Donald Trump certainly has global ambitions. He is using tariffs to remake the global economy, withdrawing the United States from as many multinational organisations and agreements as possible in order to destroy the liberal international order, and he has alternated between confronting adversaries (like Iran) and brokering ceasefires (like the one in Gaza). But he also has hemispheric aims — to consolidate US hegemony in its “backyard” of Latin America and the Caribbean. In some ways, (…)

At the heart of Voices Against Putin's War are ten speeches made in court by people who opposed Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, and were arrested and tried for doing so. Most of them are now serving long jail sentences, for “crimes” fabricated by Vladimir Putin's repressive machine. Along with the speeches, we include: other public declarations – social media posts, letters and interviews – in which the protagonists made their case; statements by two more persecuted activists, made (…)