Foreign Policy
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 07:25
Representatives of the nations participating in the International Syrian Support Group met yesterday to assess the state of the ceasefire, the third such meeting this week. U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura remains cautiously optimistic about the reduction in violence ahead of proximity talks set to resume next week.
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 06:10
The capture of an Islamic State militant by commandos from the U.S. Army’s elite Delta Force didn’t just take a wanted fighter off the battlefield. It also highlighted that the battle to reconquer the pivotal city of Mosul has already begun.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:44
The cease-fire announced on Monday could fall prey to a familiar problem: Who's a terrorist in Syria, and who's not?
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 06:33
More than you think -- and it’s growing. But putting boots on the ground could only make the situation worse.
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 06:19
Despite falling investment in the continent, Chinese entrepreneurs, investors, and wanderers are digging in.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:52
On Feb. 10, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, plans to block the Barack Obama administration from financing the sale of up to eight F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Corker observed that the U.S. relationship with Pakistan is “complicated and imperfect,” and that although cooperation has achieved “some of our interests,” Pakistan remains a “duplicitous partner, moving sideways rather than forward in resolving regional challenges.” Corker was particularly angered by Pakistan’s persistent support to the Haqqani faction of the Afghan Taliban.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:19
Ugandan forces have used U.S. aid to fight terrorists. Will they also use it to crush opponents of the president?
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:26
Not content to build new military airstrips on a string of artificial islands in the South China Sea, Beijing is branching out even further, having just secured basing rights next door to Washington’s most important drone base in Africa.
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 06:44
In a new report, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicts the ranks of the Islamic State will swell in 2016.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 06:51
Egypt’s top diplomat said in an interview that the West was unfairly maligning his government’s human rights record while failing to support Cairo in its fight against Islamist extremists.