Episode 328 • • 2:06:00 - 2:08:13
328: Pounding the Pavement
Presidential Study Directive, Mass Atrocities Prevention
President Obama issued a Presidential Study Directive on Mass Atrocities, establishing an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board. The directive aims to institutionalize the government's response to potential genocides. The hosts argue this provides a legal framework for the U.S. to intervene in foreign conflicts without traditional war powers.