Foreign Policy In Focus

The executive branch, as enforcer of the law, holds an arsenal of powers it may lawfully use but usually does so sparingly. A president could pardon every federal prisoner in the country, or order the IRS to audit, aggressively and by the book, every donor to the opposing party. A president could direct prosecutors to charge every technical violation on the books, from feedin...

Starvation is a particularly cruel and horrible way to die. Beginning with intense hunger and pain and followed by exhaustion and mental deterioration, starvation continues with the body gradually consuming its own tissues on a downward spiral toward death.

The major safe...

When President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on August 17 to

The world needs to burn less carbon. But while many countries have moved to limit the emissions produced within their own borders, some are also grappling with the emissions produced by their imports. The resulting policies walk a line between environmentalism and protectionism — and may end up punishing some of the Global South countries most impacted by, yet least responsib...

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, they bound each state to tr...