Middle East
Trump: When the only friends you have left are Bushies and neocons
The warmaking president is shedding his base. But the last ones on the MAGA bus may be the first to leap off at any sign of political trouble.
April 27, 2026
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Latin America
In Cuba a deadlock is more likely than a deal
Trump wants something that the government in Havana is just not willing to give
April 26, 2026
Asia-Pacific
War has significantly altered major Trump meeting with Xi
Rather than a clash, these titans are likely tempered by the Middle East war. The question, who now has the better advantage?
April 22, 2026
Latin America
65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms
'There were sobering lessons,' JFK said after the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961. There is still time for the current president to learn them.
April 20, 2026
Middle East
Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel
It started with Gaza, but the admin's fight with the pope and its insistence that Jesus blesses US bombing raids have put this pillar of the base at serious risk
April 20, 2026
Middle East
Lacing up LBJ's shoes, Trump is walking willingly into a trap
'Choosing War' author Fredrik Logevall on how the Democratic president went from bombing in 1964 to sending 500,000 ground troops into Vietnam by 1967
April 14, 2026
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