Tag: foreign policy

Before Venezuela devolves into civil war, the U.S. should lift the sanctions, take the military option off the table, and get behind a negotiated, nonviolent solution.

And in the long term, there is no recognition of what does this mean for the country in terms of its social fabric, its political culture and going forward, if there’s no negotiated agreement on that process.

Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?

As the Trump administration continues its attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has imposed a de facto embargo on oil from Venezuela’s state-run oil company.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet again. Here are several reasons to be optimistic about next month’s summit.

It’s ludicrous to paint Donald Trump as a peace president. The man is only selectively anti-war. He just doesn’t like the wars that other presidents started.

We still want populations around the world to admire, appreciate, and respect this country as a democracy and a powerful protector. Some ships are used to make exactly that point, other ships have become the very image and essence of hardship and harm.

Why Trump’s Paris fiasco really matters.

Most of these candidates have missed the opportunity to really critique their country’s costly failures on the world stage.

Touting his “extraordinary” ability to negotiate, but so far, Trump has shown he can’t make a deal.