The Philippine Missile Crisis: U.S. Deployed Arms to the Philippines and No One Noticed But China
It was a massive escalation that angered China — and there was no congressional debate, no televised announcement, and no vote.
Aída Chávez
Aída Chávez is communications director and policy adviser at Just Foreign Policy. She was previously The Nation’s D.C. correspondent and a reporter at The Intercept, More Perfect Union, and other outlets.
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Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation
Trump’s bid for regime change in Yemen should be anathema to both America Firsters and Democrats, but will anyone speak out?
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Trump Helps Alleged Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate Cross Border Into U.S.
Lobbying to return Andrew Tate to the U.S. reveals the hollowness of the Republican Party’s anti-sex trafficking campaign.
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Trump Doesn’t Care About Ukraine or Russia — Just Money
Trump is leaving Ukraine with impossible choices: fight a losing war without U.S. support, or submit to economic vassalage.
Keeping Sanctions in Force Would “Pull the Rug Out From Under Syria”
Hours before Assad fell, Congress moved to extend sanctions. Despite presidential waivers, Syria won’t open up until they’re off the books.
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Harris Ran to Trump’s Right on Immigration — and Gained Absolutely Nothing For It
Harris could have focused on how U.S. foreign policy pushes immigrants to leave their homes. Instead, she ran on border security.
Israel’s War on Gaza
After Israel Killed Hamas Leader, D.C. Pushes to Hand Palestine to Saudi Arabia
Bent on a “mega-deal” security pact with Saudi Arabia, Congress and the Biden administration see their chance.
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Do Kamala Harris’s Neocon Supporters Just Hate Trump, or Is There Something More to Her Appeal?
Personally, I would not accept an endorsement from a world-historic war criminal.
Progressives Were Pilloried for Wanting to End the Ukraine War in 2022. Things Have Only Gotten Worse.
With tens of thousands more killed and Ukraine’s leverage tanking, the quickly withdrawn House Democrats’ letter is proving prescient.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Ilhan Omar Takes Swipe at AOC for Praising Kamala Harris’s Gaza Ceasefire Push
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came under fire from her closest allies on the left — including a fellow Squad member — after a raucous reception at the DNC.