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Syria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear

December 21, 2018 By John Bachtell

What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.

Black voters were prime targets of Russian election interference

December 19, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

For years, the Russian state has leveraged social media to wage a propaganda war aimed at manipulating and dividing Americans.

Cuba’s president travels abroad, firms up relations, gains economic support

November 29, 2018 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Perhaps Díaz-Canel’s itinerary sends a message about his own orientation: He visited all nations in the world headed by Communist parties, except for Nepal.

Trump pulls U.S. out of Cold War-era nuclear missile treaty

October 24, 2018 By Marilyn Bechtel

Abandoning the INF could lead to an unconstrained and dangerous nuclear arms competition with Russia.

Russian Communists move to block Putin’s plan to raise retirement age

August 14, 2018 By Morning Star

For men, Putin wants to raise the pension age to 65, but Russian male life expectancy is only 66. For women, the new retirement age would be 63.