“Peace on Earth” was Donald Trump’s message as 2026 began. But the first half of the year has transformed his presidency into one defined less by diplomacy and more by muscular interventionism, marked by military offensives, regime pressure campaigns and dramatic displays of American power stretching across continents.

The US President wants to be the one who finally removes a long-standing American enemy

The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela. There's an oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal indictments…