The result: decades of dictatorship, repression and instability. Guatemala never recovered from the destruction of its democratic experiment — driven, in part, by corporate pressure over fruit.

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Before Venezuela’s oil, there were Guatemala’s bananas.

U.S. policy in Latin America has long been shaped by business interests — but rarely with today’s level of openness (thread) ⬇️

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Oceans carry 90% of global trade making them a frontline of geopolitics.

From Arctic shipping lanes to deep-sea mining and overfishing, creative cross-border diplomacy can keep competition from turning into conflict.

One step forward: the international High Seas Treaty, which goes into effect on Saturday.

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Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy

The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships. But the powers of diplomacy go beyond ocean treaties.

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MINNESOTA MOM DEAD BY TRUMP!

'The beautiful light of our family' | Renee Good's parents, siblings release public statement, photos

"Nae-Nae gave everything she had to take care of her friends and family, and indeed people she never met," her family said.

The family of Renee Good has released its first public statement, one week after Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
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This is an utterly incredible address by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

Historic

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