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A Majority of Americans View Trump’s First Year as a Failure, Polls Show
Most surveys show Trump's net approval rating in the negatives — and by double digits.
Trump’s National Security Strategy Is Pax Americana With a MAGA Twist
“The stunning section devoted to Europe reads like a far-right pamphlet,” said a former French ambassador to the US.
US Proxy War Displaced My Family 50 Years Ago. We Still Live in the Wreckage.
As the daughter of Hmong refugees, I know the traumatic consequences of American foreign policy.
Trump Admin Wields Foreign Policy Apparatus to Advance Musk’s Business Interests
Trump’s State Department has intervened on behalf of Starlink in The Gambia and at least four other developing nations.
Sanctions Don’t Weaken US Adversaries — But They Do Enrich Oligarchs
Trump officials admit that sanctions don’t accomplish stated US foreign policy goals, but they’re still using them.
US and Israel Have Laid the Groundwork for War With Iran. Will Trump Set It Off?
For decades, the US political establishment has treated war with Iran as an inevitability. We must reverse course.
Trump and Vance’s Oval Office Spat With Zelenskyy Provokes Global Reaction
Advocates and world leaders reacted after Trump and Vance publicly berated the Ukrainian president in a heated argument.
As DOJ Unseals Assassination Plot, Fears of Trump’s Aggressive Iran Policy Grow
When reportedly briefed about Iran's alleged plot against him, Trump threatened to bomb the nation “to smithereens.”
BRICS Is Mounting a Challenge to the US-Led World Order — But for Whom?
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa held a summit to counter the unipolar power of the US and Europe.
US Militarism Remains Front and Center for Many Filipino Voters in 2024
The war machine enables authoritarianism in the Philippines and genocide in Gaza at the expense of our needs at home.