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Haiti gang violence
North America

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

But the UN and US never seem to learn. There have been numerous cycles of peacekeeping and police missions there. Here's why they don't work.

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Washington Politics

Emergency! Trump's use of extraordinary powers for tariffs

Executive authorities have remained unchecked for decades. Is there any surprise that the president prefers them over working with Congress?

Diplomacy Watch: Did Boris Johnson help stop a peace deal in Ukraine?
Europe

Diplomacy Watch: Did Boris Johnson help stop a peace deal in Ukraine?

A recent piece in Foreign Affairs revealed that Kyiv and Moscow may have had a tentative deal to end the war all the way back in April.

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Latin America

Today marks 60 years of the Cuban embargo. What exactly is it?

Fidel Castro once called it 'a tangled ball of yarn,' and after six decades, Washington's keystone regime change policy still hasn't worked.

Trump's big idea: Deploy assassination teams to Mexico
North America

Trump's big idea: Deploy assassination teams to Mexico

His plan to kill drug kingpins to solve the American opioid crisis will backfire dramatically

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Washington Politics

Ripping up Trump's 'battle plan' of attack on Mexico's cartels

Chasing drug gangs and an endless rotation of kingpins into the cities and mountains — do we really want another Afghanistan?