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United States - Page 197

October 23, 2026
Diplomacy

Nippon Steel to Invest $3bn in US Steel Plant as It Expands American Operations

Nippon Steel plans to invest about $3bn in a major modernisation of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley works in Pennsylvania, making the facility the largest target of its planned investment in the United

Business

Musk commits $366 million to US midterms as SpaceX and Tesla face key government decisions

Elon Musk has committed roughly $366 million to the 2026 US midterm elections, directing much of his political spending towards Republican candidates as his companies face major decisions over federal contracts, regulation and government oversight. At least $276 million has

October 23, 2026

Washington’s Drug War Moves on to Latin America’s Soil

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The United States is expanding its direct military involvement in Latin America’s fight against drug cartels, with American special forces and counternarcotics officials participating

Disaster Is a Possibility

Columns/Geopolitics

In 13 days Americans will vote on the midterm Congressional elections. The outcome will determine whether the Democrats control Congress, or enough of it,

Understanding the Controversy and Legality of ‘Overseas Police Stations’

May 2, 2023
Human Rights

The apprehension of two men in New York on April 16, 2023, marked the first known U.S. arrests in connection with Chinese overseas police stations. Both men were working in a building in Manhattan’s

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Unchecked surveillance empire

April 29, 2023
China/United States

(Xinhua) — The United States is notorious for its cyber record. Just ask the National Security Agency (NSA), which in 2013 suffered the biggest leak in its history when Edward Snowden, a

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The Two-Faced Ambassador: Chung’s Actions Highlight US Double Standards

April 28, 2023
Diplomacy/Politics

GUEST POST by Daya Gamage Six weeks after the September 11 attacks on American soil, the U.S. Congress passed the “USA/Patriot Act,” nation’s hurried surveillance laws that expanded the government’s authority to

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The US and China Race to the Green Economy

April 26, 2023
China/Columns/Diplomacy

The need to transform the current degenerative Death Economy into a regenerative Life Economy (also known as the Green Economy) is a theme that runs throughout most of my current writings. It

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Farewell to U.S. dependence policy

April 19, 2023
Columns/Diplomacy

by Refaat Badawi Chinese President Xi Jinping has mentioned on various occasions that the world today is going through profound changes unseen in a century. The world is going through significant changes,

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Corruption in Ukraine: Comparing the Magnitude to the Afghan War

April 17, 2023
Columns/Diplomacy

The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers’ funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in

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European Banking System Faces Turmoil Due to Risk Spillover from US Financial Markets

April 10, 2023
Business

A lack of independent financial policies and oversight has put the European banking industry in turmoil due to spillover risks from the U.S. financial system, a Singaporean economist told Xinhua in a

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The Trump Effect: How One Man Changed American Politics Forever

April 6, 2023
Columns

In a geopolitical earthquake, Finland officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization yesterday, even as the United States found itself consumed by its own lurid domestic drama. So, even as America’s already enviable position

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Russian Economic Resilience in the Wake of the Ukraine invasion

April 3, 2023
Diplomacy/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. In response, the U.S. and EU, joined primarily by Japan, Canada, Australia, and South Korea, imposed one of the most far-reaching sanctions on Russia. While

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The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth

April 1, 2023
Human Rights

Imagine the uproar if China or Russia—or any other country for that matter—said it aimed to exercise military control over land, sea, air, and space to protect its interests and investments. This

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Mexico Is Charting Its Own Path Toward Energy Sovereignty

March 30, 2023
Mexico/News

Five hundred thousand people mobilized in Mexico City’s Zocalo on March 18 to mark 85 years since the expropriation of oil by former Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas. The mobilization was called by President Andrés

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Why the Dollar-based International System Is Breaking Up

March 29, 2023
Business/Diplomacy

The Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates after 12 years of zero interest rates are devaluing the asset side of banks’ balance sheets.  This frightens depositors and they withdraw their deposits.  Depositors also are withdrawing

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Unveiling the Tragic Reality: 80K Victims of Gun Violence in 2022, A Tragic Blow to US Human Rights

March 28, 2023
Human Rights/United States

“The year 2022 witnessed a landmark setback for U.S. human rights. In the United States, a country labeling itself a “human rights defender,” “chronic diseases” such as money politics, racial discrimination, gun

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The Pitfalls of US Democracy Promotion: A Call for Change

March 28, 2023
Editorials/Politics

Editorial “The United States needs to be humble if it wants to be a force for good in the world. It needs to recognize that its democratic values and practices are not

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Putin and Trump Grapple with Legal Challenges

March 22, 2023
Diplomacy/Russia/United States

In the span of only about a week, Vladimir Putin was issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for ongoing war crimes, while Donald Trump looks set to be indicted on

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