US foreign policy
The Anxiety Effect: How 9/11 and Its Aftermath Changed Gulf Arab...
Post-9/11 events have shaken Riyadh’s and Abu Dhabi’s faith in the durability of Washington’s support. As part of our series, The Legacy of 9/11...
The Most Confounding Part of Bob Woodward’s New Trump Book Is...
It’s heavy on scoops and light on analysis.
By Fred Kaplan
Sept 21, 2021
September is the month of renewed beginnings: the autumn equinox, the start...
Biden backpedals on Cold War with China
Huawei CFO leaves Canada after U.S. agreement on fraud charges, detained Canadians head home
By Karen Freifeld and Kenneth Li,
Moira Warburton,David Ljunggren
Sep. 27, 2021
Sept...
Meng’s return ignites national pride amid US hegemony
Chinese firms should abandon illusion on US as destiny attached to nation
By Chen Qingqing, Shen Weiduo,
Li Xuanmin and Zhang Hongpei
Sep 27, 2021
Photo: Xinhua
Over the...
Bennett tells settlers he said no 3 times to Biden, on...
At recent meeting, PM assured settler leaders he won’t bend to American pressure to rein in construction in West Bank, said he resisted specific...
Israeli officials cautioned Biden against heavy criticism of Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem fears that singling out Sissi and MBS on human rights violations risks sending their countries into arms of Iran, China and Russia
By Jacob...
MR Conversations: Dissenting pows
Aug 17, 2021
As soldiers held at Hoa Lo Prison returned from Vietnam in 1973, Americans became riveted by POW coming-home stories. The press circulated...
US Strikes Killed at Least 22,000 Civilians in 20 Years
The so-called U.S. “preemptive war” against global terrorism has left at least 22,000 civilians dead around the world, a report reveals.
Sep.7, 2021
A new research...
The US Does Not Seek a ‘New Cold War’ With China,...
Nevertheless, when the U.S. acts in the Pacific region, it will do so in cooperation with its allies and partners to amplify the strength and speed of...
Donald Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea in UN speech
By Julian Borger
19 Sep 2017
Donald Trump has threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, in a bellicose first address to the United Nations general assembly in...