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Let’s call the whole thing off: Justin Trudeau shaking hands with Donald Trump at a NATO summit in London to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in December 2019.

Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny

The United States probably won’t annex Canada. But Trump’s imperial dreams are already destabilizing the world.

Jan 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump at night, in front of Air Force One, wearing a USA baseball cap.

Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires

Racist, stupid crap—that’s not unexpected. What we need is a tough local and national Democratic response. To everything.

Jan 9, 2025 / Joan Walsh

A view of debris of destroyed buildings as the scale of destruction, caused by Israeli attacks, comes to surface following the withdrawal of Israeli army in Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 10,2024.

We Can't Afford to Ignore This Threat to the People of Gaza We Can't Afford to Ignore This Threat to the People of Gaza

The very air that Gazans breathe could put their health in danger for many years to come.

Jan 9, 2025 / Abdullah Shihipar

People celebrate Joseph Aoun's election as president in Tripoli, Lebanon, on January 9, 2025.

Lebanon Elects a President, Afghanistan and Pakistan Skirmish at the Border, and Trump Embraces Imperialism Lebanon Elects a President, Afghanistan and Pakistan Skirmish at the Border, and Trump Embraces Imperialism

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jan 9, 2025 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, United states President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Meacham Begin, celebrate after signing the Camp David Peace Accords in 1978.

Jimmy Carter’s Biographer on the Late President’s Biggest Regret Jimmy Carter’s Biographer on the Late President’s Biggest Regret

Carter summoned Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat to Camp David to make peace, not apartheid, in the Middle East. But the Israeli president broke his promise to freeze settlements.

Jan 9, 2025 / Kai Bird

Donald Trump Jr. looks on after arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 7, 2025.

Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism

Trump’s obsession with claiming Greenland and its people for the US is just a new version of the same old imperialist story.

Jan 9, 2025 / John Nichols

Founder of the far-right National Front party Jean-Marie Le Pen points his finger as he poses during a photo session at his home in Saint-Cloud on January 14, 2021.

The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen

The elder Le Pen is dead, but far-right populists across the world still echo his mix of violent rhetoric, brazen lies, and outreach to mainstream conservatives.

Jan 8, 2025 / Obituary / David A. Bell

Members of the Syrian community hold flags of Syria and Germany as they rally on December 8, 2024, in Berlin.

The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad

Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe didn’t after World War II.

Jan 8, 2025 / Linda Mannheim

Sednaya Prison and the CIA

Sednaya Prison and the CIA Sednaya Prison and the CIA

Coverage of Syria’s prisons overlooks their decades-long use as key destinations for extraordinary rendition, where terror suspects were sent for brutal interrogations.

Jan 7, 2025 / Barbara Koeppel

Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad regime and the New Year’s Eve in the capital, Damascus, on December 31, 2024.

Damascus Diary: A New Year in a New Syria Damascus Diary: A New Year in a New Syria

Syrians begin to learn to live without Assad.

Jan 6, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos

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