(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Many experts contend that the U.S. national security bureaucracy has become so big that it largely sets the agenda for American foreign policy. This leaves the president and Congress — who are supposed to set the direction of U.S. foreign policy — almost powerless, weakening the country’s Madisonian model of government in which powers are separated into the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
Three experts will explore this topic in a discussion titled “America’s Double Government: The Hidden Agenda of the National Security State” at The Catholic University of America on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 5:30 p.m.
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“Maintaining the country's current approach to foreign policy raises a number of questions,” says William Smith, managing director and research fellow of CSS. “Can we maintain a constitutional republic with the large national security apparatus that we have now? Is it a threat to the fiscal solvency of our country? Is it a distraction from solving policy problems in the U.S.? What are the corrosive effects of maintaining a constant war footing at home and abroad?”
This event is sponsored by CSS in partnership with the John Quincy Adams Society. It will be held in Keane Auditorium in McGivney Hall on the University campus, which is located at 620 Michigan Ave., N.E. A reception will follow. For more information, email smithws@cua.edu.
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