Max Meizlish

2 weeks ago | fdd.org | Max Meizlish |David May |Melissa Sacks

The United States must increase pressure on South Africa to reverse five of its harmful policies. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s arrival in Washington this week to meet with President Donald Trump offers the administration an opportunity to take stock of a bilateral relationship that is increasingly out of line with American interests and values.

3 weeks ago | fdd.org | Daniel Ackerman |Max Meizlish |John Hardie

Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to attack the country while effectively demanding wholesale Ukrainian capitulation. President Trump has repeatedly threatened Moscow with economic punishment if it continues “tapping [him] along.” Yet in response, Moscow has only doubled down on its maximalist demands.