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Latin America

Grenell vs. Rubio: Team Trump's competing Latin America visions

Old maximalist policies vs. making deals with adversaries — which one wins out?

What happens if Honduras kicks out the US military?
Latin America

Will the US be forced to abandon its base in Honduras?

Trump's promises of deportation are suddenly putting a US base and strategic hub in Central America in question

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Asia-Pacific

'America First' meets Greenland, Taiwan, and the Panama Canal

With an eye on China’s expanding footprint, Trump aims to recalibrate US strategy across three crucial global choke points

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Washington Politics

The dark side of Eisenhower's foreign policy

While he warned about the military industrial complex, he was less restrained when it came to covert interventions, some which reverberate today.

Exit stage left: Biden's curious Cuba move
Latin America

Exit stage left: Biden's curious Cuba move

The timing of his decision to lift the terror designation looks like mere nose-thumbing at Trump, though it may help Havana more than you think

How the US-backed coup ended Guatemala's 'Ten Years of Spring'
Latin America

How the US-backed coup ended Guatemala's 'Ten Years of Spring'

The 1954 overthrow of the reformist president ended up shaping one nation’s future and another’s foreign policy