A widely circulated claim asserts that U.S. President Donald Trump has issued warnings to Mexico, Cuba, Colombia and the Philippines following a purported U.S. invasion of Venezuela. VERDICT Partly False / Misleading While there are credible reports that Trump’s government has escalated rhetoric against countries like Mexico, Colombia and CubaContinue Reading

Donald Trump brands himself as an anti-globalist—a disruptor of elite-driven international institutions and liberal world order. But critics argue that his policies and rhetoric don’t dismantle empire. Instead, they repackage American imperial power in nationalist language. So why does Trump’s anti-globalist stance often look like old-style Yankee imperialism? What doesContinue Reading

Just days after US forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and his administration escalated rhetoric against multiple governments, signaling a more aggressive US posture across the Western Hemisphere — and beyond. Trump framed the moment as a reassertion of American dominance. “We are in the business ofContinue Reading