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Post by Admin on May 30, 2024 19:59:15 GMT
In the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs, Matt Pottinger, who served as deputy national security adviser under President Donald Trump, and then U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher—both leading voices on foreign policy within the Republican Party—argued that the Biden administration had its China policy backwards. Washington should forget about managing competition with Beijing, they wrote. “It should win it.” Their article sparked a wide conversation among observers and policymakers about the future of the U.S.-Chinese relationship, prompting some to respond in the upcoming issue of Foreign Affairs. Experts including Rush Doshi, Jessica Chen Weiss, James Steinberg, and Paul Heer—all of whom have shaped China policy at various levels of U.S. government—debate America’s China strategy and what the endgame of this superpower rivalry looks like. Start reading here. |
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Post by Admin on May 31, 2024 22:04:02 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jun 1, 2024 6:29:20 GMT
In a wide-ranging interview in Kyiv, the Ukrainian president said that the White House’s equivocation had cost lives and he urged the US president to overcome his perennial worries about possible nuclear “escalation” with Moscow.
On Thursday night it emerged that, after months of lobbying, the US had taken a small but symbolic step – and for the first time would permit some American-made weapons to be used by Kyiv’s military to fire inside Russia in its defence of the city of Kharkiv.
But in his Guardian interview, Zelenskiy made clear he needed to be able to use “powerful” long-range weapons that could hit targets inside deep Russian territory – a red line the White House has refused to lift.
The US, he said, needed to “believe in us more”.
Without this green light, Zelenskiy said other allies, such as the UK, may not allow Ukraine to use their long-range weapons either. “Believe us, we have to respond. They don’t understand anything but force. We are not the first and not the last target,” he said of Russia.
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Post by Admin on Jun 4, 2024 17:49:03 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu may be delaying the end of the war in Gaza for political reasons. Time magazine published an interview with Mr. Biden on the 4th.
In an interview on May 28, when asked if he thought Prime Minister Netanyahu was prolonging the war for his own political reasons, Biden said, ``I don't think there are good reasons for people to come to that conclusion.'' Yes,” he replied.
He also said he was "uncertain" whether Israeli forces committed war crimes in Gaza.
Biden rejected claims that Israel starves civilians as a means of war, but said: "I think Israel is doing something inappropriate." He said Israel was making mistakes similar to those made by the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks that could lead to "endless wars" and warned Israel not to repeat the same mistakes.
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Post by Admin on Jun 4, 2024 19:03:08 GMT
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Biden will announce a series of measures to stem a surge in illegal immigration this summer and curb asylum claims. It aims to address what is seen as one of the biggest weaknesses in domestic policy, but it is likely to provoke political controversy.
The measure would block some asylum applications and raise standards for stay in the United States until U.S.-Mexico border crossings are significantly reduced, according to multiple Americans who requested anonymity because the details have not yet been officially announced. Officials made this known to reporters. It is said to take effect within the next 4 days.
The question for Mr. Biden is whether the move can change perceptions of his immigration policy without alienating voters and political supporters.
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