by Manolo de los Santos | Apr 9, 2022 | Activism, Community, Cuba, Donald Trump, Economics, Food, Gender, Health Care/Medicine, History, Identity Politics, Interview, Joe Biden, Law, Nicaragua, Politics, Russia, Science, Social Justice, Trade, United States, War, Women's Rights
With myriad economic problems that Cuba faces, Díaz-Canel, in line with his predecessors Fidel and Raúl Castro, has renewed the principle of self-reliance. The vaccines are the biggest testimonies.
by John P. Ruehl | Apr 2, 2022 | Activism, Donald Trump, Economics, Egypt, Food, France, History, Human Rights, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Middle East, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Syria, Trade, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United States, War, Yemen
Since the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last August and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the White House has been desperate to showcase U.S. strength on the world stage. But the Biden administration has struggled to rally traditional Middle Eastern allies against Russia, raising questions over U.S. influence in the region.
by Nolan Higdon | Apr 2, 2022 | Activism, Afghanistan, Donald Trump, Economics, Elections, France, History, Iraq, Joe Biden, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, War
Binary knee-jerk activism is far too common in American political culture.
by Prabir Purkayastha | Mar 1, 2022 | Asia, China, Donald Trump, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United Kingdom, United States, War
Tehran knows the United States may be just a presidential election away from reneging on the deal, so U.S. stakes are temporary.
by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. | Feb 16, 2022 | Bulgaria, Cuba, Donald Trump, Economics, Estonia, France, Germany, History, Joe Biden, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, War
Today we face an avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense.
by Charles Xu | Feb 5, 2022 | Activism, Australia, Canada, China, Donald Trump, Economics, Europe, Finland, Japan, Joe Biden, Politics, Social Justice, South Korea, Taiwan, Trade, United Nations, United States, War
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms: to heal the scars of both exploitative Western colonialism and civil war.