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Hello, everyone.
Let me first wish you a belated Happy New Year. Here at Inkstick, we’re glad to be back after the holiday break. Let me also thank you, our readers, for showing up last year – more people read Inkstick articles in 2025 than any previous year we have on record.
Now, we have to get to the grim start to 2026. You know what I’m talking about: The Trump administration invaded Venezuela and snatched up its president, shuttling him back to the US to stand trial. Meanwhile, the president and his team have ostensibly threatened several other countries: Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and Greenland, to name just a handful.
To get a better sense of what the Trump administration is doing in Latin America, check out the latest monthly installment of the Adults in a Room column [ [link removed] ]. This time around, the experts take on Trump’s alarming obsession with the Monroe Doctrine, the return of overtly neocolonial politics, and what you might expect in the coming months.
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Speaking of endless conflict, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are still struggling to survive in the wake of Israel’s two-year war on the besieged coastal enclave. In a new feature [ [link removed] ], Inkstick regular Issam Adwan speaks to the families who are still displaced months after a ceasefire was reached.
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“Can Refugees Outrun Both Bullets and Natural Disasters? [ [link removed] ]” by Julian Hattem (Jan. 5)
People fleeing warzones may sometimes successfully outrun the bullets. But disasters do not stop at the border and often follow people into refugee camps. Three-quarters of the world’s forcibly displaced people live in countries that are heavily impacted by climate change.
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“Inkstick’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (So Far) [ [link removed] ]” by Inkstick Staff (Jan. 5)
As authoritarianism, conflict, and far-right nativism threaten an ever grimmer year in 2026, Inkstick has put together a list of new and forthcoming books to help you make sense of what is happening, how it has happened before, and how you might stop it from happening again.
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“The Year of the Trillion-Dollar US Military Budget Begins [ [link removed] ]” by Taylor Barnes & Sophie Hurwitz (Jan. 6)
William D. Hartung, coauthor of the recently released book The Trillion Dollar War Machine, sat down with Inkstick to discuss the military industrial complex, Trump’s increasing militarism, and the changing face of the weapons industry.
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“In Europe’s War on Humanitarian Solidarity, a Turning Point [ [link removed] ]” by Tatiana Svorou (Jan. 7)
The trial of 24 aid workers in Greece shows how far European Union countries are willing to go in its crackdown on humanitarians who work with refugees and migrants. Amnesty International has called it what it is: solidarity itself on trial.
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“For Palestinians in Gaza, a New Year Without a Next Year [ [link removed] ]” by Issam Adwan (Jan. 8)
For Palestinian families in Gaza, 2026 arrives as a date on a screen, not a future. One woman, still displaced months after the ceasefire, describes how she lay awake, listening to thunder from the sea and shelling from the east, trying to decide which noise was closer. “The rain comes from the sky,” she said, “and from the ground.”
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“The Trump Administration’s Costly Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine [ [link removed] ]” by Adults in a Room (Jan. 8)
After the US invasion of Venezuela, experts debate the Trump administration’s pivot toward neocolonialism and overt military action in the Western Hemisphere. While the sudden display of aggression might surprise some, Trump’s NSS underscores the administration’s shift to focusing on the region.
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“Deep Dive: How Neo-Nazis Turn a Buck with Cryptocurrency” by Inkstick Staff (Jan. 9)
In a recent report, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism has documented a new trend of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and other extremist actors increasingly exploiting cryptocurrency markets to spread hate, launder ideology, and generate significant personal profit.
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