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The #US has arguably the strongest restrictions on forced labor imports of any country. It has prohibited the importation of goods made with #SlaveLabor for nearly a century, though it still allows #PrisonLabor under conditions that labor organizations consider coercive. In 2021, under Biden, the US passed a #law banning imports from a region of China where it had found forced labor to be rampant.
#Canada, which will be subject to a 10% tariff under the arrangement, already prohibits importing forced labor goods. The #EU, also at 10%, has a ban that is scheduled to take effect in December 2027. But #Trump officials say that the governments have not effectively enforced those laws [like they actually care].
The #Trump admin has officially signed a #nuclear agreement with #SaudiArabia that officials have said could lead to the kingdom enriching its own fuel for nuclear reactors. #Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday afternoon that he had signed the deal with Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Saudi minister of energy.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #proliferation
nytimes.com/live/2026/07/22/us…
#Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
America is no longer the indispensable nation.
The post war order was predicated on a stable United States. Trump’s chaotic #politics has destroyed the post war order. New alliances are being formed by former allies and a decoupling of dependence on American institutions is grinding forward. It will be expensive, but the alternative is eternal instability
@pluralistic with the call
Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz - cartoon
#StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #GeopoliticalRisk
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon
Donald Trump has backed down from a threat that ships would have to pay a 20% fee to the US for ‘security’ in the strait of HormuzElla Baron (The Guardian)
How #MarcoRubio Is Running #Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of #US power in the #Trump era.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/poli…
"Will Putin Leave Ukraine Before Russia Loses Everything?"
- Aure
Current results of Putin's "special military operation":
▪️No Kyiv in three days;
▪️No fuel for five days.
"Yet people are still standing there hoping," the video says.
#AureFreePress #News #Geopolitics #RussiaUkraineWar
More News at @Free_Press
"If Lavrov were a six year old, I'd send him to his room without dinner and tell him to think about his actions"
- Aure
Lavrov says Russia will "no longer believe the West when it says it wants negotiated solutions. The reserve of goodwill and hope has been completely exhausted."
Of course, it's Russia that cannot be trusted and wants to continue the war.
#AureFreePress #News #Geopolitics #Russia #BreakingNews
More News at @Free_Press
for confused Europeans working through the shifting sands of the #geopolitics of the modern world:
2016: #USA is the #military "protector of the free world"
2026: #Ukraine is "protector of the free world" ( #USA has devolved into that incoherent bigot uncle you do your best to ignore at family gatherings)
adjust your budgets and attitudes accordingly
" #Trump says #US will grant Ukraine's request for license to build #Patriot interceptors"
cbsnews.com/news/trump-ukraine…
#UkraineWar #EU #Europe
Trump says U.S. will grant Ukraine's request for license to build Patriot interceptors
"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Kathryn Watson (CBS News)
In shift, Trump praises #Zelensky, says he will let #Ukraine build Patriot missiles
#Trump kicked off the second day of the #NATO summit in Turkey Wednesday by restating his “need” to control #Greenland, blasting #Europe #allies as “hopeless” & threatening countries that did not support the #US - #Israel #war on #Iran.
#diplomacy #geopolitics #idiocracy
nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/wo…
#GlobalEconomy, Hit by #IranWar & #Inflation, Faces Sharp Slowdown
The #IMF projected world output growth would fall to 3% for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.
#TrumpsWar #idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #Netanyahu #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/07/08/busines…
#US revokes license that authorized sale of Iranian #oil
The US #Treasury Dept issued the 60-day license last month, waiving #sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the fighting between the 2 countries. Treasury officials did not immediately respond to an AP inquiry on why the license was revoked.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-us-isr…
#China test-fires long-range #missile into Pacific, rattling #US #allies
The unprecedented test of a #nuclear capable #submarine launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.
#geopolitics #NationalSecurity
washingtonpost.com/national-se…
#Canada is aiming to co-announce around 10 founding nations for a #global #defense bank at next week's #NATO summit in Turkey, the lead Canadian negotiator told Reuters on Thursday.
Canadian Prime Minister #MarkCarney is promoting the Defence, Security & Resilience Bank ( #DSRB ) as part of his call this year for an #alliance of "middle powers" to combat what he sees as the fracturing of the traditional #US led world order.
#NewWorldOrder #geopolitics #Trump
reuters.com/world/canada-aims-…
#Russia Hammers #Ukraine Capital in Deadly Attacks
At least 18 people were killed in #Kyiv, the local authorities said. Ukraine’s president had warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive strike” as his country’s forces have hit deeper into Russian territory.
#geopolitics #Europe #allies #NATO #Putin #StandWithUkraine
nytimes.com/live/2026/07/02/wo…
Key Trump ally 'lost confidence' in him over bungled war
#TrumpAlliance #Diplomacy #BilateralRelations #GulfSecurity #Geopolitics
alternet.org/trump-ally-saudi-…
Key Trump ally 'lost confidence' in him over bungled war
Saudi Arabia has long been a key U.S. ally in the Gulf region, and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has appeared to forge a strong personal alliance with President Donald Trump over the course of his presidencies.Nick Hilden (Alternet.org)
As the #Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a #US strike killing over 100 Iranian #children
A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
apnews.com/article/iran-school…
Yeah. Sure. Whatever.
#Iran & #US agree to halt attacks & renew “talks”
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #MarketManipulation #InsiderTrading #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #oil #EnergyCrisis
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific…
Iranian drones attack #Bahrain & a ship is struck in the strait after #US airstrikes on #Iran
Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the #StraitOfHormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the US.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
apnews.com/article/iran-us-isr…
