Overview
- Spotlights the post-9/11 foreign policy environment and the evolving executive branch’s increased ability to act independently from Congress to address terrorist threats
- Addresses the function of war powers in a security era defined by the threat of attack by non-state actors, and is not confined to the term of any particular contemporary president
- Presents a debate between two recognized authorities on the constitutional aspects of Congress, the presidency, and war powers
Part of the book series: The Evolving American Presidency (EAP)
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About the authors
David Gray Adler is President of The Alturas Institute, USA, and has previously taught at Idaho State University, USA, held the McClure Professorship at the University of Idaho, USA, where he taught courses on the Constitution in the College of Law, and the Andrus Professorship at Boise State University, USA. Adler’s books and writings have been cited by the US Supreme Court, and by lawyers in the White House, the State Department, and members of Congress. His articles andreviews have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Political Science Quarterly and distinguished law reviews.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The War Power in an Age of Terrorism
Book Subtitle: Debating Presidential Power
Authors: Michael A. Genovese, David Gray Adler
Series Title: The Evolving American Presidency
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57931-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59353-5Published: 23 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95872-6Published: 11 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57931-7Published: 22 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6150
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6169
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 124
Topics: Public Policy, Terrorism and Political Violence, International Relations, Political Science