On the Deployment of Federal Troops in American Cities
Unprecedented federalization of National Guard units and domestic troop deployments into major American cities bypass traditional statutory frameworks like the Insurrection Act, sparking critical legal resistance from state governors. These actions erode democratic governance by weaponizing the military for partisan domestic agendas, undermining constitutional state sovereignty, and straining the boundaries of lawful command structures.
Authors
- Lindsay P. Cohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-1608)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current History
- Published
- 2026-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2026.125.874.6
- Primary Topic
- Military and Defense Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00