#foreign policy

#foreign policy

As any prosecutor and surely Mr. Woodward knows, the person on the inside who calls and says 'I want to talk' is an informant, or snitch, and is generally looking to bargain a deal, to improve his or her own situation, to place the blame on someone else in return for being allowed to plead down or out certain charges, and therefore "knows that his or her testimony will be unrespected, even reviled, subjected to rigorous examination and often rejection."

Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff suggest that Putin may make concessions for a plea deal with Ukraine, ignoring that these could be mere inducements to Trump.

The US State Department has approved a potential $4.67bn sale of a surface-to-air missile package to Egypt, including radar systems and logistical support.

The Trump administration reissued a license to Chevron, allowing oil production and exports from Venezuela, despite past cancellations linked to Maduro's legitimacy as President.

The mayor of New York has never, ever, ever been the leader of the Democratic Party. What we need to focus on is the message.

The upcoming congressional vote on two bills will expedite U.S. arms sales by reducing necessary vetting and possibly omitting congressional notification altogether.

The deported group included individuals described as 'so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back,' an assertion the Jamaican government strongly refutes.

The 18th EU package of sanctions is here, after Slovakia dropped its opposition to its adoption last night. Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, said late Thursday that he received additional guarantees from the EU on the technically unrelated, but politically linked, issue of gas imports from Russia and was now prepared to support the package.

The US state department plans to move forward with mass layoffs, affecting nearly 15% of its domestic staff, as part of a significant restructuring initiative.

Elon Musk's attempt to create a third political party in America, the America Party, reflects a bold yet highly speculative initiative that raises questions about its viability and impact.

Vivian Salama is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer as part of an expansion focusing on reporting in national defense, technology, and global conflict.

In "Eighty Years on the Edge," the writers reflect on how the Atomic Age has significantly shaped eight decades of geopolitical realities and societal impacts.

In his address following a military strike on Iran, Trump invoked God's name repeatedly, thanking Him and urging blessings for Israel and America, revealing a troubling trend of religious justification for military action.

To me, it still appears that we have only set back the Iranian nuclear program by a handful of months.

The Trump administration's expansion of a global deportation network raises serious ethical questions, as it pressures weaker nations to offer asylum for expelled immigrants.

"Goes absolutely to the heart of Sir Keir Starmer's government and its approach to foreign policy, the attorney general has told the BBC."

On Sunday, Greene tweeted, 'I don't know anyone in America who has been the victim of a crime or killed by Iran, but I know many people who have been victims of crime committed by criminal illegal aliens or MURDERED by Cartel and Chinese fentanyl/drugs.'