Weighing options in Belarus. The U.N. Security Council held closed-door meetings Tuesday on the situation in Belarus following the country’s disputed presidential election earlier this month. The United States and Estonia initiated the meeting, expressing concern over Belarusian authorities’ excessive use of force to clamp down on protests. Russia responded by saying that Belarus’ internal […]
Chip wars. The United States is going for the jugular against Huawei. The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Monday new restrictions on exports to...
Belarus protests enter their second week. On Sunday, one week since President Alexander Lukashenko won reelection, tens of thousands of supporters of the government...
A historic deal in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates and Israel signed a historic peace deal on Thursday. It’s a diplomatic breakthrough, as...
Taiwanese defense. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s Cabinet on Thursday proposed a more than 10 percent increase in defense spending. According to Taiwan’s de facto...
Tensions in northern Iraq. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad following Turkey’s drone strikes on Tuesday in Iraq’s northeast Sidakan region....
Nationalism is all the rage these days. Following decades of globalization, the pendulum has begun to swing back the other direction, triggering fears that...
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