Issue Sep 16-22 2026: At the most recent meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump had barely finished saying that Cuba was a “state that has failed completely” when the four delegates representing the island nation rose and exited the hall.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: On September 21, 2026, Guatemala received 2,000 firearms originating from the United States, ending a fifty-year embargo.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: The United States has once again designated Colombia as a country that has “demonstrably failed” in the fight against drugs, although it continues cooperation and military assistance with Bogotá.