Edward Wong

Marco Rubio: If you criticize Israel, you will not be granted a visa for the United States. Nothing on if people criticize the U.S. tho… 🤨

The tragedy here is that Cuba also has an aging population and a need for labor. Under this scheme, a part of that emigrated labor force would be going to the one country in the Americas with population demographics much like Cuba’s own.

North Korea sends troops to wage war in Europe. Iran sends Shahed drones and missiles to Russia to wage war in Europe, and IRGC trainers to Crimea to show them how to use the drones. China helps Russia evade sanctions to wage war in Europe and now, per Reuters, even trains Russian troops to wage war in Europe. Ukraine hits one Iranian cargo ship carrying military equipment and suddenly wars are merging and it might even be World War III.

Quite the story — July 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.

So much of Washington discourse focuses on US credibility as the use of force, but we’re actually losing our ability to credibly commit to diplomacy.

“In recent weeks, he has seemed trapped, his presidency gradually consumed by a war he cannot find his way out of.”