I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome

to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

Last week a U.S. Air Strike Iranian military leader Kasam Solemni in Baghdad.

The airstrike has raised a series of questions about war powers, the law, and the Constitution,

and what constitutes an imminent threat and self-defense,

and more.

Joining us to explore the legal and constitutional ramifications

of the Air Strike are two of America's leading experts on war powers and the Constitution.

Ona Hathaway is the Gerard C and Bernice Latrobe Smith professor of international law

and counselor to the dean at Yale Law School.

She's also a professor of International Law at the Yale McMillan Center

and the Jackson Institute for International Affairs

and a professor of Political Science.

She's a member of the Advisory Committee on International Law

for the Legal Advisor at the US State Department.

Oh, no, thank you so much for joining.

Thanks so much for having me.

And John B. Bellinger is a partner at Arnold and Porter, where he heads the firm's global law and public policy practice.

He previously held several senior presidential appointments in the U.S. government, including as legal advisor to the Department of State under Secretary

State Condoleezza Rice and as legal advisor to the National Security Council.

John, it's great to have you with us.

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