International Relations
- Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand. - Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.
- Europe Tries to Come to Terms With Trump’s Intervention in Venezuela - Needing U.S. support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders have been cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.
- Trump Claims Venezuela Will Hand Over Oil, and L.A. Wildfires Leave Behind Toxic Homes - Plus, a journey to a melting continent.
- China Touts Hainan, Its Duty-Free Island, Amid $1 Trillion Trade Surplus - Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
- U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran - Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.
- After Maduro’s Ouster, Marco Rubio Faces the Challenge of Running Venezuela - The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force the country to give U.S. companies access to its oil.
- How the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Reinforces Xi’s Vision of Power in Asia - The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.
- U.S. Faces Uproar Over Venezuela Attack, and Kennedy Scales Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations - Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day.
- Peace Is Unraveling - As states disregard limits on the lawful use of force, this may be just the beginning of a slide into frequent war.
- Zelensky’s Assessment Darkens as Europeans Gather to Talk Peace - With Russia still seen as unlikely to stop fighting, the Ukrainian leader’s tone has shifted from upbeat to cautionary.