6 lame ducks and Giorgia Meloni: Meet the G7 class of 2024
ROME — With the war in Ukraine well into its third year, far-right parties storming the power centers of Europe and the Middle East in flames, the democratic world urgently needs strong leadership...
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The Biden administration is strengthening ties with New Delhi this week, which has drawn some scrutiny from lawmakers as a trial involving an alleged murder-for-hire plot linked to an Indian official...
View ArticleUkraine ‘bridge’ to NATO could be dangerous, experts warn
The possibility of Ukraine’s future NATO membership is being hotly debated ahead of the alliance’s upcoming summit in Washington. Dozens of foreign policy experts on Wednesday called on NATO members...
View ArticleOrbán praises Trump as ‘the man of peace,’ says Biden will likely lose election
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary effectively endorsed Donald Trump for president in an interview and, on the eve of this week’s NATO summit, blasted the United States for having a “war policy”...
View ArticleUkraine wins big, NATO wins smaller — and everyone was sweaty
By design, Ukraine was this week’s big winner at the NATO summit in Washington. It was NATO’s 75th birthday party, and despite not being a member of the alliance, Kyiv stole the spotlight. Over the...
View ArticleUS allies grapple with J.D. Vance
European leaders and diplomats cycled through shock and dismay at the selection of J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate. Many are also in two other stages: Denial and bargaining. Vance is an...
View ArticleA defiant Netanyahu vows to stay the course; hits ‘useful idiots’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with a rallying cry meant to appeal to Democrats and Republicans alike, but he showed little inclination toward a rethink of...
View ArticleUS shrugs off ‘all-out war’ worries in Middle East
The Biden administration said worries about a wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants breaking out are “exaggerated,” even as some Israeli officials signal that fierce retaliation could...
View Article‘Space aficionado’ Kamala Harris aims for moonshot presidency
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have at least one thing in common: They are both determined to put astronauts back on the moon to build a lunar base, in what is being viewed as the new space race with...
View ArticleHarris touts her foreign policy chops in attempt to contrast with Trump
Kamala Harris touted her foreign policy resume as vice president to draw a contrast to what a second Donald Trump presidency would bring — and got some of the loudest applause of the night. “We must...
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