Foreign Policy
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 07:06
A London School of Economics analyst discusses the weaknesses of Burundi President Nkurunziza's ultimatum on illegal arms and President Obama's threat of sanctions.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 07:03
Mr. Kerry knows he has leverage now, thanks to the economic downturn in the region and the nervousness about Russia. But it is unclear whether the Central Asian leaders value new ties with the United States more than efforts to oppose what they view, perhaps out of paranoia, as direct threats to their rule.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 06:36
As the region grapples with insecurities and armed groups especially in neighboring DR Congo and Burundi, the U.S. reserves confidence in Rwanda’s capacity to maintain peacekeeping operations.
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 07:02
Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed U.S. interests in Kazakhstan on Monday in talks with veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev who has lured huge Western investments to his Central Asian state while keeping it in Moscow's political orbit.
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 06:55
Secretary of State John Kerry prides himself on his willingness to deal directly with some of the world’s most repressive governments. But even the State Department had a hard time explaining the strategy for transforming the behavior of President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, a ruler whose human rights record is frequently compared to North Korea’s.
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 06:43
U.S. President Barack Obama says he plans to remove Burundi from a U.S. trade preference program because of a worsening crackdown on the political opposition there, after Burundi's president took a controversial third term in office.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 07:15
As Secretary of State John Kerry sat down in Vienna on Friday to push for a political settlement of the Syrian war, the immediate tension surrounded his dealings with the Russians and the Iranians.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 07:07
Defense chiefs from the U.S. and Israel sought to move beyond the deep divisions driven by the Iranian nuclear deal to a future of reinvigorated friendship and cooperation.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:53
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and US Ambassador Ian Kelly discussed the events in the country, the head of the government said Oct. 29, Sputnik reported.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:46
United States Secretary of State John Kerry should publicly express concern over Central Asian governments’ distinctly poor human rights records during his Central Asia visits, beginning October 31, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today.