WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden's lax immigration policy in his first 100 days in office has caused a disaster on the southern border and there appears to be no solid plan to deter the influx of migrants illegally crossing into the United States, former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sector chief Victor Manjarrez told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - As the United States officially begins its final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on the symbolic date of May 1, after two decades of "blood and treasure" and a seemingly "strategic defeat" in the end, the future of the war-ravaged nation remains bleak, experts told Sputnik.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Americans now have a government that rules over a completely disunited nation, while presuming itself to be a superpower set to impose its will on the entire international community, former Assistant US Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts told Sputnik.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - NATO will never equal the power of the Russian military because the alliance only serves a propagandistic function, former US Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts told Sputnik.

According to reports, the Shiite militia is purchasing food and medication from Iran in a bid to keep the economy afloat and the Lebanese public quiet. But a local journalist says it will not silence the Lebanese.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) showed a powerful deterrent to the US, Japan, Taiwan secessionists and others amid their provocations by revealing its new warships' high combat potential and preparedness shortly after the vessels' commissioning, analysts said on Monday.

Argentina will be the first Latin American country to produce Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Laboratorios Richmond SACIF and the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced earlier this week. This breakthrough will boost the country's inoculation campaign and play a role in the October midterms, an Argentine author says.

Sex in space may sound romantic but it's not as easy as it may seem: there are lots of factors which can reduce one's drive, starting with astronauts' fairly busy work schedule and difficulties of accepting a match and ending with Newton's third law of motion in conditions of microgravity.

Mike Arthur, who served in Afghanistan during the Obama administration, has talked to Sputnik about Joe Biden’s decision to pull troops out of the country by 11 September. Mike spoke about his experience during his military tour, shared his thoughts on US foreign policy, and gave his perspective on how things will unfold in the region.

Since 1989, the US has chosen a dangerous path of "debtism," which will eventually backfire on its economy unless the government starts to reduce its debt load, and not simply slow its rate of increase, notes Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel.

While some heaved a sigh of relief when Derek Chauvin was found guilty, legal observers are expressing concerns over the conduct of the US judicial branch in two cases related to the excessive use of force by the US police: the George Floyd case and that of Ashli Babbitt.

An Ipsos poll for Reuters found that a majority of Americans want to end lifetime appointments for US Supreme Court justices, though less than half are in favour of other efforts to reform the judiciary.

Although Trump is yet to announce whether he will run for president in 2024, some former members of his administration have pledged not to run against the 45th president. It has been more than three months since Trump left the Oval Office, but he is still perceived as the right man to lead America. What makes the Trump phenomenon so resilient?

The US has been swept by protests again after 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by a police officer. The fact that the incident took place several kilometres from the site where George Floyd died only fuelled public anger over what is believed to be police violence. Is there an option to end to police violence and public disorder?

The unfolding scandal over Patrisse Cullors' fancy property is hardly surprising given that the Black Lives Matter Global Foundation's non-transparent money solicitation has repeatedly raised questions from both conservative pundits and BLM activists, says Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel and retired certified public accountant Robert Bishop.

The Bolivian government is preparing to re-launch the lithium industrialization process, Periodico Bolivia reported on 8 April. Bolivia's former Vice Minister of High Energy Technologies Luis Alberto Echazu has explained how Evo Morales' bold lithium plan was disrupted and why regional integration is essential for the industry's development.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The retirement of Cuban Communist Party First Secretary Raul Castro is unlikely to lead to any significant change in the country's domestic or foreign policies, analysts told Sputnik.

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is helping Moscow to regain its foothold in Latin America, which has traditionally been viewed by the US as within its sphere of influence, the Associated Press highlighted on 12 April. How might the COVID jab help Russo-Latin American rapprochement?

While Canadian authorities continue to tighten coronavirus restrictions in most provinces, some small businesses are rebelling against the regulations and refusing to close down.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The latest round of sanctions against Russia casts doubt on both the competence and judgment of US President Joe Biden with the rationale behind the measures being so astonishingly shallow, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Director Daniel McAdams told Sputnik.