The Chinese spy balloon flies over Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Feb. 4, 2023.
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Espionage routinely plays out between countries like the US and China. But a public spectacle like the Chinese spy balloon can change the game.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, arrives at a military camp in Quezon City, Philippines, on Feb. 2, 2023.
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The agreement lets the US expand its access across military bases in the Philippines, unfolding a new chapter in the countries’ long military history.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the White House during a surprise visit to the U.S. in December 2022.
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The US is giving record-high amounts of money to Ukraine, signaling it is invested in this war for the long run – a political science scholar explains 3 important things to know.
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Fifty years after the US pulled out of Vietnam, the legacy of that war is still influencing its decisions.
President Biden has moved the US back into a leadership position at COP.
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Joe Biden’s move away from Trump’s isolationist policy has won some support from the public, and Congress.
President Richard Nixon, left, speaks with national security adviser Henry Kissinger at the White House in September 1972.
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Henry Kissinger’s influence on US foreign policy was profound. His transactional approach – avowedly values free – included support of murderous and genocidal foreign leaders.
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Election of moderate rather than Trump Republicans makes a change in Ukraine policy less likely.
Many Haitians are wary of International forces.
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Waves of US troops and international peacekeeping forces have repeatedly failed to make Haiti more stable for more than 100 years.
A closer alliance between the US and Latin America could bring political and economic benefits for both.
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With Russia building new partnerships to gain support for its war, the US should re-engage with allies in its backyard, experts say.
RT, a Russian government-operated media outlet, is just one of the players in the global information war.
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Russian government media are frequently criticized as being blatant propaganda. How do US government media measure up?
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Washington must continue to support Taiwan while seeking a better security dialogue with Beijing.
Tension in Kabul: a Taliban fighter stands guard over the building in which Ayman al-Zawahiri was assassinated.
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The assassination of the leader of al-Qaida in Kabul raises some important questions about divisions among the Taliban leadership.
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The Biden administration has a difficult task in punishing Russia for its invasion without becoming embroiled in a full-scale war.
Unity is strength: NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg after a meeting of alliance foreign ministers, January 2022.
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The tensions with Russia have forged a new unity in the North Atlantic alliance.
A Russian military photo shows Russian soldiers arriving in Kazakhstan on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Negotiations between Western democracies and Russia over the fate of Ukraine took place against a backdrop of Russia troops entering Kazakhstan. It’s a reminder that Russia is willing to play tough.
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The boycott is ambiguous and will undermine the value of sport in diplomacy.
A fighter loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
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Violence in Ethiopia could cause ripples across the Horn of Africa, destabilizing the region.
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to U.S. President Joe Biden at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels on June 14, 2021.
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Despite a ‘major breach of trust,’ the recent spat between France and the US corresponds to a long cycle of conflict and rapprochement between the two countries.
The US ambassador to the USSR, George Kennan, chats with a reporter in 1952 after the Soviets told the US State Department that Kennan must be recalled immediately.
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Kennan was one of America’s few true experts on Soviet affairs. He famously urged a “Containment” strategy to prevent Soviet expansionism, advising against military responses and arms build-ups.
Schoolgirls in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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After 20 years in Afghanistan and many promises made, the U.S. does hold responsibility for Afghans’ fate, including their human right to access education.