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Video•Feb 24, 2026
Expert: Justice Thomas IEEPA Dissent Points to Expanded Presidential Power
In a recent CFR interview, trade expert Jennifer Hillman highlighted Justice Samuel Thomas's dissent on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Thomas argued for a markedly broader scope of executive authority under the statute. Hillman described the dissent as "striking" and indicative of a judicial push toward expanding presidential power in economic emergencies. The discussion underscores ongoing debates over the balance between national security and congressional oversight.
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 24, 2026
Autonomous Ukraine: We Are in a New Era of Warfare
Ukraine's ongoing war is accelerating a shift toward autonomous, low‑cost drone warfare, turning the battlefield into a fluid, swarming environment. Millions of inexpensive UAVs now conduct strike, surveillance, and electronic tasks, eroding the concept of a fixed front line. Experts...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 24, 2026
Canadian Export Markets Move to Center Stage
Canadian business, academic and political leaders are confronting an unprecedented central role in global geopolitics and geoeconomics, especially as economic warfare intensifies. Edward Fishman highlighted the rising importance of Canada’s energy exports during a Calgary speaking engagement. He outlined how...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 20, 2026
Supreme Court: Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal
The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, ruling they exceeded statutory authority. The decision overturns the administration’s Section 122 tariff regime, which had already set a uniform 10 percent duty on...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 19, 2026
America at 250: Nixon Goes to China, With Jeremi Suri
The podcast episode examines President Richard Nixon’s historic February 1972 trip to the People’s Republic of China, a move that shattered more than two decades of mutual non‑recognition between the two superpowers. Hosted by Jim Lindsay of the Council on...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 18, 2026
China's Critical Minerals Chokehold
In early February, the Trump administration convened an unprecedented critical‑minerals ministerial in Washington, drawing more than 55 nations to confront China’s near‑total control of rare‑earth elements and related supply chains. The summit marked the first large‑scale, multilateral U.S. effort to...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 18, 2026
The “European Onion” + China, Brazil, and India Take On MAGA
The Spillover episode spotlights Europe at a crossroads, after Munich Security Conference and a Belgian summit, as the bloc wrestles with its strategic role amid US‑China rivalry and the war in Ukraine. Hosts note that while Europe’s macro picture is strained—aging...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 12, 2026
Open To Debate: Is U.S. Control of Limited Territory in Greenland a Strategic Necessity?
The Open to Debate episode convened at the Council on Foreign Relations to ask whether the United States should retain limited territorial control in Greenland. The question resurfaced after former President Donald Trump publicly floated a purchase, hinted at...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 12, 2026
Can Italy Actually Make Money Hosting the Olympics?
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina have launched with a headline‑grabbing promise: a $6.2 billion budget that could actually turn a profit, a rarity in modern Games. Organizers plan to lean heavily on existing venues—more than 85% of facilities are already in...
By Council on Foreign Relations
Video•Feb 11, 2026
Would Pakistan Extend Its Nuclear Umbrella to Saudi Arabia?
Washington is wrestling with rumors that Islamabad has pledged a nuclear umbrella to Riyadh if Tehran acquires a bomb. The chatter stems from a recently signed Saudi‑Pakistani military cooperation accord, but the agreement’s full text has never been published, leaving...
By Council on Foreign Relations