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President Obama’s Astonishing War Powers Legacy
That is the topic of my essay at Time.com in reaction to the announcement yesterday that the Obama administration believes the 2001 AUMF authorizes force against the Islamic State today. The essay begin... -
ISIL as al Qaeda: Three Reactions
Like Bobby, Wells, and Ben, I, too, was surprised to discover that the Obama Administration's legal theory (for the moment) appears to be that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) can be targe... -
The 2001 AUMF: From Associated Forces to (Disassociated) Successor Forces
Like my colleagues Ben and Wells, I'm astonished to learn this evening that the Obama administration, having previously justified 140+ airstrikes against IS in Iraq on Article II grounds alone (at least ... -
The 2001 AUMF Covers 2014 Counterterrorism Operations Against ISIS?
What Ben said. I certainly can see why the executive branch would want to adopt a reading as aggressive as this one: it nips some War Powers Resolution questions in the bud, and helps to make it more l... -
Not Asking the Girl to Dance
Here's President Obama coyly not asking Congress to dance---that is, as I put it in my post earlier today, "signal[ing] that [he] would like to dance with Congress—saying [he] will consult with her, that... -
President Obama Addresses the Nation on ISIS
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9/15 Upcoming Brookings Event: The Future of Civilian Robotics
Loyal Lawfarers: next Monday, September 15th at 2:00 pm, Brookings will host an event titled "The Future of Civilian Robotics." Ben will host a conversation between Wells, John Villasenor, and Gregory Mc... -
US Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The UN Report blog has posted a draft of the United States resolution to the UN Security Council on foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) that was teased in yesterday a Reuters story. We'll have an analysis... -
The Proliferation Security Initiative: Interdiction on the High Seas to Prevent Proliferation
Interested in the legal and policy architecture relating to the high seas interdiction of ships possibly bearing WMD material? Me too! The Proliferation Security Initiative, was a somewhat hot topic abou... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Tonight, in an address to the nation at 9 PM EST, President Obama will outline his strategy to confront the Islamic State. The New York Times quotes senior administration officials, who say the President... -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Speaking at Council on Foreign Relations
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The War Powers High School Dance
The boy and the girl are clearly smitten with one another. They both want to dance; he badly wants to ask her, and she wants to be asked. But neither is sure exactly what the other wants. He's not sure s...
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