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Foreign Policy
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The Right Coast
The Region: Egypt kicks sand in O… JPost – Opinion – Columnists
I could write a 300-page book on how the Obama administration s Middle East policy has damaged Israel. I could write an 800-page book about how the Obama administration s…
International Law Prof Blog
New US Sanctions on Myanmar and Iran
News reports indicate that the United States Congress voted yesterday to authorize the extension of the U.S. sanctions program on Myanmar (Burma) for one year with the possibility of extension for up to three more…
Focus on Regulation
U.S. Easing of Burma Sanctions Announced by President Obama
By Aleksandar Dukic, Beth Peters
President Obama announced on Thursday, May 17, that “the United States will ease its bans on the exportation of financial services and new investment in Burma.” In a related statement, Secretary of…
International Law Prof Blog
US Foreign Policy Hearing on Burma (Myanmar)
The East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. Policy in Burma on April 26, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.…
The Right Coast
A complicated decisionTom Smith
Israelis are at least saying that Iran will soon enter a zone of immunity (I forget their exact phrase) during which Israel will no longer be able to successfully attack…
International Law Prof Blog
President Obama Extends Order Against Cuba
President Obama has continued the "National Emergency With Respect to Cuba." The order continues the national emergency declared in 1996, when Cuba shot down two unarmed civilian aircraft in international airspace…
The Right Coast
Will Israel attack Iran? Tom Smith
Financial Times op-ed piece.I agree that if Israel were in fact going to attack Iran, it would not be talking about it so much. Such attacks are meant to be…
International Law Prof Blog
Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt
The Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold hearings titled “Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt.” The hearings will be held on February…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Separation of Powers and Passports, Foreign Affairs
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in MBZ (Zivotofsky) v. Clinton, the case testing whether Congress or the President or both have the power to designate (or not) the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Argument Preview: Foreign Affairs and Separation of Powers
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in MBZ (Zivotofsky) v. Clinton, a case that on its face tests whether Congress or the President has authority to name the…