Diplomacy Watch: Divisions flare in the West as winter looms
As energy prices rise and temperatures drop, European publics are feeling squeezed by the Ukraine war’s secondary effects.
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As energy prices rise and temperatures drop, European publics are feeling squeezed by the Ukraine war’s secondary effects.
After a precipitous decline in confidence, the Ronald Reagan Institute poll asked for reasons. The answers are illuminating.
Despite his trail-blazing role as the first Black leader of a major party’s caucus, Jeffries’ foreign-policy views don’t veer from the status quo.
Again doubling down on the ‘open door’ mantra, why does the alliance continue to send the wrong signals to Kyiv?
Washington has a habit of getting involved in ways that make things worse for demonstrators on the ground.
If the Defense Department can’t get its books straight, how can it be trusted with a budget of more than $800 billion per year?
If these are the ‘consequences’ for Saudi Arabia’s OPEC slight, it’s hard to see what an actual punishment might be.
The decision to renew the agreement will delay concerns that Russia could withdraw from the initiative.
Gen. McConville is a great example of why you shouldn’t expect meat & potatoes when asking a senior officer to open up about anything.
The Global South put its stamp on the joint statement, which reflected divergent perspectives on the Ukraine war and its impacts.
These former Global South leaders don’t mince words when it comes to America’s diminishing leadership and the “rules based order.”
Conservatives say they will fight to prevent aid debate until new House majority takes over in the new year.
The new probe comes amid a spike in tensions between Washington and Tel Aviv following the rise of far-right leaders in Israel.
‘Definitely a sign that the US is preparing for a long war in Ukraine and long-term military competition with Russia.’
A new round of nuclear talks will represent the most substantial Washington-Moscow contacts in months.
John Kerry spoke with him in a ‘impromptu’ meeting while Emmanuel Macron called him ‘president,’ leaving Juan Guaido on the curb.
Jake Sullivan has been reportedly talking to Russians for months, and the administration wants Zelensky to keep channels with Putin open.
The move signals that Russia has lines it’s not willing to cross, but it also shows how hawkish elements in Moscow want to change that.
Without changes in security protocols it is a matter of when — not if —another major national figure is assassinated.
This is what happens when we leave our friends behind.
The former American ambassador spoke at a recent retrospective on the Cuban Missile Crisis and lamented the lessons lost.