Posts Tagged: US Foreign Policy
After Months Without Contact, Germany’s Merkel Eyes ‘Reset’ With Trump
Before a phone conversation this week to discuss the war in Syria and Russian nuclear arms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump had not...
US Leadership Vacuum Being Filled by Russia, Iran and Other Nefarious Actors
Russia’s military involvement in Syria, in cooperation with Islamic Iran and an Islamizing Turkey, is creating a new regional dynamic that is likely to shift...
Azerbaijani US Ambassador: Israel Is a Pragmatic Partner and Good Friend, We Want it to Be Normal for Muslims and Jews to Be Allies
Over the past two and a half decades, the Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan -- a Shiite Muslim-majority state -- has become a close ally of Israel,...
British PM Theresa May Receives Resounding Applause From Republican Lawmakers for Call to Defend Israel’s Security
British Prime Minister Theresa May received resounding applause and a standing ovation from Republican lawmakers gathered at a party retreat in Philadelphia on Thursday when...
Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem: ‘World War III’ or a Simple ‘Reality Check’?
JNS.org -- The incoming Donald Trump administration’s stated intention to move America’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has been met with a Palestinian reaction,...
America’s Know-Nothing Diplomacy
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, recently said something astonishing in defense of his foreign policy ignorance: "The fact that somebody can dot the...
VP Biden Omits Mention of Israel-Palestinian Conflict in Parting Words About US Foreign Policy
A lengthy article about Washington’s foreign policy challenges written by US Vice President Joe Biden makes no mention of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, indicating the establishment...
Obama Plans to Make Nuclear Policy Changes During Final Months in Office
The Obama administration is determined to use its final six months in office to take a series of executive actions to advance the nuclear agenda...
Donald Trump Promises US Foreign Policy That Will Put ‘America First’
Donald J. Trump, exuding confidence after his resounding primary victories in the East, promised a foreign policy on Wednesday that he said would put “America...
Clinton, Sanders Exchange Harsh Remarks Over Iran Policy
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders snapped at one another over Sanders’ Iran policy in their final debate before the New Hampshire primary contest, with...
As US Robustly Debates Iran Deal, Western Europe Exhibits ‘Fatigue’
JNS.org - The Iran nuclear deal has dominated the foreign policy debate in the U.S. this summer, with Congress in the midst of a 60-day period...
On Iran, Let’s Get Serious
The Iran deal is perhaps the most consequential foreign policy issue in a generation. Yet the debate over it has too often fallen short of...
Obama to Draw Iraq War Parallel in Speech on Iran Deal at American University
President Barack Obama will present the Iran nuclear debate as the most momentous U.S. foreign policy decision since the Iraq war Wednesday, in a fresh...
Nearly Half of US Democrats Believe Israel is a ‘Racist’ Country, Survey Finds
JNS.org - Nearly half of U.S. Democrats—47 percent—believe Israel is a “racist” country, while only 13 percent of Republicans agree with the same statement, according to...
