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Biathlon crowns the ultimate all-around Winter Olympians as France claims gold. Canada dominates the oval and humiliates the US ahead of a looming hockey showdown. And ski jumping descends into scandal with a bizarre controversy dubbed “Penisgate.” Day 11 delivers elite sport, proxy war politics, and Olympic absurdity in equal measure. Read my full iPINIONS… Read more.
Trump has slapped a $50m bounty on Nicolás Maduro, parading weakness as strength and turning U.S. foreign policy into a cheap Wild West stunt. But this bounty circus is more than hollow bravado. It exposes how Trump waves cash around when he can’t deliver power, while America’s history of covert action shows that real regime… Read more.
Greenlanders just did what too many Americans failed to do in 2016: they saw Donald Trump as a bullying snake-oil salesman with autocratic and imperial ambitions, and they rejected his pitch outright. With Tuesday’s parliamentary results, Greenlanders made clear their intent to maintain their colonial ties to Denmark. That’s because they fully appreciate the risk… Read more.
Trump has trademarked creating conflicts to solve Trump wasted no time after returning to the White House, reigniting his favorite diplomatic farce: manufacturing crises just to claim credit for solving them. Barely two weeks in, he threatened trade wars with Canada and Mexico, the likes of which the world had never seen. His demand? That… Read more.
Politics at the water’s edge Championing good governance and democratic values was long the hallmark of American leadership on the world stage — or so the myth goes. Once, when American diplomats came knocking, nations understood the package deal: aid came with accountability, alliances with expectations. More to the point, American politicians once took pride… Read more.
Faustian bargain coming home to roost for US firms In the chess game of global politics, China just flipped the board. Beijing slapped sanctions on 28 US companies, including defense giants Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. Framed as safeguarding national security, the move underscores China’s growing confidence. It believes America now needs its economy as… Read more.
