No Blank Check

Muller, Marcus

ISBN 10: 3848767511 / ISBN 13: 9783848767519

Published by Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Blank Check
• Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848767511
• ISBN 13: 9783848767519
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Much of the academic debate surrounding the War on Terror focuses on presidential power after 9/11. In this context, the role of the US Congress in directing the outcome of national security policies is often overlooked. This book illustrates how Congress played a key role in the War on Terror during Barack Obama's presidency. Instead of arguing that Congress was a compliant bystander and incapable of making successful counterterrorism policy, the legislative branch did more than hand the president a blank check. In using an innovative data set on congressional debates and policymaking, the book shows that the interaction between congressional entrepreneurs and senior committee/party leaders determined the outcome of controversial policies, including drone warfare, Guantanamo and the NSA's mass surveillance activities.