"Putin and Xi don’t think like we do—and that misread has shaped decades of U.S. policy. Michael McFaul on autocracy, Ukraine, NATO, Taiwan, and why democratic example—not military might—is the real threat to authoritarian regimes."
- Interview with Michael McFaul ( March 2, 2026; 72 min )

#Putin #XI #autocracy #Ukraine #Taiwan #NATO #USpolicy
https://www.hoover.org/research/theyre-not-us-michael-mcfaul-autocrats-vs-democrats-and-fight-twenty-first-century

No Moral Code Can Justify This

The Supreme Court’s decisions today, on TPS cancellations and blocking border asylum access, enable arbitrary, capricious denials of protection in the United States. Many vulnerable people will die as a result.

#BorderSecurity #HumanRights #Migration #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/3g3

When “Lethality” is Useless

It’s time to prove that the United States can still do more than drop bombs.

#NaturalDisasters #USPolicy #Venezuela

http://admis.me/b/3fu

Cuba Responds to New Sanctions by the Trump Administration

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.telesurenglish.net/cuba-responds-to-new-sanctions-by-the-trump-administration/

🟢 Policy Announcement | 6/10
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Trump signs executive order on post-quantum cryptography
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order accelerating the transition of all federal agencies and critical infrastructure to post-quantum cryptography. The order covers energy grids, water systems, transportation, and military data.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #CyberSecurity #QuantumComputing #USPolicy

🟢 Analytical Report | 5/10
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Analysis on US modernization of control in Latin America
Analytical piece describes US hybrid strategy in the region based on modernizing the Reagan-era control model. Examines mechanics of sovereignty erosion through various tools.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #LatinAmerica #USPolicy #HybridWarfare

What Iran Gets From Its U.S. Deal, Even if It Gives Nothing

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-mou-sanctions-nuclear-program-jd-vance-donald-trump-2ff2e173

#Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #USPolicy

$100 Million in Security Aid to Panama?

Panama (population 4.5 million) is now almost certainly receiving more U.S. security (military and/or police) aid than Mexico (population 130 million) had in recent years

#AidAmounts #Mexico #Panama #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/3fP

Two More “Survivors” Today

Why not pre-position search-and-rescue assets? Or is the point here “keep survivors out of the courts,” where, even as defendants, they could force scrutiny and transparency into this disastrous program?

#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #LatinAmerica #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/3fE

This $69.5b Slush Fund Could’ve Been an Email

The bill that Congress just passed, lavishing another $69.5 billion on ICE and CBP through 2029, has so few guidelines about how to use the money, and so little built-in oversight, that it’s only 1,532 words long.

#BorderSecurity #Budget #Featured #Migration #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/3e5