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Foreign Policy
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Balkinization
The Iran War and the War Powers Debate (Part 1)
By stephengriffinbalkin-blogspot-com
President Trump’s February decision to go to war with Iran has produced a negative reaction in Congress and inspired another round in the war powers debate among pundits and legal…
Althouse
"Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist… unseats a 15-term incumbent and further propels the insurgent coalition…"
By Ann Althouse
"... that swept a series of congressional contests last week in New York. Ms. Kiros, an immigrant and first-time candidate, was born the year after [Rep. Diana] DeGette, 68, took…
JURIST
Taiwan dispatch: Ministry condemns China after Kenya blocks delegates from Ocean Conference
Taiwan withdrew from the 2026 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) held in Mombasa, Kenya, on June 16, after two Taiwanese delegates were denied entry to the conference, and later detained by…
Leiden Law Blog
Geopolitics in European Supreme Courts
Two cases: US airstrikes on Yemen routed through Germany, F-35 parts sent to Israel through the Netherlands. Two courts, a similar dilemma, same answer: restrained on substance, strict on procedure.…
Simple Justice
Trump Surrenders
It made sense to await the release of the actual terms of the Memorandum of Understanding. After all, media reports can be wrong, and there was always the possibility that…
CCN Mexico Report™
Termómetro Político
During President López Obrador’s administration, the official slogan that the best foreign policy is domestic policy, became a popular refrain. The phrase was not original, however, as its roots can…
Balkinization
Don't Look Now, but the War Powers Resolution is Working
By stephengriffinbalkin-blogspot-com
When I researched my book on war powers (Long Wars and the Constitution), I noticed a shift in opinion had occurred with respect to the WPR by the end of…
ContractsProf Blog
To What Did the Law Firms Agree When They Settled and What Have They Done?
Oftentimes, with the current President, there are announcements of dramatic initiatives that seem pretty significant. And then there are more announcements of completely unrelated dramatic initiatives and then still others.…
FinTalk
OFAC Expands Venezuela Sanctions Relief: New General Licenses 56 and 57, and Guidance on Reporting Obligations
By Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Jeremy Iloulian, Edward Goetz
On April 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela General License 56, “Authorizing Commercial-Related Negotiations of Contingent Contracts with the Government of…
Althouse
"I wish I could designate myself as a 'foreign-policy Republican,' but there’s no such option, so I have to go whole hog."
By Ann Althouse
"By registering as a Republican rather than an independent, maybe I can have some influence on moving some Republican policies toward the center. I have given up on trying to…