Congressional Oversight

It’s Time to Fix Congress’ Classification Infrastructure

by Michael Sullivan, Aaron X. Sobel and Oona A. Hathaway

May 31st, 2023

The Power of Jimmy Carter’s Vision for Universal Human Rights

by Aryeh Neier

Apr 14th, 2023

The State Department Should Provide Congress the Dissent Channel Cable on the Afghanistan Withdrawal

by Ambassador James F. Jeffrey

Apr 13th, 2023

Congress Can Investigate the Afghanistan Withdrawal Without Compromising a Vital Dissent Channel

by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Apr 7th, 2023

How Lawmakers Hope to Sidestep Existing National Security Reviews to Target Foreign Investment

by Ian Allen

Apr 3rd, 2023

A Long-Forgotten Law Could Force the U.S. to Re-Evaluate its Relationship with Saudi Arabia

by John Ramming Chappell

Mar 29th, 2023

Senate Foreign Relations Committee FY2024 State Department Budget Hearing: Key Takeaways

by Mary Szarkowicz

Mar 23rd, 2023

“Inexcusably Inhuman Wrongs”: US, UK Must Deliver Long Overdue Justice at Diego Garcia

by David Vine

Mar 23rd, 2023

Opaque Transparency on the Use of Force: Observations on the 2022 “1264” Report

by Heather Brandon-Smith and Brian Finucane

Mar 14th, 2023

Why Mohamed bin Salman’s Slush Fund is an Urgent National Security Matter for Congress

by Sarah Leah Whitson

Feb 22nd, 2023

The Just Security Podcast: Eliminating the Judicial “Blue Slip”

by Paras Shah, Tiffany Chang, Michelle Eigenheer and Clara Apt

Feb 13th, 2023

Dear Senator Durbin, It’s Time to End the “Blue Slip” for Judicial Nominees

by Caroline Fredrickson and Alan Neff

Feb 3rd, 2023

Members of Congress Shouldn’t Trade Stocks, But Even in Solutions Loopholes Remain

by Erika Sanders

Feb 2nd, 2023

Rep. Jordan’s Dangerous New Panel is Nothing Like the Church Committee

by Douglas London

Jan 27th, 2023

Decoding the “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government”

by Noah Bookbinder

Jan 23rd, 2023

Vice Presidents and Rules Governing Classified National Security Information

by J. William Leonard

Jan 17th, 2023

Setting the Board: Congressional Investigations and the New House Rules Package

by Andy Wright

Jan 12th, 2023

Congress Mandates Sweeping Transparency Reforms for International Agreements

by Curtis A. Bradley, Jack Goldsmith and Oona A. Hathaway

Dec 23rd, 2022

Just Security Podcast: The Balance of Power in a New Senate

by Paras Shah, Tiffany Chang, Michelle Eigenheer and Clara Apt

Dec 9th, 2022

Just Security Podcast: The Biden Administration’s Secret Drone Policy (Pilot Episode)

by Paras Shah

Nov 5th, 2022

Ending Perpetual War

by Brianna Rosen

Oct 25th, 2022

Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy Guidance Further Entrenches the Forever War

by Oona A. Hathaway

Oct 11th, 2022

Assessing Biden’s New Policy Framework for Counterterrorism Direct Action

by Brian Finucane

Oct 11th, 2022

Oversight Reports Raise Questions About Value of DHS Counterterrorism Efforts

by Faiza Patel and Spencer Reynolds

Aug 17th, 2022

DHS IG Cuffari’s Actions Exhibit Clear Pattern: Unwillingness or Inability to Meet the Mission

by Liz Hempowicz

Aug 11th, 2022

In Support of Sunsets: Easy Yes Votes on AUMF Reform

by Tess Bridgeman

Jul 13th, 2022

DoD Can’t Move Forward on Civilian Casualties Without Looking Back

by Annie Shiel and John Ramming Chappell

Apr 19th, 2022

The Russia Sanctions – How They Work and What Congress Needs to Know

by Benjamin I. Waldman and Elizabeth Goitein

Mar 31st, 2022

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