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US vs EU: A new transatlantic trade war looming?
Andrei Kodomstev, Modern Diplomacy Many observers warn that worsening transatlantic trade relations could lead to a new trade war. The...
Trump's Biggest Foreign Policy Win
Ian Bremmer, TIME The British government announced that U.K. telecom carriers will be banned from installing new Huawei equipment for...
In Somalia, Iran Is Replicating Russia’s Afghan Strategy
Muhammad Fraser-Rahim and Mo Fatah, Foreign Policy Iran has established covert ties with the Somalia-based al-Shabab terrorist group well...
Challenges in Oceania: the fight over Pacific Island Countries (PICs)
Alessandro Russo, Modern Diplomacy As China continues to grow, and Western countries notice, Oceania has regained increasing attention....
Will China save Iran?
Norman Bailey, Asia Times A strategic alliance with Beijing could revitalise the Islamic republic, which has serious security...
How Biden Would Wage Great Power Competiton
Patrick Tucker, Defense One The last National Defense Strategy, served as the Pentagon’s bible for investment, research, and training...
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
Laurie Goering, UNDRR PreventionWeb; The knowledge platform for disaster risk reduction Climate change impacts - including growing food...
Israel announces partnership with U.A.E., Which throws cold water on it
Ronen Bergman and Ben Hubbard, The New York Times Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted a rare public opening between the two...
China Laps the U.S. in Latin America with Covid Diplomacy
Mac Margolis, Bloomberg Long before the novel coronavirus hit Latin America, the United States was losing ground in its own hemisphere to...
US diplomats staged photo to pressure China over nuclear talks: Report
David M. Hreszenhorn, POLITICO Russian newspaper says Americans used photo of Chinese flags and empty seats to highlight Beijing’s...
China continues non-interference diplomacy in Syria amidst of Corona Pandemic
Jayshree Borah, Modern Diplomacy Earlier on May this year, the UNSC’s Security Council briefings on Syria, the US ambassador to UN Kelly...
India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway win seats on UN Security Council
Jack Arnholz, ABC India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway won non-permanent seats on the coveted United Nations Security Council -- the...
India-China clash: Two sides blame each other for deadly fighting
BBC News The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have exchanged protests over clashes in a disputed Himalayan border area which led to...
Dropping the democratic facade
Zselyke Csaky, Freedom House A growing number of leaders in Central and Eastern Europe have dropped even the pretense of playing by the...
Climate Change and National Security: Balancing the Costs and Benefits
Mark G. Stewart, CATO Institute If climate projections are correct, a changing climate has the potential to cause sea levels to rise,...
The Emergence of Cyber Diplomacy in an Increasingly Post-Liberal Cyberspace
Andre Barrinha & Thomas Renard, Council on Foreign Relations The power relations, values, and institutions that governed cyberspace since...
Why the Compacts of Free Association Matter to Washington
Grant Wyeth, The Diplomat With its eyes on China, the United States seeks to reaffirm its presence in the western Pacific. Last week,...
Polarized politics has infected American diplomacy
William Burns, The Atlantic Foreigners aren’t laughing at us. They pity and discount us - The style and substance of our polarized...
Erdogan says Turkey, US reached agreements on Libya
The Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he has reached agreements with his U.S. counterpart Donald...
North Korea cuts off all communication with South Korea
Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea said it was cutting off all communication channels with South Korea on Tuesday, a move...
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