Time to talk.
How Hwee Young
Kim Jong-un may be able to “chat” in English. That’s not enough to understand Donald Trump.
Kim Jong-un arrives in Singapore.
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Can decades of deadlock be broken by two of the world’s most unpredictable leaders?
Trump answers questions before departing the White House on his way to the G7 in Quebec.
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A political scientist and economist explores the causes and consequences of Trump’s scattershot trade policy.
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Seven world leaders with axes to grind are preparing to sit round one table. Sparks will fly.
Qatar out of the picture: Donald Trump meets with Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House.
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Without strategic clarity from the US, the Saudis and their allies are under little pressure to thaw their frozen relationship with Qatar.
Protesting Trump in Tijuana, Mexico.
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The Trump administration sees plenty of problems in Central America – but it seems to be doing everything it can to make them worse.
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A remarkable year on the Korean peninsula has been marked by both bitter enmity and genuine goodwill. Now, the tension is being ratcheted up again.
Troops in a 2015 U.S.-South Korea joint drill in South Korea.
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Since the Korean War, U.S. troops have helped South Korea with military training and planning. Our Speed Read describes the regular joint exercises designed to deter North Korean aggression.
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Just as Iran’s centre ground was collapsing under political pressure, Donald Trump offered the hardliners a gift.
An American protester makes his feelings plain during the Iranian hostage crisis, 1979.
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Ever since the shocking spectacle of the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis, American conservatives have reserved a special disdain for the Islamic Republic.
He said he’d do it, and he has.
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Iran is a dangerous mischief-maker in the Middle East – but scrapping the nuclear deal will probably make things worse.
Gina Haspel can expect a difficult round of questions.
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Gina Haspel is in hot water over the CIA’s use of ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’. And in decades past, the US imprisoned people for using the same methods.
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The connection between oil and arms trade is not a conspiracy theory.
“Have you read The Art of the Deal? Nor have I.”
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Donald Trump has always traded on his image as a master dealmaker – but many deals have been done with North Korea before.
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The astonishing sight of two Korean leaders crossing the border that divides them is just a first step.
The Pentagon briefs the media on strikes against Assad’s chemical weapons facilities.
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A recent intervention by the US, the UK and France is only part of a far broader – and deadlier – campaign.
Stacks of used clothing are seen in this African warehouse. The U.S. is retaliating against countries that are restricting the import of American used clothing, a marginal industry for the U.S. but a critical one for some African nations.
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The top U.S. foreign policy goals in Africa evidently no longer relate to human rights or democratic freedoms, but to protecting tiny, marginal American industries.
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April 14, 2018
Scott Lucas , University of Birmingham ; Alpaslan Ozerdem , Coventry University ; Balsam Mustafa , University of Birmingham ; Beverley Milton-Edwards , Queen's University Belfast ; Cengiz Gunes , The Open University ; Edward Wastnidge , The Open University ; Moritz Pieper , University of Salford ; Natasha Lindstaedt , University of Essex , dan Simon J Smith , Staffordshire University
The Syrian conflict is a war of many sides. Here’s a rundown of the key players.
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The legal standards for military intervention are complicated and highly specific. It’s not clear an attack on Syria would meet them.
The UN Security Council has proved powerless to stop Assad’s use of chemical agents.
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Nothing the world has done has stopped Bashar al-Assad’s regime from using chemical weapons – but it’s imperative to keep trying.