Trump Did What Castros Couldn’t: Take Radio Martí Off the Air

Trump Did What Castros Couldn’t: Take Radio Martí Off the Air

Journalists from Radio Martí, the U.S. federally-funded news outlet aimed at communist Cuba, were in the middle of interviewing a Cuban activist in Miami on a recent Saturday when bleak looks suddenly came over their faces. The 40-year-old news agency, designed to send uncensored news in Spanish into Cuba, had …

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Trump’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock

Trump’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock

For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks, President Trump has handed Moscow the gift that eluded it …

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A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era

A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era

For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks, President Trump has handed Moscow the gift that eluded it …

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Vast Underground Spaces and a Hidden History Lie Beneath Maastricht

Vast Underground Spaces and a Hidden History Lie Beneath Maastricht

Travelers know Maastricht, tucked along the southern border of the Netherlands, for its cobbled streets, stately 17th-century townhouses and the remnants of its fortifications, including bastions, towers and medieval gates. But some of the city’s most eye-catching locations are underground. These subterranean sites are among the roughly 500 quarries scattered …

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Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

My grandfather’s idea of an Easter egg hunt involved hiding money in colorful plastic eggs sprinkled around his house on Long Island. Most held coins, but there was always one with a crisp, new $100 bill. My cousin, Billy-O, and I were the only players. We were usually playful partners …

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