President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit on Tuesday with the US president pledging unspecified “security guarantees” to the North and Kim recommitting to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” They coupled the summit agreement with lofty promises by Trump to handle “a
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‘Ghana First:’ US military deal leads thousands to protest
Francis Kokutse and Carley Petesch Rallying behind the slogan of “Ghana First,” thousands of people in the West African nation have protested a new defense cooperation deal with the United States, with many in the longtime US ally saying they worry the expanded military presence could attract extremists and harm their
Breaking: US Secretary of States Rex Tillerson fired after his visit to Nigeria
Trump effect: UN staff in Geneva threatens strike over pay cuts
Angered by “unfair” pay cuts, UN staff in Geneva are planning a half-day strike next week, as dozens of ministers and other dignitaries attend high-level events at the organisation’s European headquarters. This is coming barely a year after the President Donald Trump, effects his threat to massively cut US funding of
Israel@70: US to open controversial Jerusalem Embassy in May
The United States said Friday it will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, bringing forward the contested move to coincide with the Jewish state’s 70th birthday — and enraging Palestinians, who called it a “blatant provocation.” Palestinians object to recognition of the disputed city as Israel’s capital, and
The State of Defense 2018: Overview
Introduction: By Kevin Baron The one consensus seems to be the view that, under Trump, America is no longer the world’s clear leader. And that is a titanic change. If President Donald Trump came to Washington to upend the system and bring radical change, so far he has failed miserably at the Pentagon. At the
White House, Boeing In Final Stages of New Air Force One Deal
By Marcus Weisgerberg President Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg met in White House this week to break gridlock on price of new presidential planes. President Donald Trump and Boeing are in the final stages of negotiating a multibillion-dollar deal for two new Air Force One airplanes, according to three people with knowledge
Billy Graham, the Great Uniter, Leaves Behind a Divided Evangelicalism
By Emma Green The preacher, dead at 99, advised presidents, mentored clergy, and influenced millions of people. Will his legacy of non-partisan outreach continue? Billy Graham, the famous preacher who reached millions of people around the world through his Christian ministry, died on Wednesday at 99. Over the course of more than
Trump: 13 Russians indicted over US 2016 election meddling
Thirteen Russians have been charged with interfering in the US 2016 election, in a major development in the FBI investigation. Three of those named have also been accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five have been accused of aggravated identity theft. The announcement was made by Special Counsel Robert Mueller,
Is Europe bold enough to counter US ambivalence?
The Munich Security Conference is expected to be dominated by US President Donald Trump's ambivalence toward traditional alliances, leaving Europe no choice but to step up its defense initiatives. So much for basing scholarly foreign-policy debate on the international order. "The world is becoming less international and less orderly," Ambassador Wolfgang