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US vehicle is pictured at a military base in Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on July 28, 2020. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Still at War: The United States in the Sahel

The Sahel may be the next battleground in the "war on terror."
US vehicle is pictured at a military base in Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on July 28, 2020. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Introduction to Symposium: Still at War – Where and Why the United States is Fighting the “War on Terror”

As the "war on terror" enters a third decade, it is time to reevaluate the aims and utility of relying on military force around the globe.

Ukraine and War Powers: A Legal Explainer

Top expert discusses whether arms and other military assistance to Ukraine would make US party to the conflict, what triggers War Powers Resolution, and role of NATO Article V.

Questions for Congress to Ask the Biden Administration at the AUMF Hearing

Better yet, here's also the information that the witnesses themselves should proactively convey to the American public and Congress.

2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 14: War Powers Reform

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.
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Failure to Warn: War Powers Reporting and the “War on Terror” in Africa

How prior administrations failed to tell Congress about special forces engaged in combat operations in Cameroon, Niger, Somalia, Tunisia, and what it means for War Powers and AUMF…
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Crossing Back Over: Time to Reform Legal Culture and Legal Practice of the “War on Terror”

As the conflict has grown and changed, responsibility for these changes has too often been thrust on the shoulders of executive lawyers.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), flanked by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Mike Lee (R-UT), speaks after the Senate voted to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, in the Senate TV studio at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on December 13, 2018.

A Giant Step Forward for War Powers Reform

The bipartisan National Security Powers Act is a bold set of necessary and mutually reinforcing war powers reforms that would finally reset the balance of power between the political…
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War Powers Guard Rails Can Keep the U.S. From Sliding into a New Middle East War

"Because so much power has accreted in the executive branch when it comes to matters of war and peace, the risk of stumbling into a new Middle East War for insufficiently examined…
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Trump’s War Powers Legacy and Questions for Biden

Will Biden rein in near-limitless claims of presidential authority to use force without congressional authorization and commit to restoring the balance of war powers between the…
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Good Governance Paper No. 14: War Powers Reform

Essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.
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An Incremental Step Toward Stopping Forever War?

If Congress wants to end the forever wars, it will have to start reclaiming the authority it has ceded under the 2001 AUMF. It may be ready to start trying.
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