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Another Venezuela? Negotiations are ongoing between the US and Cuba as the Trump administration decides whether or not to apply the Venezuela model to...
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“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.” – Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis would have recognized Pete...
A Hopeless US Proposal Donald Trump thinks a 15-point plan will end the war with Iran. Seems like a hope and a prayer. Predictably, Iran rejected it...
Another Nonexistent Threat Regime change in Cuba may be the next stop for the Trump war machine. Here’s what he told CNN in an interview March 6:...
I have previously commented about the strategic blunders the Trump regime has made in its war on Iran. Add this one: the gains both China and Russia...
The Illogic of War The Trump administration reportedly cannot understand why Iran is refusing to accede to US demands that it halt uranium enrichment,...
Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” just got squashed. The Supreme Court on February 20 denied, by a 6-3 decision, the Trump administration’s...
The Anti-Corruption Campaign China’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, long considered a confidante of Xi Jinping and a vice-chairman of the powerful...
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy paper, released this month, is filled with nasty, nativist language and half-truths straight...
Separating the Practical from the Ideal Intractable conflicts are wars without end, and Russia’s war with Ukraine seems to fit the bill. Now three...
Friends No More In 2019, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi paraded their bromance with a 50,000-person “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston. They followed...
The Limits of Friendship Donald Trump is proving time and again to foreign leaders that counting on friendly relations is senseless. Most recently,...
Once Upon a Time There was a time not too long ago when American scientists and American research facilities were the envy of the world. In those...
Damage Control President Trump’s childish and out-of-touch message following US strikes on Iran is now, properly, a matter of contention. He said:...
President Trump announced that the US had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. Then he messaged that “now is the time for peace.” No, it is time...
A Scatter Gun Approach The Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether,...