War

President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.

When will this march into Trump authoritarianism be stopped by some powerful, fearless leader?

They aren't moderate, they aren't Syrian, and they aren't rebels.

The Pentagon is speeding up the path from data to strike without a rule requiring a pause, independent audit, and public accounting after grave civilian harm.

Unicef warns of a catastrophic situation as at least 74 children killed in first week of 2025, with more dying from cold and starvation.

UN officials say Israel will allow just 300 aid trucks per day into famine-stricken Gaza as fuel bans continue and rubble hampers recovery of hostages’ bodies.

Obama officials have repeatedly expressed a commitment to killing large numbers of ISIS fighters. Will Trump take it even further?

Why Russia fumbled in Ukraine, China lost its way, and America should exercise restraint.

So many tax dollars have been spent on the further militarization of the country. We no longer have the slightest idea what life might be like if, instead of 17 significant intelligence outfits, we had just two of them, or even one.

We can fight against this cognitive war by insisting on an alternative vision for U.S. foreign policy, one in which the country becomes a good neighbor by centering its relationship with the hemisphere (and the world) on peace, solidarity and shared prosperity.