President Donald Trump announced that he would reimpose all sanctions from his first administration on Venezuela. President Joe Biden granted some companies temporary licenses to do business in Venezuela in an effort to improve ties with Caracas. “We are hereby...
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Mike Pompeo Lands New Job at Columbia Teaching ‘Diplomacy’
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 26, 2025 | News
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now a fellow at Columbia's Institute of Global Politics to teach diplomacy. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pompeo was hired by the university to "teach diplomacy, decision-making, and organizational leadership." The hire...
Trump Removes Biden-Era Order That Linked Arms Transfers to Humanitarian Aid
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 26, 2025 | News
President Joe Biden issued a national security memorandum last year that required all countries that receive US military assistance not to impede humanitarian aid distribution. President Donald Trump has now rescinded that order. In February 2024, President Biden...
Polish President: ‘NATO Without the US? What’s the Point?’
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 25, 2025 | News
The leader of Poland said that without the US, NATO is a pointless bloc that would only have the illusion of power. Polish President Andrzej Duda also said Warsaw would welcome American troops if Germany elected to expel them. On Tuesday, Duda said, "NATO without the...
Ukraine War Negotiations Framed By ‘Istanbul Protocol Agreement’
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 24, 2025 | News
President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy, Steve Witkoff, explained that talks on ending the Ukraine war are in the Istanbul Protocol Agreement framework. That protocol refers to a deal that was nearly signed between Kiev and Moscow that would have ended the war in...
Ukrainian Amputee Soldiers Continue to Fight
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 24, 2025 | News
The Associated Press interviewed several Ukrainian soldiers who suffered horrific injuries, leaving them with permanent disabilities, but they returned to the battlefield. According to the outlet, “Many Ukrainian brigades have at least one, often several, amputee...
Trump Envoy Says Hamas Must Physically Leave Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 23, 2025 | News
The US and Israel continue to manipulate the conditions of Tel Aviv's ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Donald Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff now says, for the agreement to continue, members of Hamas must physically leave Gaza. Appearing on CBS’s Face...
Republican Lawmakers Demand ‘A Consistent Forward Projection’ to Contain Russia and China
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 20, 2025 | News
In a letter, several Republican members of the House demanded the Pentagon retain an Eastern European policy involving a powerful force projection. The letter comes as the Donald Trump administration is engaging in talks with Moscow and considering making significant...