Shifting Power and Strategic Autonomy In global politics, perception shapes power, but China’s current strategy suggests more than perception management. Its refusal to yield to U.S. tariff pressure marks a deliberate assertion of strategic autonomy. When Washington initiated steep tariffs under the Trump administration, many countries...

On today’s episode, we are joined by Claudia de la Cruz of the People’s Forum in New York City to discuss developments around President Biden’s Summit of the Americas. Scheduled for June 6-10 in Los Angeles, the legitimacy of the gathering and the role of the U.S. in Central & South American is being severely threatened by announcements from Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda that they will not attend if the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are not invited.