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Trump destroys his tough-on-drugs cred

With one hand, he blows up supposed drug traffickers from Venezuela. With the other, he frees one of the world’s biggest cocaine kingpins.

The heroic excavators of government secrets

For 40 years, document nerds at the National Security Archive have been discovering things our leaders would rather you didn’t know. Today their job may be harder than ever.

A peace plan for Ukraine: Painful, imperfect — and inevitable

The world should embrace it.

As Trump eyes Venezuela, one key target may be closer to home

Cuba could be factoring into the White House’s calculations.

Is Georgia the next Ukraine?

A government friendly to Moscow is being challenged by protesters who want closer ties to the West. We’ve seen a story like this before.