U.S. May Soon Increase Pressure on China to Constrain North Korea U.S. May Soon Increase Pressure on China to Constrain North Korea:- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will warn China’s leaders that the United States is prepared to step up missile defenses and pressure on Chinese financial institutions if they […]
United States International Relations
Russia Has Deployed Missile Barred by Treaty, U.S. General Tells Congress Russia Has Deployed Missile Barred by Treaty, U.S. General Tells Congress:- A senior American general told Congress on Wednesday that Russia has deployed a prohibited cruise missile, the first public confirmation by the United States that the Kremlin had […]
Kushner and Flynn Met With Russian Envoy in December, White House Says Kushner and Flynn Met With Russian Envoy in December:- Michael T. Flynn, then Donald J. Trump’s incoming national security adviser, had a previously undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador in December to “establish a line of communication” between […]
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking:- In the Obama administration’s last days, some White House officials scrambled to spread information about Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of […]
Rex Tillerson Arrives in Mexico Facing Twin Threats to Relations Rex Tillerson Arrives in Mexico Facing Twin Threats to Relations:- The Trump administration calls the visit a step toward mutual understanding, a way to move the relationship forward. But as Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arrived in Mexico on […]
Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser:- Michael T. Flynn, the national security adviser, resigned on Monday night after it was revealed that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador […]
Israel Approves Another Wave of West Bank Settlement Construction Israel Approves Another Wave of West Bank Settlement Construction:- Israel approved 3,000 more housing units in the occupied West Bank late Tuesday, the largest number in a wave of new construction plans that defy the international community and that open a […]
Obama Ends Exemption for Cubans Who Arrive Without Visas Obama Ends Exemption for Cubans Who Arrive Without Visas:- President Obama said Thursday that he was terminating the 22-year-old policy that has allowed Cubans who arrived on United States soil without visas to remain in the country and gain legal residency, […]
World Is About to Find Out What Donald Trump Really Believes World Is About to Find Out What Donald Trump Really Believes:- In Donald J. Trump’s private conversations and public commentary, one guiding principle shines through: The world is a zero-sum place, and nations, like real estate developers, are either […]
How Donald Trump Hacked the Politics of Foreign Policy How Donald Trump Hacked the Politics of Foreign Policy:- Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy proposals, like forcing Mexico to pay for a border wall or withdrawing from NATO, have drawn unprecedented condemnations as incoherent, contradictory and unrealistic. Yet for all the […]
