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Of the 647 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 86% held up.
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Iran is simultaneously responding to external pressures: particularly the performative diplomacy of the Trump administration while safeguarding core sovereign priorities, including its nuclear program and regional influence.
The French Central Bank recently completed the transfer of its gold reserves from New York to Paris.
US partners are unlikely to put faith in an American electorate that has twice delivered a president unwilling to consult allies or to respect international agreements.
The United States, under Donald Trump, appears unconcerned that its actions are souring its international approval.
A global Gallup poll conducted in 2025 showed China more popular than the United States.
Disapproval of US leadership reached an all-time high of 48%, most notably in US allies.
From gold reserves to arms contracts, Europe is systematically reducing its exposure to US capriciousness.
Policymakers should look beyond rhetoric and focus on actions.
Recent events illustrate that 'regime decapitation does not equal regime change.'
Latin American governments have fallen into four categories as Venezuela’s crisis has unfolded.
Today marks one month since the dramatic U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president, and brought him to New York City to face federal drug trafficking charges.
Venezuela has become Latin America’s most closely watched case of democratic erosion followed by uncertain political reconfiguration.
Venezuela’s instability has driven the largest displacement crisis in the region’s modern history, straining neighboring governments and regional institutions.
This move will test acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s tolerance for dissent.
The US commitment to back the opposition leader it once pledged to protect will be tested.
María Corina Machado said she will return to Venezuela this year.
Washington has exerted enormous pressure on Mr. Maduro’s successor, Delcy Rodríguez, to hand over control of Venezuela’s oil industry, which is the backbone of the country’s economy.
The reopening of diplomatic ties is likely to see the reopening of each country’s embassy in the other’s capital.
Mr. Maduro had severed ties with Washington in 2019 during an earlier pressure campaign by President Trump, then in his first term in office.
The U.S. State Department announced the re-establishment of diplomatic and consular relations with Venezuela in a statement issued on Thursday evening.
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