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The Obama administration’s foreign policy was defined by a paradox: a president who campaigned on diplomacy and restraint yet presided over some of the most consequential military interventions of the 21st century.…
Read more → Obama’s Shadow Wars: Did Obama Get Congress Approval When He Toppled Governments?
The question of whether Barack Obama obtained congressional approval when he toppled governments is one that cuts to the heart of modern American foreign policy. While the Obama administration is often remembered…
The last time Congress formally declared war was December 8, 1941, just hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. That resolution, authorizing President Franklin D. Roosevelt to “conduct war against the…
Read more → When Is the Last Time Congress Declared War? The Forgotten Power of War Powers
