'They Conveniently Forgot To Notify Us': EU Diplomat Downgraded In D.C.
The chief of the EU Mission to the U.S. noticed he was called up last as he paid his respects to late President George H.W. Bush.
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Opinion: 5 Ways The U.S. Retreated From The World Stage Under Trump This Year
In 2018, the Trump administration made good on its promises to unwind long-standing U.S. commitments to guarantee global security and prosperity, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.
Chicken Diplomacy: How President Bush Went For The Gut In The Former USSR
The first Bush administration left the former Soviet Union with a taste for dark meat American chicken. It's all because of a Soviet food shortage, a U.S. surplus, and a deal with President Gorbachev.
Will Political Strains Pull The China-Philippines Cozy Relationship Off Course?
China's leader seeks to bring an old U.S. ally into his sphere. But the Philipine people are sceptical that China will deliver on its promise of billions of dollars in aid.
Opinion: Trump's Saudi Statement Is A Moral Abdication And Strategic Failure
The statement will further empower the Saudi leadership to lash out in pursuit of other priorities in ways that damage our shared interests, writes former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro.
China Lures Taiwan's Latin American Allies
The biggest bloc of Taiwan's few remaining world allies is in Central America and the Caribbean. But even that solidarity is splintering.
China Wants To End Trade War But 'U.S. Position Keeps Changing,' Ambassador Says
China's Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai tells NPR his country is "ready to make a deal" with the United States, if they could find a trustworthy partner in Washington.
Latest Collateral Damage In U.S.-Russia Spat: An Anglo-American School Is Shut
The Anglo-American School in St. Petersburg, a beloved institution in part of the expat community, had to shut following the closure of the U.S. and British consulates.
Opinion: Moon Jae-In Can Put U.S.-North Korea Negotiations Back On Track. Here's How
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Moon must insist on denuclearization in coordination with the United States, even at the risk of renewed tensions between North and South Korea.
Opinion: Here's What A True U.S.-Pakistan 'Reset' Should Look Like
Reconciling competing interests in Afghanistan will be the ultimate test of a U.S.-Pakistan reset, writes Shamila N. Chaudhary, former National Security Council director for Pakistan and Afghanistan.