Evaluating Trump’s Foreign Policy From A Conservative Perspective
With the collapse of the North Korea summit, NPR’s Scott Simon looks at President Trump’s foreign policy with American Enterprise Institute’s Danielle Pletka and Cato Institute’s Christopher Preble.
Opinion: 90,000 Vodka Bottles Were Bound For North Korea, While Its People Starve
NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on the seizure of 90,000 bottles of Russian vodka destined for North Korea’s elite. A look at what this means for the regime’s treatment of regular citizens.
Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef
In response to editor Scott Armstrong’s challenge in the Jan. 21 Weekly Print Edition to complete the sentence “Making America …”: Don’t fill in the blank. It is just “Making America.” America is always being made. May we continue to “make America….
Global Newsstand: Europe is using Syria as a Guantanamo for Islamic State fighters, and more
“The message came in typical Donald Trump manner: lacking in style…,” writes Matthias von Hein. “But, like it or not, there is some validity to the United States president’s demand that European countries take back their citizens who fought for the …
Brazil Investigates Possible Corruption Related To Dam Collapse
The country’s mining secretary says the state will investigate potential collusion between the mining company Vale SA and auditors to misrepresent the safety of the dam, which burst in January.
Opinion: Trump Just Walked Away From The Best North Korea Deal He’ll Ever Get
Though hardly what the president had hoped for, the agreement on offer would have been a step away from the taunts and threats of 2017 and should have been taken, writes nuclear expert Jeffrey Lewis.
Huawei Broadens Its Campaign To Win Over American Public And Media
The giant Chinese telecommunications company, which is facing scrutiny in the United States, is embarking on a public relations campaign targeting U.S. media.
Colombia’s Stance On The Venezuela Political Crisis
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Francisco Santos, Colombia’s ambassador to the United States, about the political crisis in Venezuela.
In failed Hanoi summit, a silver lining: The drama phase is over
The courtship between President Trump and Kim Jong-un that hit a snag in Hanoi Thursday confirms a truth about world affairs: Showy symbolism is easy, diplomacy is hard. Mr. Trump is generally winning praise among foreign-policy experts and a bipartis…
Why Ukraine may elect a jokester
Ukraine is entering its sixth year of a low-level conflict with Russia in which more than 10,000 people have been killed. The fictional president’s honesty and humility become an asset to him as a leader. The comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is now a r…
As U.S. Jerusalem Consulate Shuts, Pro-Israel Envoy Takes On Palestinian Relations
The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem long served as a key diplomatic line to the Palestinian Authority. Now the U.S. is downgrading the mission and merging it with the Embassy to Israel.
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