Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye

“The Trump administration’s rhetoric on Iran is beginning to sound familiar in ways that should make Congress uneasy, if what’s past is prologue. The language is confident, abstract, and deliberately imprecise. Trump has casually talked about strikes on Iran, while skirting the far more consequential questions that follow large-scale military strikes that could include escalation, retaliation, political collapse, and long-term responsibility.” (02/26/26)

https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/iran-is-the-potential-quagmire-that

Source: Persuasion
by Quico Toro

“To those of us who studied political science, Perú presents a bit of a taxonomic conundrum. We’re all taught at school that systems where the executive needs to keep parliament on side to stay in power are called ‘parliamentary,’ and systems where the executive is separately elected and serves a fixed term independent of legislative majorities are called ‘presidential.’ These are the two flavors democracy comes in. Everyone knows this. Perú didn’t get the memo. Peruvian legislators have figured out one weird trick that magically turns a presidential system parliamentary.” (02/26/26)

https://www.persuasion.community/p/peru-invented-a-new-form-of-government

Source: Niskanen Center
by Grace Olson

“Severe weather events now cause billions in damages annually, while electricity demand is on the rise — driven by economic growth and the expansion of artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. Building resilient, modern infrastructure will be essential for maintaining global competitiveness, ensuring affordability and reliability, and supporting a growing domestic economy. Yet even as our capacity to build the economic and technical infrastructure we need has stalled, we are also losing much of the natural infrastructure we depend on.” (02/26/26)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/we-can-build-infrastructure-and-habitat-at-the-same-time

Source: Foreign Policy In Focus
by John Feffer

“The Supreme Court’s decision is clear. The president did not have the authority to impose most of his tariffs. President Donald Trump argued that, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, his actions were justified because of a national emergency caused by a foreign threat. In the 6-3 ruling, the court said that, on the contrary, that act provides Congress with that authority, which hadn’t delegated it to the president. The tariffs left standing are largely by sector: cars, semiconductors, steel. Trump, like the infamous honey badger, don’t care. The president immediately insulted the six justices who ruled against him, calling them ‘disloyal’, ‘unpatriotic’ and ‘lapdogs… for the radical left Democrats’. Then he turned around and reimposed a global 15% tariff rate.” (02/26/26)

https://fpif.org/the-silver-lining-behind-trumps-tariff-tantrum/