International Relations

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s hunger strike reveals the cost of ignoring oppressive regimes allied with the U.S., raising tough questions about Washington’s priorities in Bahrain.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to meet in South Korea, the stakes are high for American sovereignty amid ongoing trade tensions and security threats like fentanyl trafficking.

As Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba with devastating force, the storm’s aftermath underscores the urgent need for America to bolster border security and disaster readiness in a region increasingly buffeted by climate chaos.

China openly declares it will never renounce force to “reunify” with Taiwan, escalating military pressure just before a critical Trump-Xi summit—posing direct challenges to American national security and regional stability.

North Korea fired cruise missiles just before President Trump arrived in South Korea, revealing the ongoing threat to U.S. interests and the dangerous gamble of diplomatic talk without concrete results.

The U.S. imposed sanctions on a UN human rights investigator critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza, complicating her mission and undermining the integrity of global human rights mechanisms—raising pressing questions about American leadership in defending international norms.

As President Trump pushes for a $350 billion South Korean investment in the U.S., negotiations stall, revealing deeper tensions over America’s economic sovereignty and fair trade.

Nine lives lost in Israeli military strikes across Gaza reveal the tenuous nature of ceasefire agreements and the ongoing dangers posed by Hamas’s actions. What does this mean for American interests in Middle East stability?

Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz reaches out to El Salvador’s Bukele for prison reforms, embracing harsh policies that raise serious human rights and sovereignty questions.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reveals in her memoir that Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez pressed her to invite King Felipe VI to her 2024 inauguration, but she refused, deepening diplomatic strains tied to colonial-era grievances.