In the one-sided Mexican-American War, the US seized over 55% of Mexico’s land – including what today is California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and parts of other states.
- Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
Two airstrikes in recent weeks have been aimed at ‘narcoterrorists’, according to the White House. They’ve been deadly, dangerous and likely ineffective.
In the US, political consensus portrays the fentanyl crisis as a border problem but military action is unlikely to solve the issue.
We’ve invited writers, from fields as diverse as wildlife ecology, politics and literature, to nominate their best books of 2024. And this year, the Books & Ideas team share their own picks, too.
Claudia Sheinbaum follows in the footsteps of a popular predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who leaves behind many issues he either skirted or exacerbated.
Unfounded claims by Donald Trump and JD Vance about Haitian immigrants ignore the role of the US in their plight. Many of Haiti’s problems can be traced to debt forced upon it by the US and France.
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