Tag: Foreign & Public Diplomacy

Sometimes, the significance of a news event can be measured by the degree to which the mainstream media downplays or ignores it altogether. This appeared to be the case this ...

In the summer of 1999, Indian and Pakistani troops clashed in the heights of Kargil district in Indian-administered Kashmir. After Pakistani forces occupied Indian positions across the contested border, known ...

A day after rebels led by former al Qaeda affiliate Ahmed al-Sharaa ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and marched into Damascus, 28-year-old Omar was looking backward—toward Israeli forces occupying key ...

When Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang told reporters in Geneva that “a good meal is worth the wait,” it was a moment that stood out—not because the phrase ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: U.S.-China talks lead to a 90-day tariff rollback, Chinese-made fighter jets are tested in the India-Pakistan conflict, and an elite hospital ...

India and Pakistan are now locked in their most expansive military conflict in decades. The two nuclear-armed states have been exchanging gunfire and shelling across their borders while also deploying ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The U.S. military prioritizes deterring a conflict over Taiwan, the Kremlin confirms Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia, and Beijing ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, wildfires in Israel, and local elections in the United Kingdom.  Signed, Sealed, and Delivered The United States ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India-Pakistan tensions reach a high point after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and the United States move forward on ...

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released his proposal to reorganize the Department of State—and it’s a doozy. When I joined government as the U.S. special envoy for ...