, freshman Senator Todd Young (R-IN) told the audience “it is long past time for Congress to consider and pass an AUMF [authorization…
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Reminder by Charlie Savage of Surveillance Implications of ISIS AUMF

  Charlie Savage, correspondent for The New York Times and author of “Power Wars,” was a speaker at a recent Heritage Foundation event entitled, “Is it Time for…
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Why Congress Should Not Add “Successor Organizations” in Authorizing War Against ISIS

Years from now, what organizations will be the successor entities to Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIS? Of course nobody knows the answer, not even the groups themselves. With that…
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Smith v. Obama: The Political Question Doctrine Misapplied

Having joined The Constitution Project in an amicus brief in Smith v. Obama, I am disappointed the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided to dismiss the case…
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DOJ’s Motion to Dismiss in Smith v. Obama, the case challenging the legality of the war against ISIL

As I noted in an earlier post, Nathan Smith, a U.S. Army captain deployed to Kuwait as part of the campaign against ISIL, Operation Inherent Resolve, has sued the President,…
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