Papua New Guinea’s relative proximity to both China and Australia could give the US a military advantage in the Pacific region.
People protest outside of the United Nations headquarters in April 2023 demanding the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.
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It’s been more than 20 years since the US invaded Iraq, but the invasion still provides a cautionary tale about getting involved in an expensive war abroad.
A protest for Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly not complying with dress code laws, in Tehran on Sept. 19, 2022.
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President Joe Biden recently spoke out in support of the ongoing protests in Israel, raising some observers’ eyebrows about the ties between Israel and the US.
The US president’s sentimental journey comes during a fragile political moment in Northern Ireland.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announce their new trade agreement.
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A newly approved trade deal could be an opportunity to return Northern Ireland’s political attention to pressing issues of health care, housing, energy costs and inflation.
Opening the doors to Russia and China’s perception.
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The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
President Carter’s interest in southern Africa was crucial to keeping the peace.
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Carter’s work in Zimbabwe forms a significant and under appreciated part of his legacy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, met with his then-Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in March 2022 in Huangshan.
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China and Russia’s relationship is complex. But China’s decision to support Russia’s war on Ukraine could ultimately come down to China’s own political interests.
A view of Tiraspol, the self-declared capital of Transnistria in April 2022.
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Many genocide classes review the Holocaust or Cambodia’s Killing Fields. A scholar wanted to show that genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing still happen today.
A woman walks in Raqa, the former Syrian capital of the Islamic State, in December 2020.
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While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.
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 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.
Henry Kissinger’s influence on US foreign policy is profound. His transactional approach – avowedly values free – includes support of murderous and genocidal foreign leaders.