WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by non-resident senior associates Georges A. Fauriol and Mary Speck, both with the Americas Program: * * * Is U.S. Haiti Policy an Opportunity for Success? U.S. foreign policymakers would do well to refocus attention on the Caribbean, especially Haiti, even as they struggle to end the costly on-and-off conflict with Iran. The Trump administration began the year with the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S Trade Representative has determined under Section 301(b) and Section 304(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, that in each of 60 investigations, certain of the acts, policies, and practices of the economy at issue are actionable and that action by the United States is appropriate. In accordance with the specific direction of the President, the Trade Representative is taking actions in each of these investigations by imposing tariffs on all products of the investigated economy, with certain exemptions a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: * * * Venezuela Withdraws from the ICC The United States welcomes the decision by interim President Delcy Rodriguez and Venezuela to withdraw from the ICC and the new Venezuelan government's partnership on American-led efforts to dismantle the corrupt and worthless ICC. The so-called court has been "investigating" Nicolas Maduro since 2018 with no result. The ICC has instead wasted its resources on investigating and charging persons from countries that have c more PR