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Even as the Trump administration uses counternarcotics to justify blowing up small boats, its policies in South America may actually encourage a spike in the global cocaine supply.
U.S. Aid Cuts Set the Stage for a Cocaine Explosion in Peru
Even as Trump uses counternarcotics to justify blowing up small boats, his aid cuts will be a boon for Peru’s cocaine traffickers.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Even as the Trump administration uses counternarcotics to justify blowing up small boats, its policies in South America may actually encourage a spike in the global cocaine supply.
Trump’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region.
Trump Has Upended U.S. Policy in the Western Balkans
The president’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region.
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America.
Trump’s ‘Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine Is No Doctrine at All
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America.
Despite calling for “win-win” ties with Beijing, Trump’s National Security Strategy lays out a clear effort to constrain China, Mary Gallagher writes.
The ‘New’ U.S. Strategy on China Is Containment by Another Name
Despite calling for “win-win” ties with Beijing, Trump’s National Security Strategy lays out a clear effort to constrain China.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Despite calling for “win-win” ties with Beijing, Trump’s National Security Strategy lays out a clear effort to constrain China, Mary Gallagher writes.
Even as Trump uses counternarcotics to justify blowing up small boats, his aid cuts will be a boon for Peru’s cocaine traffickers, Simeon Tegel writes.
U.S. Aid Cuts Set the Stage for a Cocaine Explosion in Peru
Even as Trump uses counternarcotics to justify blowing up small boats, his aid cuts will be a boon for Peru’s cocaine traffickers.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Even as Trump uses counternarcotics to justify blowing up small boats, his aid cuts will be a boon for Peru’s cocaine traffickers, Simeon Tegel writes.
The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik, a decision that may end up being more far-reaching than Trump realizes.
Trump Has Upended U.S. Policy in the Western Balkans
The president’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik, a decision that may end up being more far-reaching than Trump realizes.
The “Trump Corollary” seems more like a branding exercise for ad hoc decisions driven by the president’s whims and pique, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.
Trump’s ‘Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine Is No Doctrine at All
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The “Trump Corollary” seems more like a branding exercise for ad hoc decisions driven by the president’s whims and pique, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.
Trump’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region, @giorgiocafiero.bsky.social writes.
Trump Has Upended U.S. Policy in the Western Balkans
The president’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump’s surprise decision to lift sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist Milorad Dodik is reverberating across the region, @giorgiocafiero.bsky.social writes.
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.
Trump’s ‘Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine Is No Doctrine at All
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy offers no guidance for the immediate challenges it faces in Latin America, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
Trump’s Approach to Latin America Is Not Such an Outlier
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening.
Europe Hesitated on Ukraine. Trump and Putin Moved In
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening.
Another way to understand Trump’s actions is that his America First approach is perfectly compatible—and even consistent—with a long-standing essential trait of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
Trump’s Approach to Latin America Is Not Such an Outlier
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Another way to understand Trump’s actions is that his America First approach is perfectly compatible—and even consistent—with a long-standing essential trait of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
“Every week of delay strengthens the hand of those treating Ukraine’s reconstruction as a business opportunity rather than a question of national sovereignty,” Candace Rondeaux writes.
Europe Hesitated on Ukraine. Trump and Putin Moved In
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Every week of delay strengthens the hand of those treating Ukraine’s reconstruction as a business opportunity rather than a question of national sovereignty,” Candace Rondeaux writes.
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions.
Germany’s Defense Spending Spree Comes With Some Potential Downsides
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions.
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been ratcheting up again in recent months, sparking concerns that the Horn of Africa could see a return to conflict.
The focal point? Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on regaining access to the sea.
The focal point? Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on regaining access to the sea.
Ethiopia and Eritrea Are on the Brink of War Again, Over Sea Access
Amid concerns that the two neighbors could return to open conflict, Ethiopia has called for international mediation.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been ratcheting up again in recent months, sparking concerns that the Horn of Africa could see a return to conflict.
