Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
List of Tables xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
PART I Information, Regular Order, and Democratic Accountability in International Affairs
Introduction Oversight Hearings and U.S. Foreign Policy 3
Chapter 1 Guarding the Guardians through Oversight 21
Chapter 2 Committee Motivations for Oversight 47
PART II Oversight Hearings and Regular Order in U.S. Foreign Relations
Chapter 3 Institutional Change and Senate Committee Hearings 71
Chapter 4 Committee Goals and Oversight Strategies 98
Chapter 5 Police Patrols and Fire Alarms in U.S. Foreign Policy 132
PART III Reclaiming Congressional War Powers
Chapter 6 Return to the Rule of Law in International Affairs 171
Chapter 7 Reforming National Security Oversight in the Senate 186
Appendix A Coding Congressional Committee Hearings 203
Appendix B Description of Dependent and Independent Variables 209
Appendix C Methodological Appendix to Chapter 3 212
Appendix D Methodological Appendix to Chapter 4 218
Appendix E Methodological Appendix to Chapter 5 225
References 235
Index 251