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Trump SOTU 2025
Washington Politics

On war, has my party become 'eunuchs in the thrall' of Trump?

No provision in the Constitution allows the president to unilaterally bomb another nation's capital and remove its leader

US air force Venezuela operation absolute resolve
Latin America

The US military is feeling invincible, and that's dangerous

What happened in Venezuela is the exception, not the rule

Is Somaliland recognition worth a new Israeli outpost on the Red Sea?
Africa

Is Somaliland recognition worth a new Israeli outpost on the Red Sea?

Both countries have a lot to gain from the controversial new relationship, and judging from the backlash, a lot to lose too

Venezuela oil
Latin America

What risk? Big investors jockeying for potential Venezuela oil rush

Regime change has opened the door for hedge funds and Trump allies to cash in

ukraine russia war
Europe

Despite the blob's teeth gnashing, realists got Ukraine right

As usual, critics are still trying to launder their abysmal policy records by projecting their failures and conceits onto others.

Europe whistles past the Venezuelan graveyard
Europe

Europe whistles past the Venezuelan graveyard

Its tepid response to the US attack reinforces its weakness and undermines the case for defending Ukraine