A growing global competition with China and Russia looms over a gathering of foreign ministers in London.
Author: Michael Crowley
Biden Officials Place Hope in Taliban’s Desire for Legitimacy and Money
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and others say the prospect of recognition — and financial aid from the United States — can moderate the militant group. Some call that delusional.
Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China
As China grows stronger and bolder, some experts want to end Washington’s decades-long policy of “strategic ambiguity.”
Blinken Will Meet Chinese Officials After Asia Tour Next Week
In his first foreign trip, the secretary of state will visit Japan and South Korea before the first in-person diplomatic encounter between the United States and China in several months.
Biden and Trudeau Renew the Ties Put to the Test by Trump
“The United States has no closer friend than Canada,” President Biden told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mr. Biden’s first virtual meeting with a foreign leader.
Biden Raises Concerns With China’s Xi in First Call Since Election
The two leaders developed a friendly relationship during the Obama years, but now face a wide range of contentious issues.
As Biden Plans Global Democracy Summit, Skeptics Say: Heal Thyself First
The sense of a dysfunctional, if not entirely broken, democratic system in the United States has foreign rivals crowing — and suggesting that it has no business lecturing other nations.
Biden Will Restore U.S. Relations With Palestinians, Reversing Trump Cutoff
Despite the move, analysts believe the prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement remain distant.
Trump’s Campaign Talk of Troop Withdrawals Doesn’t Match Military Reality
President Trump has brought home few American combat troops over all even as his pressure campaign against Iran risks a new Middle East conflict.
Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords Into Campaign Gains
President Trump’s re-election campaign lost no time turning a White House ceremony into a television ad, as it targets Jewish and evangelical voters.