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Thu, 10/12/2020 - 17:35
Strategic economic reserves can allow Washington to bolster smaller countries like Australia.
Thu, 10/12/2020 - 12:02
The European Union’s foreign minister explains his vision for a new U.S.-Europe partnership for the next four years.
Thu, 10/12/2020 - 11:59
If the bill passes, Argentina would become just the third country in Latin America to provide unmitigated access to abortion.
Thu, 10/12/2020 - 00:37
But the vote laid down a marker for the incoming Biden administration on Democrats’ opposition to Middle Eastern arms sales and U.S. involvement in the conflict in Yemen.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 23:54
Some lawmakers and many national security experts are wary of another general atop the Pentagon, but Lloyd Austin has the president-elect’s ear—and backing.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 22:50
Once an asset, the clan has become an electoral liability.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 22:37
The case of an alleged Chinese spy who worked her way into U.S. municipal politics raises tricky questions about how cautious politicians should be.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 21:48
The government is walking on a tightrope as the coronavirus crisis grinds on.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 20:53
Western Sahara’s fate lies in the hands of the U.N. Security Council.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 17:49
“America first” doesn’t work against a global opponent.
Wed, 09/12/2020 - 12:06
Although unlikely to survive a presidential veto, the vote signals growing activism within Congress on foreign weapons sales.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 21:22
Eastern Europeans are returning home in droves. Here’s what that means for Eastern Europe’s economies—and the European Union.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 19:47
Missiles remotely fired with the assistance of a U.S. base on German soil killed my family in Yemen, but neither German nor U.S. courts are willing to hold anyone accountable.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 19:40
Biden’s landing teams are steering clear of an administration that has often served as a COVID-19 superspreader event.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 16:02
The EU vows to seize the opportunity posed by the new U.S. administration—but muddled strategy still stands in the way.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 12:23
The U.S.-China conflict may be the defining 21st-century challenge, but the recommendations stand out by what they fail to address.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 11:42
Biden’s choice of a Black secretary of defense is historic, but Lloyd Austin's defense industry ties and recent service put his nomination in question.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 04:34
Lloyd Austin would be the first Black person to serve in the job.
Tue, 08/12/2020 - 00:10
Human rights groups have already voiced serious concerns about the plan to move thousands of refugees to an uninhabited island.
Mon, 07/12/2020 - 22:57
There’s a right man for the job of a careful review.
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