The focal point? Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on regaining access to the sea.
The focal point? Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on regaining access to the sea.
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
Read more from columnist @profpaulpoast.bsky.social:
Read more from columnist @profpaulpoast.bsky.social:
Trump’s Approach to Latin America Is Not Such an Outlier
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump’s coercive diplomacy is consistent with a long-standing focus of U.S. foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.
Read more from columnist @profpaulpoast.bsky.social:
Read more from columnist @profpaulpoast.bsky.social:
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening, Candace Rondeaux writes.
Europe Hesitated on Ukraine. Trump and Putin Moved In
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening, Candace Rondeaux writes.
If German defense spending meets its targets, it will bring the “German question” that was so central to Europe’s 20th-century past back to its 21st-century present, @nathalietocci.bsky.social writes.
Germany’s Defense Spending Spree Comes With Some Potential Downsides
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If German defense spending meets its targets, it will bring the “German question” that was so central to Europe’s 20th-century past back to its 21st-century present, @nathalietocci.bsky.social writes.
Ethiopia’s prime minister is fixated on regaining access to the sea. The result is growing tensions with neighbor Eritrea, raising fears that the region could see a return to conflict.
Ethiopia and Eritrea Are on the Brink of War Again, Over Sea Access
Amid concerns that the two neighbors could return to open conflict, Ethiopia has called for international mediation.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Ethiopia’s prime minister is fixated on regaining access to the sea. The result is growing tensions with neighbor Eritrea, raising fears that the region could see a return to conflict.
Even as it seeks new diplomatic partnerships outside the West, Iran’s economic and political isolation is deepening.
With the Nuclear Deal Gone, Iran’s Back Is to the Wall
Even as it seeks new diplomatic partnerships outside the West, Tehran’s economic and political isolation is deepening.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Even as it seeks new diplomatic partnerships outside the West, Iran’s economic and political isolation is deepening.
The U.S. midterm congressional elections are just one contest in 2026 that could have a significant impact on global affairs.
Read about four more here:
Read about four more here:
The Five Elections That Will Be Pivotal for Global Politics and Democracy in 2026
The U.S. midterm congressional elections are just one contest in 2026 that could have a significant impact on global affairs.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The U.S. midterm congressional elections are just one contest in 2026 that could have a significant impact on global affairs.
Read about four more here:
Read about four more here:
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions, @nathalietocci.bsky.social writes.
Germany’s Defense Spending Spree Comes With Some Potential Downsides
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Germany’s turnaround on defense spending is a step forward for European security. But it also raises some troubling questions, @nathalietocci.bsky.social writes.
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been ratcheting up again in recent months, sparking concerns that the Horn of Africa could see a return to conflict.
Ethiopia and Eritrea Are on the Brink of War Again, Over Sea Access
Amid concerns that the two neighbors could return to open conflict, Ethiopia has called for international mediation.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been ratcheting up again in recent months, sparking concerns that the Horn of Africa could see a return to conflict.
With the nuclear deal gone, Iran faces narrowing options, even as mounting domestic, economic and geopolitical pressure makes the regime more vulnerable but also more assertive.
With the Nuclear Deal Gone, Iran’s Back Is to the Wall
Even as it seeks new diplomatic partnerships outside the West, Tehran’s economic and political isolation is deepening.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
With the nuclear deal gone, Iran faces narrowing options, even as mounting domestic, economic and geopolitical pressure makes the regime more vulnerable but also more assertive.
In her latest column, @fridaghitis.bsky.social runs down five elections in 2026 that she’ll be watching closely for their impact on global affairs:
The Five Elections That Will Be Pivotal for Global Politics and Democracy in 2026
The U.S. midterm congressional elections are just one contest in 2026 that could have a significant impact on global affairs.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In her latest column, @fridaghitis.bsky.social runs down five elections in 2026 that she’ll be watching closely for their impact on global affairs: