Paul Richter
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:35
Obama administration officials are promising a major strengthening of U.S. defense commitments to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies, possibly including a nuclear commitment to their security, in an intensifying effort to win their support for the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 06:56
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unexpectedly challenged the Obama administration's plan to pour $1 billion into Central America to try to slow the flow of unaccompanied minors and others who enter the United States illegally.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 07:16
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unexpectedly challenged the Obama administration's plan to pour $1 billion into Central America to try to slow the flow of unaccompanied minors and others who enter the United States illegally.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 07:35
The Obama administration's proposed budget for 2016 includes a 6% increase for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Foreign aid would increase 3%.
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 06:32
For all of Russian President Vladimir Putin's complaints in recent years about the West's threat to Russian security, NATO had been paying little attention to its former Cold War foe. The conflict in Ukraine has changed all that.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 07:07
Bahrain's expulsion last month of the top U.S. diplomat for democracy and human rights was a provocative move that seemed sure to bring a strong reaction from Washington. But four weeks later, the Obama administration has made no visible response beyond a phone call from Secretary of State John F. Kerry to Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheik Khalid bin Ahmed Khalifa expressing U.S. concern.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 09:02
Bahrain files criminal charges against an opposition figure who met with a senior U.S. diplomat.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 09:01
The Obama administration weighed retaliation against Bahrain on Tuesday after the Persian Gulf emirate, a strategic U.S. ally, expelled a senior U.S. diplomat for allegedly meddling in its internal affairs.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:02
Iraq will turn to Iran, Russia and elsewhere for arms and military advice if the Obama administration won't supply what it needs to halt an Al Qaeda splinter group, Iraq's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 06:35
The Egyptian military recently used American-made Apache helicopter gunships to fire rockets into houses in the Sinai Peninsula, the latest in a series of lethal raids targeting a little-known Al Qaeda-inspired group that has bombed civilians.