Foreign Policy
145 Articles
Don’t Ignore the Security Risks of Climate Change Because of “Uncertainty”
Taking action on climate change requires moving beyond double standards about uncertainty and treating it in the same way as other security risks.
Withdrawal from International Agreements: Toward a “Tailored Out”
The practical and political stakes of this admittedly esoteric question of constitutional law are high, implicating as it does the effectiveness of the United States’ engagement…
Presidential Power to Exit Treaties: Reflecting on the Mirror Principle
On balance, a mirroring concept serves better as part of an aspiration for greater inter-branch cooperation in making and unmaking international agreements, rather than as a legally-enforceable…
Frictionless Government and the National Security Constitution
Layering different kinds of friction is crucial. Checks that may restrain a unilateralist Executive, such as empowering Congress structurally to push back effectively, can still…
The State Department Reform Commission: A Once in A Generation Opportunity to Reform American Diplomacy
The Commission to Reform and Modernize the State Department has a historical opportunity to build something better. Here are four questions it needs to consider.
America’s Overlooked National Security Threat
The United States' deepest constitutional and national security challenge involves not personalities, but structure.
Dutch Appeals Court, Finding Clear Risk of IHL Violations, Orders Government to Halt Military Deliveries to Israel
A Dutch appeals court has ordered the government to halt delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel within seven days.
The ‘Murky’ Morality of Opposition to US Support for Ukraine: A Response
In his concern for Ukrainian lives, a `realist' remains impervious to Ukrainians’ own interests and ability to assess their options.
National Security Law and the Originalist Myth
Any genuine project of national security reform requires more than reviving a fictive eighteenth century of checks and balances. It instead entails treating foreign interventionism…
Pivoting to Prevention: How the Biden Administration Can Accelerate Implementation of the Atrocity Prevention Agenda
The U.S. can more effectively anticipate and halt atrocities worldwide through prioritizing atrocity prevention and leveraging tools.
China Does Not Have to Be a U.S. Adversary in the Middle East
China has a constructive role to play in easing tensions in the Middle East, alongside the United States.
Whither the DFC
The fundamentals of DFC's work must be articulated to drive investments that improve lives and advance U.S. foreign policy interests.