Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American diplomat, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after colliding with Harry Dunn, a teenage motorcyclist, in 2019.
Tag: United States International Relations
Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course
The president is about to discover how years of sanctions fatigue — exacerbated in the Trump administration — and a decline in American influence may make it difficult to deliver on his promises.
In Geopolitical Struggle Over Myanmar, China Has an Edge
As the United States and other nations denounce the coup, China has a chance to build up its influence. But Myanmar’s generals are difficult partners.
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran
The Pentagon had extended the deployment of the Nimitz in the Middle East after Iranian threats against President Donald J. Trump and U.S. troops in the region.
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.
Museveni Faces a More Critical U.S. and E.U. After Ugandan Election
The United States is considering action against the government of President Yoweri Museveni, a longtime ally who has crushed dissent at home. The European Union has also expressed concern.
Former U.S. Climate Leaders Press Biden on Amazon Deforestation
Former environmental officials from both parties are pressing President Biden to counter deforestation in the Amazon, especially in Brazil.
Iran Presses Biden to Restore Nuclear Deal and Drop Sanctions
With a combination of threats, provocative acts and public appeals, Iran is jostling for attention from an administration preoccupied with spillover crises from the Trump years.
How Biden’s Climate Ambitions Could Shift America’s Global Footprint
Serious efforts to address global warming might mean big changes for America’s trade, foreign relations and even defense strategy.
Biden and Putin Agree to Extend Nuclear Treaty
The two leaders, who do not have a history of friendliness, spoke just a few weeks before the treaty is set to expire.