Trump’s Copper Tariffs Are the Wrong Fix
U.S. President Donald Trump’s second trade blitzkrieg this week, after resuscitating his plan to enact sweeping tariffs on much of the world, was to announce 50 percent import duties on ...
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Israel Is Sowing Chaos to Secure Displacement in Gaza
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, “We’re working with the United States very closely” to find countries that will “give the ...
USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
In February, the ambassadors to the United States of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau met with U.S. officials to raise concerns about the rush of ...
Rwanda and Congo’s Unstable Peace
On June 27, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a comprehensive peace agreement in Washington following the U.S.-brokered “declaration of principles” in April. The deal has sparked ...
I went to Venice on the weekend of Jeff Bezos’ wedding. 12 photos show why I was disappointed.
Boats traveling between San Giorgio Maggiore and the main island.Pierfrancesco Celada for BIThe Bezos-Sánchez wedding was in town, but for those hoping to see a slice of the action, security ...
NATO Approves Landmark Defense Spending Increase
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at NATO’s new defense spending target, deadly anti-government protests in Kenya, and the Israel-Iran conflict’s impact on oil prices. The 5 Percent ...
Pakistan Finds Itself in Awkward Diplomatic Position
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Pakistan experiences a whirlwind week of diplomacy amid the United States joining the Israel-Iran conflict; officials from Bangladesh, China, and ...
Guests ‘booted’ from luxe Venice hotel to make room for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are staying at the super luxe Aman Venice, and have rented the entire place for the stay, we hear. A spy told Page Six that ...
IR Scholars Worry About U.S. Conflict With Iran
The U.S. strikes against Iran on Saturday provoked a wide array of responses. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration made no effort to seek congressional authorization for the attacks on nuclear ...
Are India’s Civilian and Military Authorities Aligned?
At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, India’s chief of defense staff, Anil Chauhan, made comments that have drawn rebuke within segments of the Indian media. Much of the criticism ...
