Russia may not be a foreign policy priority for the incoming Biden administration. But its promise to foreground democracy will put the Kremlin on edge.
Trump: not going to make this easy.
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Biden and Trump are like night and day on foreign policy, and American global engagement would change radically under a Biden presidency. But actual Mideast policy might show only cosmetic changes.
President Donald Trump may have removed his mask, but the uncertainty posed by his positive COVID-19 test continues.
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Speculation is mounting about an impending October surprise in the 2020 race. What does that mean?
Paving way for talks: Taliban members stand in front of a poster of President Ashraf Ghani after their release from prison in May 2020.
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After months of delays, talks between the Taliban and Afghan governnment are due to start in Doha. Here’s what is on the table.
As president, Trump has cultivated close relations with autocratic leaders while distancing the U.S. from its traditional allies in Europe and Asia.
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In 2016 Trump promised to ‘shake the rust off America’s foreign policy.’ Four years later, it’s clearer what that looks like: a US that sits on the sidelines of world crises and collaborations alike.
Mike Pompeo: on his own on Iran.
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A commission set up by the US Secretary of State says religious freedom and property rights should be elevated above other rights. It has prompted concern from faith-based and secular critics alike.
A majority of Americans believe their country is going in the wrong direction.
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Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Beijing is touting its role in the world and praising its autocratic governmental system and its huge countrywide surveillance network. Hawks in Washington aren’t impressed.
The first Earth Day in 1972 spurred other countries to support global environmental action.
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The collapse of the government in Kosovo is a victory for reactionary forces within Kosovo and the self-seeking agenda of the Trump administration.
Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters after addressing a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3, 2020.
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The US is taking an untraditional approach in its peace talks with the Taliban. The new deal does not contain many of the elements that are typically key to a successful peace negotiation.