The Real Donroe Doctrine: Foreign Interference during Election Years
The Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent backing of his regime by naming Vice President Delcy...
North America
The Status Quo Isn’t Giving Anymore
You know when you look down a Manhattan avenue and it just goes and goes until it disappears into the...
Chevron’s Wake and the Return of Judicial Spine
The U.S. Constitution assigns “ll legislative Powers” to Congress and “the executive Power” to a single President. At first glance,...
Ideological Intransigence on Israel Continues to Overrule US National Interest
Israeli settlement expansion and settler violence are increasing. In the West Bank, violence increased by 27% and “severe” attacks by...
Munich Security Conference 2026: The Post-Cold War Era Has Come to an End, But Now What?
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) closed its 62nd and arguably most anticipated edition. The forum, which takes place annually in...
For Jay Rosen, American Press Needs to Become More Pro-Democracy
The Washington Post is amid the worst crisis of its history; public media has been severely defunded; and CBS has...
Who gets left out when literacy declines in the US?
In 2025, 40 percent of American adults did not open a book. This is not because books are out of...
The Protectionist Paradox
The United States has upended the free-trade status quo—a decades-long era defined by largely borderless markets and neoliberal optimism. Its...
Cuban Soldiers Fighting for Russia Further Strains US-Cuba Relations
Reports emerged in Sep. 2023 regarding Cuban fighters supporting the Russian war effort in Ukraine when the Cuban government announced...
The Cost of Trump’s Aid Cuts: A Global Rollback on Women’s Safety and Empowerment
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to dismantle USAID–the government agency that...