Cato Experts Available: Venezuela Boat Strikes Investigation

Congress is investigating U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smuggling boats in Venezuelan waters, raising critical questions about presidential war powers and the legal authority for such operation

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Cato Institute scholars are available to discuss the constitutional and policy implications.

Available for interviews:

Justin Logan (Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies) and Brandan Buck (Foreign Policy Research Fellow) can discuss military intervention policy, defense strategy considerations, and broader implications of using military force against drug smugglers.

Katherine Thompson (Senior Fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy Studies) can address war powers questions and constitutional requirements for authorizing military operations from a defense and foreign policy perspective.

Walter Olson (Senior Fellow, Legal Studies) can discuss the legal framework governing executive authority to conduct military strikes and constitutional limits on presidential power.

To arrange an interview, please contact Madison: mmiller@​cato.​org.