Excited for publication of my new article on how US Congress has used economic sanctions legislation to influence presidential actions and international politics @FPA_Jrnl 1/ academic.oup.com/fpa/advance-ar…
@FPA_Jrnl Article shows Democrats and Republicans in Congress regularly team up to challenge president via sanctions legislation, and outlines variety of ways such legislation can alter US relations with other countries 2/
@FPA_Jrnl I illustrate argument with analysis of 100+ Congressional sanctions proposals and case study of US policy toward Iran in recent decades 3/
@FPA_Jrnl Findings provide counter to common view of Congressional weakness and polarization on foreign policy, showing Congress can still apply bipartisan pressure on president on some international issues 4/
@FPA_Jrnl Even under Trump, with polarization at all-time high and most Congressional Republicans reluctant to oppose president, Congress has challenged Trump on several sanctions issues 5/
@FPA_Jrnl Congress has forced Trump to maintain pre-existing sanctions and impose new sanctions on Russia, despite his pro-Russia orientation 6/ washingtonpost.com/world/national…
@FPA_Jrnl Congress was responsible for Trump administration sanctioning some major human rights violators around the world, despite Trump’s lack of concern about human rights 7/ nytimes.com/2017/12/21/wor…
@FPA_Jrnl Last week, Republicans @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung joined with all Democrats on Senate Foreign Relations Committee to approve bill introduced by @SenatorMenendez placing array of sanctions on Saudi Arabia 8/ reuters.com/article/us-usa…
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez That step followed nearly unanimous approval by House two weeks ago of bill introduced by @Malinowski sanctioning Saudi officials responsible for Khashoggi killing 9/ aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/h…
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez @Malinowski Rs and Ds in Congress are also pressuring Trump to sanction Turkey for acquiring advanced air defense system from Russia 10/ washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trum…
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez @Malinowski To be sure, Trump has not fully implemented some of these laws, and is resisting those still pending before Congress. There’s no doubt that Trump’s brand of politics has made it harder for Congress to act in bipartisan manner. 11/
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez @Malinowski But some lawmakers in both parties continue to work together to advance alternatives to Trump’s foreign policy. For example, Congress has repeatedly blocked Trump from slashing US spending on diplomacy and development by one-third 12/ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez @Malinowski Ds and Rs have also worked together in effort to end US military involvement in war in Yemen 13/ washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-ca…
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez @Malinowski Going forward, sanctions will remain one of the policy areas ripe for bipartisan cooperation in Congress, and will continue to be a vehicle through which lawmakers can influence international affairs 14/
@FPA_Jrnl @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @SenToddYoung @SenatorMenendez @Malinowski For smart recommendations on strengthening the role of Congress on sanctions, see this recent piece by @NeilBhatiya 15/ cnas.org/publications/c…
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