Charlie Bertsch / 06 Sep 2019
The Art of the Con
Trump’s Greenland Fakeout
When the word got out that Donald Trump had expressed interest in purchasing Greenland for the United States, reaction varied a great deal. (...)
United States
Spencer Sunshine / 05 Aug 2019
Antifa Panic
Blaming the Left for Terrorism
The United States is having its third wave of “Antifa panic” in as many years. Donald Trump’s 27 July tweet called for Antifa—short for antifascist activists—to be declared “a major Organization of Terror”.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 31 Jul 2019
Brexit Driving Iran Crisis
The BoJo-Trump Deal
Iran and a trade deal. The 26 July exchange could not have deferred more to Trump.(...)
Anna Ahronheim / 24 Jul 2019
Letting Go of Turkey
Why The West Failed
It could have changed Europe. Negotiating to join the EU since 2005, Turkey's aspirations, though still a government priority, could not be further from reality today.(...)
Anna Ahronheim / 12 Jul 2019
The Russian Middle East
Moscow Takes Over From Washington
Three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is back. Not as an economic power. Western sanctions have seen to that. But as a military power.(...)
The Battleground / 05 Jul 2019
The Appeal of Victory
Italy’s Strongman Complex: The Brando Benifei Interview
Salvini is always the winner. Peruse most major news media on the 2019 EU elections, and when you hit Italy, it’s always the case.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 03 Jul 2019
To Hell With Europe
Trump and American Hostility
Watching American news coverage of the 2019 G20 summit in Osaka last weekend, you could forgive audiences in the United States for thinking there were no Europeans represented.(...)
Josh White / 24 Jun 2019
The Death of the Iran Deal
European Foreign Policy, American Reality
We’ve all seen it before. The parade of missiles through Tehran and the lockstep procession of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 17 Jun 2019
Trump Against Iran
Europe in Crisis
The image of an oil tanker burning in the Gulf of Oman is a stern warning of the potential for war in the Middle East, as tensions continue to rise between the United States and Iran.(...)
Josh White / 06 May 2019
Getting China Wrong
The Yellow Peril is Back
The UK has just faced a scandal over its relations with China because of its use of Huawei technology in its 5G network.(...)