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A deal that Cuba (and Trump) cannot refuse?
Latin America

A deal that Cuba (and Trump) cannot refuse?

The US president wants to talk and so does Havana. They both have things the other needs and we all want to avoid a hostile overthrow.

Cuba Miami Dade Florida
Latin America

South Florida: When local politics become rogue US foreign policy

Miami-Dade's anti-Castro lobby is already rallying for Cuba next after Saturday's regime change operation in Venezuela

iran, china, russia
Middle East

'Annulled'! Russia won't abide snapback sanctions on Iran

The US-led move to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has drawn Moscow's ire, and with it a bifurcation of international law

Diplomacy Watch: Trump turns the screws on Moscow
QiOSK

Diplomacy Watch: Trump turns the screws on Moscow

In a sudden about-face, the president went from meeting with Putin to issuing sanctions on Russia’s top oil producers

Senate votes to lift crippling sanctions on Syria
Washington Politics

Senate votes to lift crippling sanctions on Syria

Questions remain about whether the repeal is 'clean'—and whether the House will follow suit

Sanctions are strangling Syria’s new economy
Middle East

Sanctions are strangling Syria’s new economy

Our reporter details first hand how measures first designed to fight Assad now risk crippling his successor