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As Rubio turns into punisher, Cubans wary of final blow
When Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Vatican last Thursday to smooth over the Trump administration’s shaky relationship with the Holy See,…
Poll: Ukrainians more threatened by corruption than by Russia
An explosive new poll suggests that a majority of Ukrainians feel their future is more threatened by corruption in the government than by…
Lockheed’s new Pentagon deal makes a bad bargain worse
In a recent earnings call Lockheed Martin described what may prove to be a highly consequential shift in Pentagon contracting. CEO Jim Taiclet…
Trump’s troop withdrawals from Germany might backfire. Here’s why.
At first glance, the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw two battalions from Germany and cancel the planned deployment of intermediate-range ground-launched missiles there…
Trump’s cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.
The $1.2 billion renovation of the Palais des Nations was intended to reaffirm Geneva’s centrality to the multilateral system. Instead, the city’s international…
Taiwan is looming over this week’s Trump and Xi summit
Although the current war with Iran dominates global attention, a more dangerous situation — between two nuclear-armed powers — continues to worsen: the…
If Trump wants out of war he needs to stand up to Israel on Lebanon
The Trump administration will host a new round of talks this week aimed at ending the latest warfare involving Israel and Lebanon.No new…
‘One big glow’: Did Trump just threaten to hit Iran with nukes?
A clearly frustrated President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to use nuclear weapons against Iran, which is ironic considering he made such a…
Iran war marks the end of American primacy as we know it
The war in Ukraine shattered a core assumption about great-power dominance: that size and military strength are enough to impose one’s will. Ukraine…
Military slow-rolled news of jet fuel leak at base near Washington
The Pentagon knew that Joint Base Andrews, an Air Force base just 10 miles southeast of Washington D.C., was leaking jet fuel as…
