[T]he Global South will not be a passive recipient of economic coercion, nor will it allow its developmental trajectories to be derailed by the tariff wars and unilateral sanctions.
The culture war between the MAGA camp and the wokeist coalition of crypto-Communists and bleeding heart liberals shows that the failure has continued for a quarter of a century.
In the wake of Pompeo’s visit, we need to establish a clear, well-defined foreign policy that focuses a bit less on rhetoric and more on a long-term vision of our place in the world.
The U.S. cannot expect to win friends by adopting a double standard of calling for democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan but closing its eyes on all her dictatorial allies in the Middle East and Central Asia.