FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “The U.S. doesn’t seek regime change in North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday [8-1-17], a statement at odds with suggestions last month from Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo that the U.S. would like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to go. Mr. Tillerson, speaking at a news […]
Category: Foreign Policy
8/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NATO/RUSSIA: “NATO jets intercepted three Russian military aircraft near Estonian airspace Tuesday [8-1-17], an alliance spokesman told CNN… He added that Finnish jets also scrambled to intercept the Russian aircraft which he identified as two MiG-31 fighter jets and an AN-26 transport plane. NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission involves allied aircraft securing the airspace […]
8/1/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, is calling on President Donald Trump to suspend the approval of all Chinese deals facing national security reviews in the U.S. until China acts more aggressively to press North Korea to curtail its nuclear and missile programs. Though Mr. Schumer and other top […]
8/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/UAE: “Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S., is a high-profile power player in Washington, trying to shape American policy toward the Middle East and lobbying over a regional dispute with Qatar. He’s also being drawn deeper into a major global corruption scandal. Newly released stolen emails show a long-running […]
7/31/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE PENCE/RUSSIA: “Vice President Pence, on his first full day in Eastern Europe, twice offered a clear and direct message to Russia, warning the Kremlin that the United States will not tolerate Russian force or intimidation toward its neighbors and reassuring the Baltic States that the United States supports them in the face of […]
7/30/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA: “Trump administration officials urged China and other nations to band together to confront North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic-missile ambitions, with Vice President Mike Pence declaring ‘all options are on the table’ to rein in Pyongyang. ‘The continued provocations by the rogue regime in North Korea are unacceptable and the […]
7/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the U.S. would have to cut 755 diplomats and staff in the country by September in retaliation for impending U.S. sanctions on Moscow. In an interview with Russian state television, Mr. Putin said the U.S. presence in Russia would be reduced by more than […]
7/28/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “Russia on Friday [7-28-17] ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff in retaliation for a new round of U.S. sanctions, and said it was seizing two U.S. diplomatic properties. Moscow’s decision, which had echoes of the Cold War, was announced by the Foreign Ministry a day after the U.S. Senate […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “Iran successfully launched a missile into space on Thursday [7-27-17], state media reported, two days after the United States House of Representatives approved a bill that would impose additional sanctions against the country, and Russia and North Korea. Such tests of what are essentially carrier rockets are not prohibited under the landmark […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/VENEZUELA: “The State Department on Thursday [7-27-17] ordered family members of American employees at the U.S. embassy in Caracas to leave Venezuela, days ahead of a contentious vote that Washington has warned could undermine the South American nation’s democracy. The State Department said Thursday evening that it also will facilitate voluntary departures of American […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “The Senate approved new sanctions to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote Thursday [7-27-17], gaining tentative support from the White House before its passage. The measure, which also imposes sanctions on North Korea and Iran, passed the Senate on a 98-2 vote. The […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump could veto pending legislation that would slap new sanctions on Russia in order to push for a tougher deal, a top White House aide said on Thursday [7-27-17], as Moscow warned of retaliation if Washington pressed ahead with the measure. The idea of Trump seeking to strengthen […]
7/26/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS/VENEZUELA: “The U.S. plans to put sanctions on 13 high-ranking Venezuelan officials for alleged corruption, human-rights violations and undermining the country’s democracy, a congressional aide briefed on the White House’s plans said on Wednesday. The sanctions, expected to be announced later on Wednesday [7-26-17], come days before embattled President Nicolás Maduro has scheduled […]
7/26/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The European Union stands ready to act ‘within days’ if its concerns about the U.S. bill to impose new sanctions on Russia aren’t addressed, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday [7-26-17]. The bill, which was passed Tuesday, includes provisions allowing President Donald Trump to sanction European companies who work on […]
7/25/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TREASURY/UN: “The U.S. soon will issue new sanctions against Chinese entities for violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea, a senior State Department official said Tuesday [7-25-17]. Susan Thornton, acting assistant secretary of the State Department’s East Asian bureau, told a Senate Foreign Affairs subcommittee the Treasury Department shortly will be targeting more […]
