Trump Should Drop Intervention Threats, Focus on Keeping Troops Out of Venezuela
Rather than floating a unilateral assault, the U.S. should be working to prevent a humanitarian crisis that could require international intervention.
Rather than floating a unilateral assault, the U.S. should be working to prevent a humanitarian crisis that could require international intervention.
So far the administration’s moves have been uncharacteristically deft, but pushing too hard — or attempting a military invasion — would be disastrous.
It appears her “Plan B” is to keep pushing her rejected deal until either Parliament or the E.U. gets spooked enough to accept it.
With today’s vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal almost certain to fail, Brexiteers have resorted to telling the public a crash-out will be manageable.
With indictments looming, Israel’s prime minister used a TV address to challenge his accusers. It’s a move that might be appealing to Trump, too.
Though they’ve backed down for now, agreeing to reinstate Supreme Court judges, Polish nationalists are looking to European Parliament elections.
The results of the confidence vote were fitting, as the prime minister is pushing a bad, unpopular deal that’s still the best version of Brexit.
While it’s the best deal Brexiteers can hope for, nobody likes it — and its probable failure means the U.K. is headed for a worst-case scenario.
Viktor Orbán takes another alarming step in his effort to strangle opposition within Hungary, and neither the E.U. nor the U.S. is likely to stop him.
President López Obrador’s first term has begun, and so has the challenge of dealing the migrant caravan and a disruptive leader north of the border.
President López Obrador’s first term has begun, and so has the challenge of handling the migrant caravan and a disruptive leader north of the border.
The prime minister thwarted a rebellion within his Cabinet, but Israel’s ultranationalist faction is still winning the long game.
After agreeing to a cease-fire in Gaza, the prime minister is cast as a capitulating peacenik by his allies. Still, he’ll probably be reelected.
Kim Jong-un is doing exactly what he has said he planned to do all along — not what President Trump claims he agreed to in Singapore.
Deploying troops to combat a fake migrant caravan “invasion” may fire up Trump’s base, but service members don’t like being used as political pawns.
Even if this policy shift isn’t self-serving, alleviating the crisis would require economic and diplomatic moves the U.S. probably won’t undertake.
The Turkish president drew the world’s attention with continual leaks, aiming to expose MBS as a brute and turn the world against Saudi Arabia.
Trump may not want to punish them, but CEOs risk alienating customers, investors, and employees if they are seen as condoning the regime’s actions.
If Trump fails to punish the Saudis for Jamal Khashoggi’s apparent murder, it will signal that money and flattery are worth more than U.S. morals.
Trump accused China of seeking to help Democrats in November as retaliation for his trade policies. It’s possible, but he offered no real evidence.