Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law

by Benjamin Wittes and Kenneth Anderson

Book Overview

When Barack Obama came into office, the strategic landscape facing the United States in its overseas counterterrorism operations was undergoing a shift. Even before the rise of drones necessitated the articulation of legal doctrine, the Obama administration had to explain itself. In Speaking the Law, the authors offer a detailed examination of the speeches of the Obama administration on national security legal issues. Viewed together here for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817916547
• ISBN13: 9780817916541
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.5"