Idiots Abroad

A monthly exploration of international intrigues, issues, and affairs

Recalculating U.S.-China Relations

For almost a half-century the United States and China coexisted peacefully, breaking bread over cheap manufacturing and a new one-billion person customer base. But since 2016, this global smooth-sailing is no more. That year, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump…

Justin Penner Heydt in Idiots Abroad

Jul 13

Iran’s New Reformist is a Red Herring for U.S. Foreign Policy

Every once in a while, international politics is destabilized by the sudden passing or disappearance of a prominent figure like Iran’s president, the second most powerful man in a nation of 85 million people, who died in…

Justin Penner Heydt in Idiots Abroad

Jul 3

Bolivia’s June 26th Debacle

Last Wednesday, June 26, Bolivian General Juan Jose Zúñiga initiated a military coup at the Royal Palace in La Paz to overthrow President Luis Arce. Military personal and armed vehicles stormed Plaza Murillo before the vehicles tried to ram the gates of the palace. After three…

Justin Penner Heydt in Idiots Abroad

Jul 2

And with a Single Snap, France Shifted Right

Almost a month ago, June 6–9, the European Union held elections for the next body of its parliament. The results were significant, but not shocking. Political models as early as January this year predicted a rightward swing, primarily due to…

Justin Penner Heydt in Idiots Abroad

Jun 30

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Henry Alfred Kissinger died on November 29, 2023. He was the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for the United States under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and the most…

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