The Venezuelan leader is now in U.S. custody. Decades earlier, the United States deposed the strongman who led Panama.
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A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America
The United States’ history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps.
How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Plans
Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn.
Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84
A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.
Biden Continues Economic Appeal Amid Conflict in Israel
The president continued to hold events on economic issues while managing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, hoping to appeal to Americans focused on pocketbook concerns.
Biden Focuses on Domestic Issues in State of the Union Despite Global Tensions
Mr. Biden is proud of reshaping foreign policy to focus on superpower conflict, but knows it is jobs and energy prices that voters want to hear about.
The Queen Met 13 Sitting U.S. Presidents, Who Basked in Her Global Prestige
Queen Elizabeth II was a gracious host and guest over the last seven decades, even when faced with protocol mistakes and awkward missteps.
How Reagan and Bush Overcame Their Skepticism of Gorbachev
Mr. Gorbachev was charming and presented himself as a modernizer, but neither Ronald Reagan nor George Bush was convinced he was for real. They would both be proved wrong.
How Reagan and Bush Overcame Skepticism to Collaborate With Gorbachev
Mr. Gorbachev was charming and presented himself as a reformer, but neither Ronald Reagan nor George Bush was convinced he was for real. They would both be proved wrong.
They Came for My Father Nearly 30 Years Ago. It Still Haunts Me.
The recent antigovernment protests in Iraq remind me of Saddam Hussein’s regime of fear and of the rebels who, like my parents, opposed it at great risk.