Prashant Shukla

A New Reality for Countries Receiving US Support: The Risk of Compromised Sovereignty in the Age of Trump's Policies As the world navigates a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, countries traditionally relying on the United States for military, economic, and diplomatic support grapple with a new and unsettling reality, the risk of compromising their sovereignty in exchange for continued American aid. The case of Ukraine, caught in a high stakes negotiation with the Trump administration over a controversial minerals deal, offers a striking example of this dilemma. However, it is not alone. Across the globe, countries dependent on US support are now facing increasingly harsh terms, forcing them to weigh the immediate benefits of aid against the long-term erosion of their national autonomy. Under the Trump administration, US foreign policy has shifted from traditional alliances and mutual benefits towards a transactional approach driven by economic interests and geopolitical calc...

  Photo Courtesy Andrew Harnik/Getty Images   FBI Director Kash Patel, from left, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe appear during a Senate Committee on Intelligence.  The recent leak of sensitive military communications via the Signal messaging platform, in which operational details regarding airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen were inadvertently shared with  The Atlantic  editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, represents a significant security lapse for the Trump Administration. This incident, occurring in mid-March 2025, provoked intense scrutiny of the administration's approach to national security, procedural rigour, and overall competence. While officials have sought to downplay the breach, claiming no classified information was disclosed, the nature of the leak and its consequences indicate systemic failures that warrant critical examination. The Incident: A Failure of Operational Security The leak originated fro...