I am out on a limb. The clock is ticking. On Wednesday, I wrote in my new Substack column that I thought it unlikely that “the ‘negotiations’ or (to describe […] Source
Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.
Luke Morrison may be the youngest person keeping alive an age-old tradition: to process war through the memories and mementos of those who experienced it.
Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” The post Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Trump administration appears to be calling the same play against Cuba as it called against Venezuela to provide the platform for a military operation. That platform floats to Cuba in the form of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which entered the southern Caribbean Sea where it will remain “as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure the Cuban government,” according to U.S. Southern Command. On and…Open
The detritus of life can lead to attacks of disease, laughter, black magic, and other ills. The post The Mortal Clear-Out appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Mortal Clear-Out The detritus of life can lead to attacks of disease, laughter, black magic, and other ills. TakiMag My grandmother believed in a good weekly clear-out, by which she meant a dose of castor oil to remove the body poisons that she believed inevitably led to the mind poisons. Fortunately, my mother did not share her obsession with bowel function. I thought of my grandmother as I indulged recently in a clear-out of my own, that of the enormous, depressing and reproachful accumulation of papers that have rendered an entire room in my house impassable. I want to be tidy before I die. I suppose these papers…Open
What does it mean for the United States to pursue its national interests in the Western Hemisphere? The Trump administration has made a renewed focus on the American near abroad a centerpiece of its foreign policy, declaring in its 2025 National Security Strategy that it intends to “enforce a ‘Trump Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine.” […] The post The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Divide appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Divide The administration’s Western Hemisphere strategy continues to divide the realism and restraint community. What does it mean for the United States to pursue its national interests in the Western Hemisphere? The Trump administration has made a renewed focus on the American near abroad a centerpiece of its foreign policy, declaring in its 2025 National Security Strategy that it intends to “enforce a ‘Trump Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine.” That means ensuring that the “Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable and well-governed” enough to prevent mass migration to the U.S.,…Open