constitutional law

Implications of the Trump Presidency for Global Climate Action

After four years of deriding President Biden’s energy policies as “industry-killing, jobs-killing, pro-China, and anti-American,” Donald Trump is executing a radical pivot. He is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, revoking financial commitments made under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, terminating USAID-funded initiatives in renewable energy, conservation, and climate adaptation, and decelerating decarbonization at home — to cite just a few early moves. Railla Puno takes inventory and analyzes the known and anticipated impacts.

South Korea’s President on Trial: An Explainer

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s unexpected and short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024 presented severe challenges to the nation’s legal and political systems. Eungi Hong writes that the responses of other institutions, especially the courts, may serve as a testament to the resilience of South Korea’s Constitution and democracy.