

Trump’s new approach to Latin America is a lot like America’s old one.


After Venezuela, how far could Trump really go?


On the ground in Venezuela after Trump’s attack.


“This is really about bringing Latin America, all of Latin America, to heel and bringing Trump allies to power.”


How critics of American interventionism fell for a myth.


The long, fascinating history of US entanglement with the Venezuelan industry.


Regime change, MAGA-style.


The US just attacked Venezuela. How did we get here?


Here’s how tensions escalated between the US and Venezuela before Saturday’s strikes.


The five biggest questions about a massive military buildup.

From the state of democracy to the chance of a recession, here’s what could happen in 2026.

The 25 forecasts we made in 2025, revisited.




The fixation on Greenland once looked eccentric. Now, it seems like the distillation of his whole foreign policy.


The global debt crisis works like your credit card — but much, much worse.


2025 was the year China showed it could go toe-to-toe with the US in an economic war.


A deadly weekend in Australia and Syria raises questions about the terror group’s future.


The antisemitic attack killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more.


A black market has been growing for years. This escalation puts a new spotlight on it.


China hawks were no match for the world’s most valuable company.




“Fog of war” is the least of it.


America’s new “neoroyalist” foreign policy.


According to Trump’s new national security strategy, America is done with “democracy promotion”…except in Europe.


As the US considers strikes on Venezuela, another Latin American country has caught the president’s attention.


How the Secretary of State is trying to balance his hawkish instincts against his MAGA doctrine.


How to do the most good possible with the money you give.


One of humanity’s biggest achievements may be slipping away.


The world is aging out of killing one another.


An end to the war in Ukraine may not be possible as long as Russia’s president is still in power.


Venezuela and the new war on terror, explained.


The fall of El Fasher and Sudan’s ongoing conflict, explained by an expert.


What makes this plan different from all the others?

It’s more subtle than Skynet.


The lovefest has limits.

The “pharmacy of the world” needs to reinvent itself.


Or they could save it.





