Diplomacy
Trumpās desire to āun-uniteā Russia and China is unlikely to work ā in fact, it could well backfire
Trumpās desire to āun-uniteā Russia and China is unlikely to work ā in fact, it could well backfire Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Getty Images Is the U.S. angling for a repeat of the Sino-Russian split? In an Oct. 31, 2024, interview with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump argued […]
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Saudi Arabiaās role as Ukraine war mediator advances Gulf nationās diplomaticĀ rehabilitation ā and boosts its chances of a seat at the table should Iran-US talks resume
Saudi Arabiaās role as Ukraine war mediator advances Gulf nationās diplomaticĀ rehabilitation ā and boosts its chances of a seat at the table should Iran-US talks resume Saudi Arabia is 2,000 miles from Ukraine and even more politically distant, so at first glance it might seem like it has nothing to do with the ongoing war […]
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How Trumpās foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones
How Trumpās foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones Soft power is lower-risk and lower-cost than hard power strategies. A Mokhtari/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State […]
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