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Top 5 Global Scandals and Stories That Shaped U.S. Foreign Policy in 2025
In 2025, U.S. foreign policy under President Trump shifted to a more transactional and unilateral approach, marked by significant developments such as aggressive tariff wars, the dismantling of USAID, a reversal in Ukraine support, military strikes on drug traffickers, and heightened tensions with China. These changes disrupted alliances and reflected a fundamental transformation in America’s…
A Necessary Strike—But Not a Strategy: What the U.S. Airstrikes in Nigeria Mean
U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State–linked militants in northwestern Nigeria mark a sharp escalation in America’s counterterrorism posture in West Africa. While the strikes may disrupt jihadist operations in the short term, experts warn that airpower alone cannot resolve the deeper governance failures and regional instability fueling the Sahel’s growing terror threat.
U.S. Escalates Caribbean “Quarantine” on Venezuelan Oil Tankers as Trump Tightens Sanctions Enforcement
The Trump administration has escalated sanctions enforcement in the Caribbean, deploying thousands of U.S. troops, warships, and aircraft to interdict oil tankers linked to Venezuela’s regime. Framed as a maritime “quarantine,” the operation marks the most aggressive U.S. naval posture in the region in decades—and a clear signal that sanctions will now be enforced, not…
The Republic Dispatch 