As the West imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Russia in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, reports emerged that the United States might concurrently lift sanctions on the regime of another brutal dictator: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A surprise visit by a U.S. delegation to Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, in March prompted immediate speculation…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be gearing up to try to retake the U.S. presidency in 2024, and if he does get back into the Oval Office, he may find that a good deal of his foreign policy remains intact after a four-year absence. That’s in large part because serious change has been…
New York — The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an attack on democracy that was a shocking start to a tumultuous year that also saw the end of the United States’ longest war, in Afghanistan. The Post’s…
As a correspondent in East Asia in the 1990s and 2000s, I was constantly struck by the ways China’s behavior seemed to model that of other recent great powers. Beijing launched a space program, which is as much a surrogate for military ambition as it is a rallying symbol for patriotism or an incubator for…
US intelligence told to keep quiet over role in Ukraine military triumphs CIA veterans advise successors against ‘unwise’ intelligence boasts that could trigger escalation from Russia Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Former US intelligence officers are advising their successors currently in office to shut up and stop boasting about their role in Ukraine’s military successes. Two…
European stability was the focus of many of the congratulatory messages sent to President Macron after his re-election.
Finnish and Swedish opposition leaders traveled to Washington this week to meet with U.S. officials as their countries kick-start debates on joining NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Petteri Orpo, the chair of Finland’s center-right National Coalition Party, and Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the opposition in Sweden’s parliament and head of…
Rights advocates demand name of police officer who shot Lyoya, 26, in the back of the head after Michigan traffic stop.
I flew yesterday for the first time since the mask mandate was lifted…it was a bit surreal, to be honest…but strangely satisfying. My Airplane Trip Without A Mask…Two Years In The Making I am glad to see the mask mandate come to an end. At the same time, I respect those who choose to continue…
Former prime minister Theresa May has criticised the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Mrs May told the Commons she did not support the policy due to her concerns over whether it met standards on “legality, practicality and efficacy”. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the scheme would be “a major blow to…