As the second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran get underway this weekend, suspicion and distrust between the two sides remain high. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to make threats against the country I served for years as a policymaker and a diplomat. Understandably, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remains cautious….
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U.S. President Donald Trump has alternated between making threats and suggesting negotiations with Iran. His proposal of direct talks has so far been dismissed and rebuffed by a regime that is deeply suspicious of Washington after the first Trump administration pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal. Given the risk of military confrontation over Iran’s…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Iran nuclear talks in Beijing, Canada’s new prime minister being sworn in, and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appearing before the International Criminal Court. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday….
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent foreign-policy moves have alienated the country’s traditional allies in Europe while stirring glee in Moscow. While it’s a catastrophic development for Ukrainian security and democracy, this paradigmatic shift portends much larger risks for global security. The most pressing is the threat of rampant nuclear proliferation that the Trump administration’s actions…