The US conducted a major flyover of bombers and fighter jets over nine countries across the Middle East, in a show of force against Iran and its allies. The Central Command (CENTCOM) mission, included aerial refueling drills and live munitions drops. CENTCOM chief...
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America’s ‘Democratic’ Allies Are Becoming More Authoritarian
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Feb 17, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
U.S. officials have a long history of portraying Washington’s allies and clients as democratic, even when their behavior is blatantly authoritarian. Such cynical hypocrisy was at its zenith during the Cold War, but it is surging again. A similar trend is evident with...
The Isolation is Over: Trump Calls Putin
by Ted Snider | Feb 17, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has led an international campaign to shun and isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin. Former U.S. President Joe Biden did not talk to Putin once after the war began. That policy of isolation is now...
The War on Michael DiMino
by James Rushmore | Feb 13, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Ever since being named deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, Michael DiMino has found himself in the crosshairs. On January 22, conservative talk radio host Mark Levin, citing a tweet condemning the former CIA analyst’s critique of the “ironclad...
Is Trump’s Colombia Showdown a Harbinger of Greater Latin American Tensions?
by José Niño | Feb 13, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since assuming the presidency, Donald Trump has quickly put Latin America on notice. From threatening Mexico and Colombia with tariffs for not adequately dealing with illegal immigration in a way that satisfied the president, to Trump’s threats to take over the Panama...
The Gaza Trap
by Matt Wolfson | Feb 12, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, relocating Palestinians and building the Riviera of the Middle East on the land where they lived, managed the rare trick of offending almost everyone. Objections fell along tracks worn into trenches by long warfare. Leftists...
Indonesia Joining BRICS is a Huge Deal
by Ted Snider | Feb 11, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On January 6, Indonesia formally entered BRICS as a full member. It was an important geopolitical shift that went largely unreported and little discussed in the mainstream western media. BRICS is an international organization whose primary purpose is to balance U.S....
State Dept. Plans New $7 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
by Connor Freeman | Feb 10, 2025 | Foreign Policy, News
The State Department has formally notified Congress of its plans for a massive arms sale to Israel worth over $7 billion, including thousands of missiles and bombs, the Associated Press reported on Friday. This follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to...