The Trump administration is plotting its next move after Venezuela.
Why Cuba Is Back on Washington’s Regime-Change Agenda
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North America
How the “Kill Line” Redefined the American Dream in China
The growing holes in America’s safety net reveal the insecurity at the core of the world’s richest nation.
Trump Tries to Overturn the World Order
And the world is starting to fight back.
The Donroe Doctrine and the Cost of Foreign Policy by Spectacle
Trump’s desire to annex Greenland threatens to tear apart not only NATO but the entire rules-based order.
In Minnesota, Trump Is Borrowing from the Dictators’ Handbook
The American president is learning from Putin and Lukashenko.
Why the Capture of Maduro Should Make Washington Worry About the Dollar
The dollar’s future will be shaped in part by whether American leadership is exercised with restraint, confidence, and a sense of shared responsibility.
Losers of the World – Unite!
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have been rightfully accused of war crimes. Donald Trump must be the next.
Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military
The U.S. military is abusing Hawaiian land. Will residents be able to exert Indigenous sovereignty and get it back?
Edging Closer to Armageddon?
Will the U.S. and Russia abandon all nuclear restraints?
Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s “Hemisphere First” Agenda
Oil is part of the reason Trump invaded Venezuela. But the bigger reason is classic imperial power politics.