By Christopher Bodeen / APSep 30, 2017
The secretary of state says China is working hard to convince Pyongyang to re-enter talks but did not say what form those should take. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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The chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell says the U.S. government benefits from tensions with North Korea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Nataliya Vasilyeva / APSep 5, 2017
Russia will ask the Security Council to send peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine, a development greeted by Germany as a new opportunity for detente. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Juan Cole / Informed CommentJul 15, 2017
Escaping the Washington feeding frenzy, the president discusses cooperation on Syria and Iraq with his French counterpart in Paris. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatchJun 14, 2017
The president is attempting to lay the foundations for a world in which fossil-fuel powers will contend for supremacy with post-carbon, green-energy states. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
By Rajan Menon / TomDispatchJun 6, 2017
North Korea hasn’t been cowed into compliance by Washington’s warnings and military muscle-flexing. Here's why diplomacy is not naive appeasement in the Korean crisis. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJun 3, 2017
The secret Bilderberg meetings taking place in Virginia are attended by elite participants from 21 countries, including top officials from the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Danny Sjursen / TomDispatchJun 1, 2017
While President Obama’s modest overtures toward the country were greeted with scathing partisan scorn, the Trump administration has a unique opportunity to normalize relations with Iran. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentMay 26, 2017
The president's first trip abroad reaffirms his poor grasp of U.S. international relations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigMay 26, 2017
The president spoke at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Brussels on Thursday morning, scolding member countries for "not paying what they should be paying." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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