Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.
Foreign Investments
Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.
Trump Dangles $20 Billion Lifeline for Argentina, With Strings Attached
President Trump said the economic support is contingent on whether his political ally, President Javier Milei of Argentina, remains in power.
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout
The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
An Emirati-backed cement project threatened ancestral prayer caves. The community fought back.
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
An Emirati-backed cement project threatened ancestral prayer caves. The community fought back.
Funicular Crash Has Jarred Lisbon’s Sense of Itself
Lisbon has transformed itself in recent years into a destination for international investors. A funicular crash that killed 16 people has prompted soul-searching about the changes in the city.
Why Dozens of Gleaming S.U.V.s Were Gifted to an Island Nation
All around Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands and host of a regional summit, are not-so-subtle hints of donor nations competing for hearts and minds.
In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep
Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.
In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep
Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.