Global Voices

El rostro humano del cerco: la vida cotidiana bajo la escalada de sanciones a Cuba

Lisandra Fariñas / Truthdig Feb 19, 2026 Cocinar con carbón, aguantar sin agua; mujeres y adultos mayores son los más golpeados por la orden ejecutiva de Trump. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Cubans Struggle Against a Tightening US Noose

Lisandra Fariñas / Truthdig Feb 19, 2026 Cooking with charcoal, waiting for water; women and the elderly bear the brunt of Trump’s measure against Cuba. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Americas

Maduro Government Denounces Trump’s Oil Blockade

Pablo Meriguet / Peoples Dispatch Dec 18, 2025 Trump has declared that the sanctioned oil belongs to the United States. Caracas rejects the statement and considers it an “imperialist naval blockade.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Lifting Sanctions on Syria Exposes Their Cruel Intent

Michael Galant, Eleonora Piergallini / Responsible Statecraft Jul 14, 2025 As Trump shifts U.S. policy, former defenders now concede what was long denied — that economic warfare takes aim at the citizenry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Dropping Sanctions on Syria Is a Good Thing

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 14, 2025 Whatever Donald Trump's motivations for the move might be, this is a clear win for the Syrian people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

World

Biden’s Cuba Policy Has the Island in Shambles

Ed Augustin / Drop Site News Oct 3, 2024 By maintaining that the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, the administration has cruelly tightened the screws on anachronistic sanctions. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Middle East

Will Earthquake Aid for Syria Be Impeded by US Sanctions?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 8, 2023 With thousands dead or wounded, will earthquake aid for Syria be impeded by US sanctions? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iran Adds Advanced Centrifuges in Latest Nuclear Deal Breach

NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Nov 4, 2019 The move, coming as demonstrators mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy siege, further weakens the pact Donald Trump withdrew from. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Made Trump Change His Mind About Turkey?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 15, 2019 How to explain the U.S. president's about-face on Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria? Offhand, I can think of three possible explanations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Orders Turkey Sanctions as U.S. Scrambles for Syria Exit

ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Oct 14, 2019 The president says he is halting trade negotiations and raising steel tariffs in an effort to restrain the Turks' assault on Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

North Korea Fires Projectiles Hours After Offering Talks With U.S.

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Sep 9, 2019 The suggestion of resuming nuclear diplomacy with the two launches into the sea are seen as pressure on the Trump team to make concessions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nicolás Maduro: ‘John Bolton Tried to Assassinate Me’

Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton / The Grayzone Project Aug 6, 2019 In a new interview with The Grayzone Project, the Venezuelan president reflects on U.S. sanctions, Washington's plots against him and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )