Foreign Policy

As it is getting closer to NATO membership, Sweden signed a military agreement with the United States on Sunday that will secure Sweden’s borders and enhance military cooperation while Sweden awaits full entry into NATO. […]

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After he announced last week that the White House was re-evaluating its relationship with Saudi Arabia, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that President Joe Biden has no plans to meet Saudi […]

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Neither the United States nor Saudi Arabia is backing down in the ongoing row over oil, putting severe strain on their countries’ energy-for-security alliance.  Tensions escalated even higher when the White House made an unprecedented […]

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In light of the oil production cuts from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its recently voiced support for Russia, Democratic lawmakers are proposing Washington to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia. […]

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Citing ongoing concerns about the impact of the war in Ukraine, the White House admonished the “shortsighted decision” by OPEC+ to cut oil output by 2 million bpd, which could lead to a rise in […]

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US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking on Wednesday described as “concerning” the failure to renew the truce with the Iran-backed Houthis, which expired on Oct. 2, and called them to be more flexible over […]

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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had spoken separately on Monday evening with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, Secretary General Akiba Takeo of the National Security Secretariat of Japan and National Security Office Director […]

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The United States rejected Iranian reports that Tehran’s release of two detained Americans will lead to the unfreezing of Iranian funds frozen abroad. Baquer Namazi, 85, was permitted to leave Iran for medical treatment abroad, […]

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After Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday, Washington slapped Moscow and Putin’s allies with another round of sanctions, also warning anyone outside of Russia against providing Moscow political […]

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Russia is facing another round of sanctions on prominent individuals and sectors of its economy after proclaiming it has annexed four Ukrainian regions. The United States said it will announce sanctions in the coming days.  Russian […]

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Ukraine will be getting eighteen additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) as part of a new $1.1 billion military aid package under USAI the Biden Administration has approved for the country, Pentagon officials announced […]

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The United States was urged on Tuesday by both China and Russia to release $7 billion of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves that were frozen in the US banking system when the Taliban seized power in the […]

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The former aide to US President Ronald Reagan, Doug Bandow, believes the US’ goal in Ukraine should be to contain the effects of the crisis, urging the Biden administration to firmly ground Washington’s Ukraine policy […]

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Following the death of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died last Friday in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for improper hijab, the US Treasury Department issued sanctions on Thursday against […]

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President Joe Biden says Russia “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the United Nations charter as world leaders gathered for a day of the annual United Nations General Assembly.  Biden’s remarks come as Russia pushes […]

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The United States and Iran clashed at the annual United Nations General Assembly this week. The two countries came to a head on security and human rights on Wednesday.  Iran’s president demanded that the United States […]

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