Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine Could Push Canada Toward China By Uriel Araujo Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada reveals a broader geopolitical drive. As Washington revives Monroeist thinking and pressures Ottawa, Canada is diversifying its trade and security relationships. Could US… Read More ›
Panama Canal Showdown Exposes The Limits Of Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine By Uriel Araujo The Panama Canal dispute appeared to deliver Washington a major victory over Chinese influence in Latin America. Yet China responded through its commercial and maritime leverage, bringing… Read More ›
Could Trump Try To “Save Face” Over Iran By Targeting Cuba? By Uriel Araujo As tensions over Iran expose divisions within the Trump administration, Washington appears to be intensifying pressure on Cuba through sanctions, intelligence operations, and military planning. Would a… Read More ›
Will Trump Overrule Musk To Help Ukraine Target Russia With Starshield? By Andrew Korybko Musk might understandably balk due to not wanting to provoke Putin into escalating out of self-defence in ways that risk World War III, but it remains unclear… Read More ›
Poland’s Trilateral Patriot Production Proposal Throws A Wrench In Ukraine’s Plans By Andrew Korybko This can be seen as another attempt by Poland to clinch significant military-security deals, including a permanent US base and possibly hosting nukes, for convincing Trump 2.0… Read More ›
Washington’s Venezuela Reversal: Why Delcy Rodríguez Now Suits Trump Better Than María Corina Machado By Uriel Araujo The US once backed María Corina Machado as the face of political change in Venezuela. Today, Washington appears more comfortable with socialist acting President… Read More ›
Lvov’s Spontaneous Anti-Conscription Riot Poses A Serious Problem For Zelensky By Andrew Korybko Ukrainian nationalists are still adamantly opposed to the scenario of ceding Donbass to Russia, but the problem is that they themselves don’t want to fight to retain it,… Read More ›
Will Trump Choose Turkey Over Israel? NATO’s “Turkish Question” Comes To A Head By Uriel Araujo As Trump embraces Turkey’s Erdogan and opens the door to F-35 sales, Israel increasingly fears isolation. Long-simmering tensions within NATO are now exploding into view,… Read More ›
Why Did Putin And Lavrov Send Such Pleasant Greetings On The US’ 250th Independence Day? By Andrew Korybko Words alone won’t get Trump to change course, but they’re known to have an effect on him depending on who they come from… Read More ›
Lavrov’s Realization That Anchorage Only Bought Time For Ukraine To Rearm Was Long Overdue By Andrew Korybko Russia can either decisively “escalate to de-escalate” in its own right to swiftly end the conflict on as many of its terms as possible,… Read More ›