Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service
While a few Republican politicians have aligned with former President Donald Trump’s isolationist foreign policy position, most candidates continue to push for the traditional stance of engagement.
Demonstrators attend a pro-Ukraine rally in Taiwan in February 2023.
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Foreign policy experts are divided on whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it more or less likely that China will launch a similar attack on Taiwan. Here are the arguments on both sides.
A Ukrainian soldier on territory recaptured from Russia in July 2023.
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The NATO summit in Vilnius has kicked the prospects of Ukraine’s membership into the long grass. Kyiv, however, has other security tricks up its sleeve.
The July 2023 NATO summit in Lithuania saw movement toward expanding the alliance.
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NATO gets the headlines, but the Five Eyes alliance is another close connection between key Western powers, and it may expand.
Seeking divine help? Neither Moscow nor Minsk wants Wagner Group mercenaries stationed in Belarus to get out of control.
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The NATO summit is a chance for world leaders to hash out difficult topics, like the war in Ukraine – and for the US to show off its leadership, writes a former diplomat.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
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Given the tensions with Russia and China, there is a clear need for greater cooperation among a larger group of countries to effectively counter the two, both in Asia and Europe.
What made Yevgeny Prigozhin turn his troops back on the road to Moscow?
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With a visit to NATO in July, and a decision due on joining the AUKUS security pact, Chris Hipkins’ visit to China has been well timed to avoid any further provocations.
Members of the Wagner Group sit atop a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.
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