US Foreign Policy

Elián González: “However Tired the Cuban People May Be, They Know Where the Evil Lies”

July 16, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cuba, Economic Blockade, Monroe Doctrine, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, Venezuela, War on the Poor

By Aníbal Malvar, published on Resumen English, July 11, 2026 Elián González, little Eliancito, the rafter child who saw his mother die during the crossing from Cuba to Miami in 1999 and made headlines in newspapers around the world, is today, 32 years old, and a deputy in the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba. “I didn’t get involved[…]

Some Thoughts on the Congressional Democrats’ Response to the US Iranian MoU

July 1, 2026 UNAC Editor Iran, Israel, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

By Judy Bello, July 1, 2026 Margaret Kimberly wrote a thoughtful and well researched piece showing a vicious response by many congressional Democrats to the U.S. Iran MoU and the negotiations to end the war. I’m glad Margaret followed up since I had not had a chance to listen to Congressional responses to the current disaster in the Middle East,[…]

Trump and U.S. Multi-Billionaires Visit China In Futile Attempt to Resolve Capitalism’s Irreconcilable Contradictions

May 21, 2026 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, U.S. Hegemony, US Foreign Policy, US Politics

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, May 17, 2026 A front-page May 13, 2026 New York Times 1972 photo featured warmongering U.S. President Richard Nixon in China shaking hands with Chinese President Mao Tse-Tung during the Vietnam War. The photo brought on the deepest feelings of revulsion on the part of U.S. activists, who spent their youth organizing and[…]

Iran’s Drones, the Strait of Hormuz and the New World Order

April 11, 2026 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot, Cost of War, Featured, Global Trade, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, Iran, Middle East Wars, Paths to Emancipation, Resource Wars, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, War Crimes

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, April 10, 2026 On April 8, the people of Iran celebrated. And as Iran’s government announced, their military will keep its finger on the trigger. This implies not a moment of trust of U.S. imperialism, which violates every agreement it makes. A ceasefire based on Iran’s 10 points and a refusal to concede[…]

Fentanyl Gets Cheaper, Venezuelans Get Bombed

December 26, 2025 UNAC Editor Drug Addiction and Drug Trade, Latin America, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Gloria Gullo, published on Popular Resistance, November 5, 2025 The U.S. war on drugs remains what it has long been. Not a public health strategy, not even a serious global interdiction campaign, but a political weapon aimed at adversaries. In October 2025, the United States cut a deal with China to reduce tariffs on imports tied to fentanyl —[…]

The G20 Summit and the Unintended Consequences of South Africa’s ICJ Litigation in Gaza

December 22, 2025 UNAC Editor International Institutions, South Africa, U.S. Hegemony, US Foreign Policy

by Mia Swart, published on Dawn, December 17, 2025 A look into the difficulties faced by South Africa due to it’s courageous stand on behalf of Palestine in the ICJ. [jb] The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is more critical of South Africa than any other U.S. administration in history. The president has regularly lambasted Pretoria in 2025, most recently announcing that no U.S. officials would attend the Group[…]

Venezuela Int’l Conference: U.S. Delegates Defy ‘No-Fly Zone’

December 22, 2025 UNAC Editor Action!!, Civil Resistance, Organizing, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, US Intervention, Venezuela, War and Peace

by Mairead Shehan Gillis, published on Workers World, December 16, 2023 Caracas, Venezuela A delegation from the U.S. traveled to Venezuela to attend the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty in our Americas held in Caracas from December 9–11. The activists represented organizations opposing U.S. imperialist wars and took part in a coordinated week of action across 100 cities from[…]

AIPAC: A Tail, a Dog, a Carrot and a Stick

December 22, 2025 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, U.S. Hegemony, US Foreign Policy, US Intervention, US Politics, War and Peace

By John Pottinger, published on Socialist Action, December 2, 2025 Many liberals and leftists believe AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, shapes US policy towards Israel or in fact controls it. The truth is quite different. Israel was not created by the United Kingdom, the US and other Western imperialists to give Jews a place of refuge after World[…]

U.S. expands military encirclement of China across the Pacific

December 22, 2025 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot, Australia, China, Japan, US Foreign Policy, US Military

by Gary Wilson, published on The Struggle/La Lucha, December 16, 2025 At a Pentagon meeting on Dec. 10, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his counterparts from Australia and Britain pledged to move “full steam ahead” with AUKUS, a trilateral military pact through which the United States is turning Australia into a forward operating base and nuclear-submarine hub for[…]

A Tale of Two Ceasefires: Gaza and DRC

October 28, 2025 UNAC Editor DRC, Fascism, Genocide, Hybrid Warfare, Israel, Occupation, Palestine, Rawanda, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Intervention

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, October 22, 2025 The US has negotiated ceasefires in Gaza and the DRC’s eastern Kivu Provinces, but the killing, displacement, and devastation in both continue. Vice President JD Vance is in Israel, reportedly to see if he can salvage the ceasefire that began on October 10. Hamas has given Israel all 20[…]