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Foreign Policy
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Simple Justice
Maduro Was Terrible, But Invading Venezuela Was Unlawful
The easy response from the unduly passionate Magats is that anyone who isn’t praising Trump’s exercise of presidential fiat by invading Venezuela and seizing its illegitimate dictator must love Maduro.…
Althouse
"The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we’ve superseded it by a lot. They now call it the Donroe Doctrine."
By Ann Althouse
“The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we’ve superseded it by a lot. They now call it the Donroe Doctrine.”He’s always on 😂 pic.twitter.com/78P3MnrLFv— Josh Rainer (@JoshRainerGold) January 3,…
Global Policy Watch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Action on Russia and China-related Legislation
The government is officially closed, and the House of Representatives is in an extended recess, but the Senate keeps working. On Wednesday October 22, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held…
Simple Justice
It’s Murder Or Else For Colombia
Trump says they were “narco-terrorists.” Colombia says it was a fishing boat. Trump has offered no evidence other than his say-so. Colombia had the audacity to complain. How dare they,…
Simple Justice
A Nobel Peace Prize Dilemma
Why did Barack Obama win a Nobel Prize? Maureen Dowd writes that it’s because he was a “cool dude.” That’s as good an explanation as any, as there is no…
FCPA Professor
Counterpoints …
By Mike Koehler
In a recent Substack post, Richard Cassin (the former editor of the defunct FCPA Blog) writes – in reference in to a June DOJ memo titled “Guidelines for Investigations and…
Simple Justice
Word Salad With Russian Dressing*
Sitting down with the friendliest of interviewers, Sean Hannity, after the “successful” summit with Vladimir Putin, President Trump was asked a simple question. Hannity: “You said before the interview that…
The Right Coast
How Trump Gained the Upper Hand with Putin
Tomorrow s meeting is a chance for Trump to size up the opposition. The president feels like, Look, I ve got to look at this guy across the table, Secretary…
International Law Prof Blog
United States Announces that it Will Withdraw from UNESCO
On July 22, 2025, the United States informed Director-General Audrey Azoulay of the United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).The Trump administration…
SmarTrade
Reissuance of 2017 National Security Presidential Memorandum on Policy Towards Cuba
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump reissued National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-5) to address U.S. policy towards Cuba. This version of NSPM-5 revises and amends the earlier version of NSPM-5…