How the US should respond to Russian influence in Latin America
Moscow’s regional reach is limited but Washington needs a long term plan for reengagement in the Western Hemisphere.
Moscow’s regional reach is limited but Washington needs a long term plan for reengagement in the Western Hemisphere.
By restricting the meeting to democracies, the president omitted countries key to addressing the agenda’s top issues.
The Mexican president is the first to follow through on a boycott after the White House confirmed its snub of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
US neighbors say the president’s reported “democracy vs. autocracy” invite list is a no-go and are willing to forgo the whole thing.
Washington has resumed talks with Havana on migration, but will domestic politics prevent the president from moving forward on other issues?
Abstaining in the recent UN resolution wasn’t the first time it had to defend Moscow while abhorring its actions.
Fidel Castro once called it ‘a tangled ball of yarn,’ and after six decades, Washington’s keystone regime change policy still hasn’t worked.
New book shows how the American general’s contempt for ‘the racket’ was born during his service in the 20th century ‘small wars.’
The president promised during the campaign to reverse Trump’s failing sanctions policies and so far has yet to follow through.
Washington’s active support for dissidents puts everything in peril, most importantly, the people it wants to help.
While he warned about the military industrial complex, he was less restrained when it came to covert interventions, some which reverberate today.
US domestic politics are overshadowing multiple crises on the island nation, which only prolongs the suffering of the Cuban people.
Excuses for why the US can’t lift Trump restrictions on the cash Americans send their families there are outdated and inaccurate.
Sanctions like those imposed on Cuba fail to achieve their stated policy objectives and create misery for millions of innocent people.
Those pushing for regime change should be careful what they wish for.
While the domestic politics are tricky, Biden can at least start with issues that have an humanitarian impact.
Normalizing relations with the island would go a long way towards promoting one of the president’s “core pillars” of US foreign policy.
Poznansky’s new book shows how the U.S. pays lip service to international rules while doing what it wants behind the scenes.
Trump’s rekindling of animosity between Washington and Havana will serve as a blip on the road to rapprochement.
The outgoing secretary of state spent his final days planting booby traps and ensuring his own political future.
Quick action by President Biden to reverse this will go a long way to restoring an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.