Ear to the Ground

A Year of Many Kinds of Invasions

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2023 From U.S. war profiteering to GOP "Ukraine maximalists," there are many aspects of the conflict to focus on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Case For Diplomacy In Ukraine

Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W. Carden / IMI Feb 24, 2023 As 2023 unfolds, we fear that American policy will continue to be characterized by both mission creep and the absence of any sort of diplomatic engagement with Russia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

First Public Trump Impeachment Hearings Set for Next Week

MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Nov 6, 2019 Democrats turn to open sessions to make their case to prove his misconduct with witnesses William Taylor, Marie Yovanovitch and George Kent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Quits Days After Leaked Cables on Trump

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jul 10, 2019 Kim Darroch, representative of one of the U.S.'s closest allies, says he can no longer do his job after the president cut off contact with him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Steps Into North Korea With Kim at Historic DMZ Meeting

ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jun 30, 2019 With grins and a handshake, he becomes the first sitting U.S. president to go inside the nation as the two agree to revive nuclear talks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Accuses Detained Canadians of Stealing State Secrets

ROB GILLIES and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2019 The pair's arrest is widely seen as an attempt by the Chinese to pressure Canada to release a Huawei executive facing extradition to U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Call Me by My New Name: Balkan Nation Is North Macedonia Now

KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2019 The moniker change puts to rest a decades-old dispute with Greece, clearing a path for the renamed country to enter NATO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Huawei CFO Gets Bail; China Detains Canadian Ex-Diplomat

JIM MORRIS, ROB GILLIES and PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2018 A Vancouver court sets $7.5 million bond for Meng Wanzhou. Her detainment, requested by the U.S., has set off international tensions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

N. Korea Says It Won’t Get Rid of Nuclear Arms if It Can’t Trust U.S.

JENNIFER PELTZ and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Sep 29, 2018 Pyongyang's top diplomat tells world leaders at the U.N. that continued sanctions are derailing the efforts to build a relationship with the United States. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

High-Stakes Diplomacy as Battle for Syria’s Idlib Looms

JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI / The Associated Press Sep 7, 2018 Iranian and Russian leaders support a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey's president pleads for a cease-fire. U.S. and others warn of a bloody humanitarian disaster. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Pressed Aides on Venezuela Invasion, U.S. Official Says

JOSHUA GOODMAN / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2018 After the president in a 2017 meeting suggested an invasion, administration officials explained how military action could backfire. However, Trump later pursued the issue with Latin American leaders and others. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will the ‘Master Dealmaker’ Meet His Match in Kim?

JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Jun 9, 2018 President Trump is facing doubts from multiple corners as he prepares for Tuesday's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )