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Havana syndrome has spread to government officials around the world and stumped doctors for years. Despite news of mysterious attacks, evidence suggests mass psychogenic illness may be the true cause.
The October launch of the “EU-US Dialogue on China” shows that the two shores of the Atlantic have come to recognise the importance of coordination and cooperation when facing up to Xi Jinping.
Many political issues in the 2020 US election are domestic. But black resistance to white supremacy has long had global repercussions.
The US and Canada have had a long, supportive relationship. But the recent closure of the US-Canada border because of the coronavirus underscores a growing divide between the two countries.
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which catalyzed action to protect the environment not just in the US but internationally.
About the only thing the Trump administration’s peace plan has going for it is the fact that no one expects it to work. And the plan’s likely failure could trigger more Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Meeting with heads of state has become routine for presidents, but Trump’s way with words and gestures rattles many in the diplomatic community. The biggest concern is his sweet talk to dictators.
Qatar’s decision to aid Turkey in the face of American sanctions against the country may finally be a snub too far for its close relationship with the US.
The world is up in arms about many politicians’ increasing rudeness. Are we right to be so perturbed?
After a week spent trampling the international order, Trump capped his performance by giving Vladimir Putin the benefit of the doubt.
Vladimir Putin is a masterful politician. The US president he’s dealing with is not.
Efforts to keep Trump’s itinerary as tight and cloistered as possible failed to avoid a classic diplomatic calamity.
The ‘rules-based international order’ that Trump is supposedly tearing up is an ahistorical fantasy.
President Trump is criticized for wreaking havoc on the international order, where the US was the established leader. But Trump is simply hastening a change that has been a long time coming.
A flavor of diplomacy that focuses on science cuts through political differences and finds new ways for nations to work together.
US-Japan relations are under pressure. As leaders of the two countries meet this week, a scholar tells the story of the exchange program that made such a difference to American attitudes toward Japan.
The effects of war, economic tension and accidental deaths have been mitigated by a sport that both cultures treasure.
The author of ‘Securing the Peace,’ explains what’s wrong with having US ambassadors operating in one-third of the world’s capitals while special operations forces are active in three-fourths.
Relations between the US and Africa are unlikely to improve while Trump remains president. But that doesn’t mean the continent should remain passive.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in American History, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Chinese Politics; Director, Lau China Institute, King's College London
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor of American Politics, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer at the Frederick S Pardee School in Global Studies, Boston University, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Global Governance and Director, Center for Governance and Sustainability, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, UMass Boston
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Professor of Practice of Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Indiana University
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