How U.S. Tariffs on China Might Bolster Other Asian Economies

As a trade war looms ahead, countries neighboring China are stepping up to reshape trade dynamics.

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East Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy Isabelle Brito, Former Staff Writer East Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy Isabelle Brito, Former Staff Writer

A Fractured Relationship in A Fiery Region

Set against a backdrop of heightening regional tensions with significant global repercussions, the relationship between South Korea and Japan continues to deteriorate. The United States needs to take a more active role in the relationship, mediate a resolution, and, by extension, promote multilateral solutions to counteract China’s increasing aggression.

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Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, International Development Ben Gutman, Former Senior Staff Writer Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, International Development Ben Gutman, Former Senior Staff Writer

A Brutal History of Foreign Meddling in Haiti is Responsible for its Ongoing Crises

From European colonialism to U.S. imperialism, foreign powers have only ever been interested in securing their own foreign policy interests, primarily based on the extraction of wealth from the Haitian people.

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Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, International Development Ben Gutman, Former Senior Staff Writer Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, International Development Ben Gutman, Former Senior Staff Writer

Mainstream Media Framing of Post-Assassination Haiti Pushes for U.S. Intervention

Minimal and decontextualized coverage of Haitian protests prior to the assassination of Haitian president and close U.S. ally Jovenel Moïse helped safeguard his PHTK party’s catastrophic neoliberal agenda. Since Moïse’s assassination, a media flood on Haiti’s political crisis is setting the stage for further foreign intervention.

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Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Foreign Policy, Human Rights Ben Gutman, Former Senior Staff Writer Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Foreign Policy, Human Rights Ben Gutman, Former Senior Staff Writer

The U.S. Needs to Enforce Its Own Laws on Foreign Military Aid to Colombia

Under the control of numerous Colombian presidents, the Colombian military has taken advantage of billions of dollars in U.S. military funding to engage in systematic suppression of grassroots social movements

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