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John Bolton Is Just the Kind of Bully Donald Trump Admires

Marjorie Cohn Apr 6, 2018 The new national security adviser has been called a "serial abuser," a "kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy" who "abuses his authority with little people." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Russia Ramps Up Diplomatic Clash, Expels More U.K. Diplomats

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and GREG KATZ / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 New cuts to the number of British envoys in Russia escalate a dispute with the West over the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Russia Responds Quid Pro Quo to Diplomats’ Expulsions

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Mar 29, 2018 Russia is expelling over 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans, in retaliation for a wave of Western expulsions of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in Britain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ecuadorean Embassy Cuts Julian Assange’s Internet

GONZALO SOLANO / The Associated Press Mar 28, 2018 The government says it acted because of the WikiLeaks founder's social media posts decrying the arrest of a Catalan separatist politician. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran, North Korea and the Dangers of Trumpian Diplomacy

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 14, 2018 Nobody will trust the word of an American president if the U.S. violates any current nuclear agreements. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

South Korea: Trump, Kim Jong Un to Meet ‘by May’

MATTHEW PENNINGTON / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2018 The president will attend a summit meeting with the North Korean leader "to achieve permanent denuclearization," a senior South Korean official says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer, Trita Parsi on U.S. Iran Policy

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 Truthdig's editor in chief interviews the founder of the National Iranian American Council about how Israel and Saudi Arabia are seriously jeopardizing prospects for peace in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

How to Build a Wall and Lose an Empire

Alfred W. McCoy / TomDispatch Jan 18, 2018 President Trump is inadvertently showing us the essential structure of the system of global power Washington honed over 70 years—and the damage he's inflicting on it. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

White House Walks Back Tillerson’s Call for N. Korea Talks

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Dec 14, 2017 The secretary of state's recent conciliatory comments and suggestion of diplomacy reportedly alarmed administration officials. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Does the United States Have a Future?

By Gilbert Doctorow Dec 12, 2017 In a talk at The National Press Club, historian and political analyst Gilbert Doctorow explores U.S.-Russia relations and their impact on the world. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

New American Strategy in South Asia Targets Pakistan

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 3, 2017 President Trump seems to have abandoned the traditional, evenhanded U.S. stance toward the region’s two major powers, Pakistan and India. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )