The Axis of Evil Suffers a Big Loss - FPIF After Viktor Orban's landslide loss in Hungary, will Trump and even Putin be next in line for their political comeuppance?

After 16 consecutive years as the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban—the joint-custody mini-me of Putin and Trump—went down for the count. His party, Fidesz, didn’t just lose the latest election. It lost bigly. bit.ly/4mHj8ll

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In our new report, @johnfeffer.bsky.social examines the growing movement for global climate reparations: what is owed, who owes it, and how it could realistically be paid.
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Negotiating with Bombs - FPIF Trump and Netanyahu are not just trying to destroy Iran. They're trying to destroy the very concept of diplomacy.

With #Iran and so many other countries, Trump is systematically destroying the capacity and the credibility of U.S. diplomacy. He is turning that phrase into a contradiction in terms. bit.ly/4cxdNtj

Trump’s Terrifying Talent for Multitrashing - FPIF The frog of America is not in a pot of water coming to a slow boil. The frog of America is in the middle of a pile of rapidly accumulating rubble.

Instead of multitasking in an effort to be more productive, a more accurate label for the Trump administration’s actions might be “multitrashing” — an attempt to demolish numerous institutions both domestically and internationally, writes Foreign Policy in Focus director @johnfeffer.bsky.social.

Trump's Board of Peace and the Future of Internationalism - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Is the authoritarian-nationalist attack on international law moving into a new phase?

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Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Stupidity - FPIF Many countries still go to war believing that God is on their side. Just as dangerous are those that believe that they will win because technology is on their side.

Trump has cut funding to research. The secretary of health and human services is a fount of junk science. The executive branch is governed by the morality of Mordor. It is a horrifying aspect of U.S. politics today that AI is an improvement on all that. bit.ly/4ckLDSc

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Trump's Great Talent: Breaking Many Things at Once ​Let’s call what the Trump administration is doing “multitrashing”: destroying things on multiple fronts, like a bull in a shopping mall full of fragile wares.

His administration has been extremely effective its first year doing multiple things at the same time, if you define “effective” in terms of lives lost, reputations ruined, and institutions destroyed, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.

Trump’s Terrifying Talent for Multitrashing - FPIF The frog of America is not in a pot of water coming to a slow boil. The frog of America is in the middle of a pile of rapidly accumulating rubble.

Trump has been released in the FAO Schwartz of military toy stores, and he wants to use all the gadgets. This time around, the generals aren’t holding him in check. bit.ly/4sBFfMj

The Case for Global Climate Reparations - FPIF The principle of making polluters pay works at a local level. Here's how to apply it to the international arena.

The notion of climate reparations—a debt that the rich, for once, owe to the poor—is a powerful but still marginal part of the official climate debate. That needs to change--and fast. bit.ly/4sS0lFF

It’s Already a World War - FPIF Ruthless authoritarian leaders--Putin, Trump, Netanyahu--have declared war on international law.

With his attack on Iran, Trump has stuck his knife (again) into the body of international law—but only after Putin already severed its femoral artery. bit.ly/3Pv4NMc

This Is What Accountability Looks Like - FPIF Whether it's the refusal to release all the Epstein files, the failure to punish Trump for his anti-democratic actions, or the launching of the war in Iran, the United States is becoming as unaccounta...

Trump wasn't punished for trying to overturn an election. U.S. officials with Epstein connections haven't resigned. And Trump is fighting a war against Iran without providing a coherent rationale. The United States is becoming as unaccountable as Russia under Putin. bit.ly/40IJdGp

The Silver Lining Behind Trump’s Tariff Tantrum - FPIF The Supreme Court's recent decision is a sign that U.S. institutions are attempting to claw back authority from an overreaching executive.

NEW: The 6-3 Supreme Court decision striking down Trump's tariff regime is a sign that U.S. institutions are attempting to claw back authority from an overreaching executive.

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With Its Tariff Ruling, the Supreme Court Shows It's Possible to Take Trump's Toys Away The decision is a sign that US institutions are attempting to claw back authority from an overreaching executive.

The court decision—on top of other judicial setbacks Trump has faced—may well mark the high tide of the president’s overreach, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.

The Silver Lining Behind Trump’s Tariff Tantrum - FPIF The Supreme Court's recent decision is a sign that U.S. institutions are attempting to claw back authority from an overreaching executive.

Trump's recent trade tirades seem to be tinged with desperation, like a toddler who can't get out of its crib no matter how much it shakes its rattle. The only solution is to take away his toys before he hurts himself and everyone else. The Supreme Court has shown the way. bit.ly/4tUSad3

Trump Goes Rogue as a Globocop - FPIF MAGA outgrows its isolationism.

The only principle that Trump now invokes in his foreign policy is the infamous law of the jungle. He believes that power — its threat and its exercise — is all that matters for apex predators like the US. The rest is just the chittering of potential prey. bit.ly/40llhbS

Can the MAGA Coalition Survive Trump's Imperialist Pivot? | Inkstick Not everyone in the MAGA coalition is happy about Trump's about-face on isolationism.

"Global cop, then, would not seem to be a suitable aspiration for the likes of Donald Trump. Unlike Obama, he’s not interested in making sure that laws are observed and miscreants punished. Instead, Trump practically fawns over the miscreants..."

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Trump Is Turning the US Into the World's Rogue Policeman ​The United States has long been tempted to play good cop-bad cop with the world. President Trump is simply taking things to the next distinctly psychopathic level.

That’s exactly the kind of police officer that Donald Trump aspires to be, wielding power not on behalf of principle but in the service of personal gain and autocratic control, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.

Can the MAGA Coalition Survive Trump's Imperialist Pivot? US President Donald Trump's government has abandoned the isolationism he once advocated for, instead turning to imperialist policies.

"The only principle that Trump now invokes in his foreign policy is the infamous law of the jungle. He believes that power — its threat and its exercise — is all that matters for apex predators like the United States (and himself). The rest is just the chittering of potential prey."

MAGA Outgrows Isolationism A mere 15 years ago, during an epoch that now seems as distant as the Paleozoic era, an American president attempted to use military power to prevent a dictator from slaughtering his own citizens. Bar...

From TomDispatch this morning: Donald Trump may be the first American president to treat international law as if it were as fictional as intergalactic law -- John Feffer, "MAGA Outgrows Isolationism, And Yet America First Means America Alone"
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The Disappearance of Palestine? - FPIF International support for a Palestinian state has never been stronger, but the territory that could be included in such a state is disappearing like sand in an hourglass.

What’s happening today in both #Gaza and the #WestBank is a deliberate effort by the Israeli government to change the facts on the ground and make any “two-state solution” a territorial impossibility.
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Trump Delivers Lunch to Beijing - FPIF China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.

China isn’t just eating our lunch. The Trump administration is preparing the meal and delivering it all the way to Beijing on a silver platter. bit.ly/4qYgJny

Wannabe King of the World At the World Economic Forum this year, the audience of wealthy and powerful was treated to the kind of trash-talking that was once reserved for the likes

Wannabe King of the World

Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/03/w...

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New Publication: @johnfeffer.bsky.social explores the US Land Back movement - Indigenous efforts to reclaim stolen land to restore sovereignty, stewardship and culture. Examining legal, political and economic routes and limits of market & charity solutions. Find it here: rosalux.nyc/restoring-th...

Yes - agreed! I do think there's a chance to contain it. There are impressive examples of individual, group, state, and international resistance. But just preserving everyday mechanisms of democracy and sanity is also important...

The Man Who Would Be King (of the World) - FPIF With his new Board of Peace, Trump is now bent on conquering the world.

From Belarus and Russia to Saudi Arabia and Israel, Trump is peace-washing some of the worst human rights violators in the world. bit.ly/3NJ4Q6l

Trump's Administration of Comic Book Villains Is Making War on the World Order The 47th US president wants to get rid of the United Nations, reverse the decolonization process, and return the world to a time when only power determines the course of events.

The Trump administration shouldn’t be surprised when the world that it is trying to turn upside down unites against it, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.