Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy is expected to increase the cost of imported goods to the U.S., directly driving up consumer prices such as electronics and clothing, and indirectly raising input costs for domestic manufacturers like steel and semiconductors. According to models from the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a 10%-20% u

Ugen – code-named “Bob” – was one of the hundreds who received training at the secret training facility the CIA ran in Camp Hale, Colorado, in 1958-1964. Hailing from the central Tibetan region of Gyangtse, Ugen was assigned in 1958 by Gyalo Thondup – the Dalai Lama’s elder brother who died in February 2025 – to travel to Tibet’s ca

Between May 24 and May 27 Russian forces launched a series of massive aerial strikes against Ukraine, featuring hundreds of missiles and drones. The strike packages included Russian Iskander and North Korean KN-23 tactical ballistic missiles, Kh-101 and Kh-59/69 cruise missiles launched by Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers, Kalibr naval cruise mis

assertiveness within the alliance despite having one of Europe’s largest economies and a strategically important geographic position. Trump’s return is simply reviving demands for increased defense budgets and could see renewed skepticism toward NATO’s Southern Flank—an area where Spain sees growing threats, from instability in the Sahel to

It revealed the costs of blind alignment and ultimately contributed to Aznar’s electoral defeat following the 2004 Madrid train bombings. The Madrid train bombings deeply shook the country and triggered a national reassessment of Spain’s posture in the Global War on Terror and the alignment with the United States. Spain abandoned Iraq but, to c