The President has walked himself into a new quagmire, but even if he finds a way to extract himself soon, the war will damage his party for the rest of his term.
Despite multiple bombshell revelations in the Epstein files, there has been little coordinated reaction in the United States, leaving people uncertain with how to take action.
An American flotilla is nearing Iran as the country recovers from a violent state crackdown on mass protests. The U.S. task force’s goals remain unclear, driving tensions in southwest Asia.
Widely believed to be an ineffective form of diplomatic pressure, the long-standing sanctions regimes of the past two decades have begun to show results.
The Trump administration and the Chavistas appear to have reached the same conclusion: Delcy Rodríguez will be their woman in Caracas. The question is whether she can balance both sides.
The now-iconic Washington Post photograph of Ahmed al-Sharaa calmly contemplating a chessboard during his visit to Washington reflects the strategy that has defined his rise: a blend of calculation, patience and a willingness to play a long game with pieces others assumed were unwinnable.
At a critical moment for Lebanon, the United States placed Tom Barrack in charge of difficult negotiations, yet he has proven to be the wrong man for the job.
