

Lawfare Archive: War Powers and the Biden Administration
Jan 27, 2024
John Bellinger, former legal adviser at the State Department, and Scott Anderson, Lawfare senior editor, discuss Biden's military strikes in Syria, the Biden administration's justification for the strikes, limited congressional notification and pre-strike briefing, advanced consultation, authorization, and domestic politics, potential changes in national security strategy, continuity of U.S. administration's approach to war powers and preemptive war, PPG implementation and AUMF reform, and the challenges of closing Guantanamo.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Biden's Military Strikes in Syria
01:48 • 20min
Limited Congressional Notification and Pre-Strike Briefing
21:46 • 10min
Discussion on Advanced Consultation, Authorization, and Domestic Politics
32:08 • 3min
Congressional and Administration Reports: Potential Changes in National Security Strategy
34:40 • 2min
Continuity of U.S. Administration's Approach to War Powers and Preemptive War
36:31 • 12min
PPG Implementation and AUMF Reform
48:13 • 14min
Closing Guantanamo and the Political Obstacles
01:02:19 • 3min