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Cuban military personnel carry caricatures of Donald Trump

What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests

The danger of “maximum pressure” vs. the promise of “pragmatic engagement.”

Jul 16, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh

Francesca Albanese speaks at a pro-Palestine event.

Sanctioning Francesca Albanese Sanctioning Francesca Albanese

Marco Rubio tramples on law, justice, and truth.

Jul 15, 2025 / Richard Falk

Will the Trump Administration Face Headwinds as It Tightens the Noose Around Cuba? (Yes.)

Will the Trump Administration Face Headwinds as It Tightens the Noose Around Cuba? (Yes.) Will the Trump Administration Face Headwinds as It Tightens the Noose Around Cuba? (Yes.)

Now it’s aiming at Cuba’s international medical missions.

Jul 9, 2025 / Marc Frank

President Donald Trump arrives for a NATO Summit dinner at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025.

NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King

The NATO secretary general had one mission: Keep Trump happy. And to keep Trump happy, you sacrifice your dignity and play the vassal.

Jun 27, 2025 / Carol Schaeffer

A veiled Iranian art student waves a country flag while standing on symbolic debris of a destroyed building as she performs in an anti-war conceptual play at a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 21, 2025.

Why Congress Needs to Vote on My Bipartisan War Powers Resolution Why Congress Needs to Vote on My Bipartisan War Powers Resolution

America cannot afford another endless war in the Middle East.

Jun 24, 2025 / Rep. Ro Khanna

US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, DC.

As Trump and Netanyahu Push for War, Europe Is Once Again Silent As Trump and Netanyahu Push for War, Europe Is Once Again Silent

Ahead of a NATO summit, European capitals are unwilling to strain ties with Washington.

Jun 23, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

Compassion Flotilla

Compassion Flotilla Compassion Flotilla

On June 8, the Madleen aid ship was intercepted, as it approached the shores of Gaza to distribute humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave’s starving population. The twelve p...

Jun 17, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Women take a selfie in front of a German tank before the formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in the center of Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025.

What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit

Will the rearmament agenda bring more security—or lead to a self-inflicted economic and social crisis?

Jun 16, 2025 / Sevim Dagdelen

Joseph Nye, the father of the concepts of soft power, smart power, and hard power, speaks by videoconference at the Paris Defence and Strategy Forum on March 12, 2025.

Trump Is Blowing Up Soft Power Trump Is Blowing Up Soft Power

And he’s shooting America’s diplomats in the foot.

Jun 11, 2025 / Adam Weinstein

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power

Trump’s sharp cuts to humanitarian aid will ensure that the United States’ soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to its international standing.

Jun 3, 2025 / Alfred McCoy

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