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Donald Trump
Trump & Dirty, Rotten Russian Money: Will it be his Downfall?

Trump & Dirty, Rotten Russian Money: Will it be his Downfall?

John Feffer

Washington, DC (Foreign Policy in Focus) – Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the cause of his political demise? Marty Byrde has a problem. His partner at the financial services firm has been skimming off the top of the money-laundering service they’re providing a […]

Donald Trump
Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

John Feffer

Washington, D.C. (Tomdispatch.com) – As presidencies approach their midpoints, pundits begin the inevitable search for that elusive creature: the doctrine. It’s often a quixotic quest, since presidents rarely boil down their foreign-policy visions — if they even have them — to some pithy essence. Then there’s Donald Trump. Conjuring up the current president’s foreign-policy doctrine […]

Displaced and Refugees
World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

John Feffer

Donald Trump is at the forefront of this scandalously cruel approach to refugees. But he’s not alone.

Donald Trump
Racism as Foreign Policy: Trump and the White Savior Industrial Complex

Racism as Foreign Policy: Trump and the White Savior Industrial Complex

John Feffer

The Trump movement uses racism and immigration to turn the Roseanne Barrs of the world from eco-feminists to Trump supporters

Donald Trump
The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun

The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun

John Feffer

His next target? The North Korea talks

Torture
The CIA and The Banality of Haspel

The CIA and The Banality of Haspel

John Feffer

It would be hard to find someone with more experience to run the CIA– and that’s why she’s a terrible choice

Iran
Two-Faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East

Two-Faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East

John Feffer

It’s a peculiarly hypocritical position to take, but strangely consistent for a two-faced leader

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