US Foreign Policy
Total 12 Posts
Sudan will be off the US list of terrorism sponsors. It’s a quid pro quo and contentious.
3 min read
Donald Trump would throw everything he could to stay in the White House, even if it means hidding quid pro quos to broker peace between enemy states, so he could present himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East.
US left isolated at UN after bid to reimpose sanctions on Iran – Why did it even try?
5 min read
The US bid to impose so-called ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran was roundly rejected by the UN security council.
October surprise: How foreign policy can shape US presidential elections.
5 min read
Speculation is mounting about an impending October surprise in the 2020 race. What does that mean?
Biden’s long foreign-policy record signals how he’ll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response.
6 min read
How would Joe Biden engage a world upended by Trump? A diplomacy expert explains what Biden’s history says about his foreign policy priorities.
Pompeo’s plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them all – including religious freedom.
5 min read
A commission set up by the US Secretary of State says religious freedom and property rights should be elevated above other rights. It has prompted concern from faith-based and secular critics alike.
The case for good competition.
1 min read
How can the United States change its current foreign policy and revivify competition with China?
George Floyd protests show how the US has retreated from its position as a world leader.
5 min read
To be a world leader after 1945, the US had to be seen to be anti-racist. Now it no longer cares who is watching.