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Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell joins former senior CIA operations officers Jim Lawler and John Sipher to reflect on post 9/11 overcorrection towards counterterrorism. They assess the current “might makes right” approach to foreign policy, and weigh the arguments for and against efforts for regime change in Iran. Mr. Morell also explores how we […]
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On February 27, 1933, the Reichstag, home of the German parliament in Berlin, burned to the ground following an arson attack. Using the fire as a pretext, Hitler, then the German Chancellor, induced the German president to issue the Reichstag Fire Decree, suspending civil liberties. The suspensions led to mass arrests of political opponents and […]
Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 390 former senior national security professionals. Our membership includes former officials from the CIA, FBI, Department of State, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security. Drawing on deep expertise across national security disciplines, including intelligence, diplomacy, military affairs, and law, […]
It is difficult to understand why Donald Trump and his inner circle decided to go to war with Iran. Ordinarily, when the United States contemplates war, there is a process. The Constitution assigns the power to declare war to Congress. Over time, that process has been, in practice, largely replaced by other means to make […]
PDF AVAILABLE HERE THE STEADY STATE Statement on U.S. Attack of Iran February 28, 2026 – The reported U.S. attack on Iran marks one of the most consequential national security decisions in recent years. It demands sober scrutiny — not reflexive celebration, not partisan instinct, but constitutional seriousness. At the outset, we state clearly our […]
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Once again, the President of the United States is contemplating the use of American military might overseas and has prepared an enormous force for attack, this time on Iran. And yet once again, despite the seriousness of doing so, he has not consulted Congress, explained to the American people why such a step might be […]
As the Trump administration continues to prepare for armed conflict against Iran, the following article co-authored by The Steady State member Robert Bruce Adolph and published in Small Wars Journal remains very relevant. Abstract This article examines the growing tensions between constitutional loyalty and presidential authority in the second administration of Donald J. Trump, particularly […]