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Starr-Deelen returns to the theory of “double government” and whether it predicts a security directorate ensures policy continuity between the Obama and Trump administrations. Is there a “deep state”? President Trump’s three travel bans, the first enacted soon after his inauguration, are explored, in addition to the case International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump. Trump’s August speech on Afghanistan strategy and “principled realism” are discussed. The chapter draws attention to several issues surrounding the use of force for counterterrorism and suggests that, when the president acts unilaterally in the ongoing fait accompli war, congress and the voters, not a security directorate, should serve as a check on executive branch initiatives.
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Starr-Deelen, D.G. (2018). Conclusion. In: Counter-Terrorism from the Obama Administration to President Trump. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69757-4_5
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