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The article reports on the Great Power War Exercise participated by the U.S. Army in Mauna Loa, Hawaii in preparation for a potential showdown with China. It provides an overview of the stress-test of the ability of the Army to deploy and fight on Pacific Island chains. It discusses the possibility of the Chinese military to undertake an amphibious assault on Taiwan and describes the training of the Army paratroopers.

The article reports on the consumer drones produced by China which are used by Russia and Ukraine in their war. An analysis revealed reduced sales of drones and components to Ukrainians. Focus is given on Ukraine's use of agricultural drones and the discontinuation of the business of quadcopter producer DJI in Russia and Ukraine. It highlights the competition between Russia and Ukraine to buy first-person view devices from Chinese firms and efforts of Ukraine to build its own drone industry.

A. C. Grayling's book, "Who Owns the Moon? In Defence of Humanity's Common Interests in Space," explores the urgent question of lunar ownership as countries and private companies race to exploit its resources. Grayling examines historical precedents, such as the colonization of Africa and the Antarctic Treaty, to understand how humanity has managed legally ambiguous territories. He also analyzes international laws and their enforceability, questioning whether laws can curb our innate desire for power and greed. Ultimately, Grayling presents the moon as an opportunity for humanity to evolve past these destructive impulses. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the sentencing of two members of the Proud Boys, Ethan Nordean and Dominic Pezzola, for their roles in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The article reports on the memorandums (memo) and other documents which showed the alleged efforts by lawyers of the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel to protect or expand presidential power, including the authority to declare war. Also cited are the enactment by Congress of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 after the Vietnam War to reassert Congress' power to declare war, and the memo of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia supporting President Gerald R. Ford's plan to send troops back to Vietnam.

The article reports on the divisions among Republicans over the proposed repeal of a decades-old law on presidential war powers as of August 2021. Topics include the similar opinions of U.S. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Senator Josh Hawley on the need to amend the president's power to declare war and the results of said powers like the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The article focuses on the influence of the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks in the U.S. on the wars initiated by the country. The author is critical about the promulgation of the U.S. Patriot Act of 2001 and former U.S. President George W. Bush's request for emergency powers on September 14, 2001. It also highlights the United Nation's (U.N.) July 2009 U.N. human report which reveals the possibility of underreported civilian war casualties in Afghanistan.

The article presents the author's views on U.S. President Joe Biden's military response to China to defend Taiwan and claims to war powers which can create a clear danger to the constitutional order and risk of war with China that might escalate to nuclear weapons.

Comments in favor of the limits set by the United States Supreme Court to the powers of a wartime president. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's confrontation of the claim of U.S. president George W. Bush that the war on terror entitles him to act without meaningful check by the courts; Case of Yaser Esam Hamdi, American citizen taken prisoner in Afghanistan.

The author comments on how U.S. President Donald Trump has put the country on the brink of a disastrous war with Iran after ordering an airstrike in Iraq in January 2020 that killed top Iranian General Qasem Suleimani, without consultation with Congress and against his own military advisers.

The article focuses on the decision of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to fast-track the sale of more U.S. military weapons to Saudi Arabia. Topics covered include the opposition of some members of Congress to the sale based on humanitarian grounds, some concerns about the potential of Saudi Arabia making their own versions of Raytheon's Paveway smart bombs, and the basis for Trump's emergency declaration in May 2019.

The article reports on the failure of the Senate to overturn a presidential veto of a resolution that aims to override the military authority of U.S. President Donald Trump against Iran as of May 8, 2020.

The article reports that the U.S. House voted on February 26, 2019 to overturn President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the Mexican border, with just 13 Republicans joining Democrats. Topics discussed include the resolution of disapproval that must be taken up by the Senate, arguments of Republicans who defected in the House and Republican senators who support the resolution.

The author comments on the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency in February 2019 to secure funds for the border wall construction. Topics include the dispute between Trump and the Congress which opposed to the funding, the threat to democracy and the Constitution pose by Trump and the power of the Congress to reject the declaration under the National Emergencies Act of 1976.

The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting at the White House concerning the partial government shutdown after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders refused to release funds for his promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Topics covered include impact on the possibility to resolve the partial shutdown, overview of House votes on the budget, and the threat by Trump to invoke his emergency powers to build the border wall.

The article examines the impact if U.S. President Donald Trump invoke his emergency powers to build a border wall with Mexico on the partial government shutdown caused by the budget standoff between Trump and congressional Democrats who refused to finance the construction of the border wall. Topics covered include how Trump's declaration of national emergency could end the shutdown, litigation that Trump may face if he proceeds with the border wall and abuse of power complaints against Trump.

The article offers information on the use of law to speed up the manufacturing of medical supplies before a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

The author defends U.S. President Donald Trump who faces credit and blame after he ordered an airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian general Qassem Soelimani arguing that the president have the rights and responsibility for the protect the country and its interests.

The article reports on confrontation of the U.S. President Donald Trump with the Democrats over war powers and Iran.

The article reports on the threat posed by the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate on a debate over Trump's war powers, as of January 2020.

An editorial is presented on the national emergency declared by U.S. President Donald Trump in 2019 with topics including the social conditions of the immigrants, human rights violations as the cause of migration and the assumption that the parents and children are terrorists and drug dealers.

The author discusses aspects of the Republicans's efforts to bloack a national-emergency declaration which they believe violates the separation of powers, establishes a political precedent, and makes a mockery of long-held conservative principles.

The author reflects on the bill sponsored by former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that would grant President-elect Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to solve the traffic congestion in Metro Manila and eradicate corruption.

The article discusses a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that he may declare a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval.

The article presents an online recap of topics from the website nytimes.com including U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael D. Cohen, U.S. presidential powers on war in Yemen, and a link between August birthdays and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The article discusses French Muslims' attitudes towards the government's use of emergency powers in counterterrorism, including in regard to French Muslims' social conditions. An overview of the house arrest of the blind Armenian Muslim convert Daoud Muradyan, including French police's destruction to his property during a raid, is provided.

The article looks at counterterrorism and domestic security policies in France in the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris, France, terrorist attacks, reporting on the country's state of emergency under which stringent measures such as detentions and warrantless searches are permitted. Topics include concerns about civil liberties and about the conditions of the Muslim community in France under the state of emergency.

The article discusses the efforts to increase national security in France and Belgium following the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, including the increase of border security, the French government's emergency powers and the relationship between security and civil liberties. An overview of Belgium and France's policies on the government mass surveillance is provided.

The article reports that terrorist organization the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has created militant affiliate groups in Africa. Topics discussed include fears that the U.S. will become involved in a global war on terror, efforts by U.S. President Barack Obama to secure executive power to fight the Islamic State regardless of what country the group is in, and Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The article reports on the authorization of force tool that will be used by U.S. President Barack Obama administration as basis for its action against The Islamic State.

In this article, the author discusses the views of U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney regarding the presidential powers related to constitution, war making and foreign affairs. He says that Obama justly attacked former U.S. President George W. Bush for his aggrandizement of power but as president Obama changed his mind about the scope of presidential powers on issues including foreign affairs and national security.