U.S. Foreign Policy and the Separation of Powers Conference

Over the past half-century, the balance of authority among Congress, the presidency, the national security state, and the courts in U.S. foreign policy has evolved significantly. Across domains ranging from the use of military force, intelligence, and international agreements to economic statecraft, immigration, and emergency powers, presidents increasingly initiate consequential foreign policy decisions with limited prior legislative authorization and varying degrees of judicial review. Jointly organized by the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE), the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, this conference examines how and why these patterns have developed and what they reveal about a constitutional system designed to divide authority in matters of high consequence.

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