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US hosting foreign military forces

The executive power to host foreign military forces on US soil, including the role of the Department of State and statutory export controls

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Jan 22, 2026

What legal authorities allow the U.S. executive branch to seize and sell foreign state assets like Venezuelan oil?

The executive branch primarily relies on a mix of (chiefly IEEPA implemented via presidential executive orders and OFAC regulations), that permit in rem actions against foreign-located property, and t...

Jan 11, 2026

How have claims about foreign military bases inside the United States circulated in political misinformation and what fact-checks exist?

Misinformation about “foreign military bases inside the United States” has circulated in partisan and social-media ecosystems by conflating overseas U.S. bases, host‑nation status, and diplomatic agre...