7/25/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joint Press Conference with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon beginning shortly. Join us live! ➡️https://t.co/7pquWbEutn https://t.co/JHVHKgrPOY” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2017 02:07pm […]
7/25/2017
CIA/FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA: “Syria views a U.S. decision to halt CIA support to rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘start’ toward ending the six-year conflict, a government minister told Reuters. ‘All these steps are the start to solving the Syrian crisis, and without that there is no solution,’ national reconciliation minister Ali […]
7/25/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: “Any U.S. decision to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons would set back peace efforts and escalate tensions, the Kremlin said on Tuesday [7-25-17]. The Kremlin was referring to an interview given by U.S. special envoy on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, to Britain’s broadcaster BBC, in which he said that Washington was actively reviewing whether […]
7/23/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/JASON GREENBLATT/PALESTINE: “Jason Greenblatt, the U.S. envoy leading efforts to reopen peace talks between Israel and Palestine, is headed to the Middle East as a crisis surrounding a holy site escalates, according to a White House official. Mr. Greenblatt left for Israel on Sunday [7-23-17] night ‘to support efforts to reduce tensions in the […]
7/22/2017
CYBERWAR/FOREIGN POLICY/NSA/RUSSIA: “Adm. Mike Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, said Saturday [7-23-17] that ‘now is probably not the best time’ to pursue a joint cybersecurity initiative with Russia — an idea that President Donald Trump floated following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month… Senior Trump administration officials, including […]
7/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “The Trump administration said it was prepared to impose ‘strong and swift’ economic sanctions on Venezuela, including banning its crude-oil exports to the U.S., if its president moves ahead with a plan to rewrite the country’s constitution. A senior U.S. administration official said Tuesday [7-18-17] that the White House was considering […]
7/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russia and the Trump administration are still at odds after a high-level meeting over the United States’ returning two diplomatic compounds to Russian control, a Kremlin official said today, while the United States was mum on the issue. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met Monday [7-17-17] evening with U.S. Under […]
7/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SUDAN: “In the capital of a country widely deemed a pariah state, the hustle is always on… But nearly two decades of U.S.-led international economic sanctions, which the U.S. delayed lifting last week, have locked this nation of 40 million people out of the Western financial system and spooked many investors. The financial isolation—along […]
7/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [7-18-17] levied additional sanctions on Iran targeting its elite military unit and ballistic missile program. The move follows a late-night notification to Congress that Iran was complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran, after some officials in the Trump administration made a […]
7/17/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump agreed on Monday [7-17-17] to certify again that Iran is complying with an international nuclear agreement that he has strongly criticized, but only after hours of arguing with his top national security advisers, briefly upending a planned announcement as a legal deadline loomed. Mr. Trump has repeatedly condemned […]
7/17/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR: “North Korea’s rapid march to develop a nuclear-armed ballistic missile capable of striking the United States has spurred the U.S. military and Congress to ramp up efforts to counter the threat. The U.S. technological race is happening on the ground, at sea, in the air and in space. But military planners […]
7/17/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “Russia has described any possible conditions set by Washington to return two of the country’s diplomatic compounds in the US that were closed down late last year as ‘unacceptable.’ ‘We have repeatedly said that we think any conditions are unacceptable. We think that the diplomatic property must be returned without any conditions and […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “President @EmmanuelMacron, Thank you for inviting Melania and myself to such a historic celebration in France. #BastilleDay #14juillet https://t.co/KZjJQOo0H1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 05:39pm […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just landed from Paris, France. It was an incredible visit with President @EmmanuelMacron. A lot discussed and accomplished in two days!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 05:22pm […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “Russia said on Friday [7-14-17] that too many American spies operated in Moscow under diplomatic cover and said it might expel some of them to retaliate against the United States over Washington’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats last year. The warning, delivered by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, reflects rising frustration in […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump reveled in the spectacle of tanks, military aircraft and men and women in uniform marching down the Champs-Élysées at a ceremony that served to mark the end of his visit to America’s oldest ally. Mr. Trump, who had considered holding a military parade to celebrate his inauguration in […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great conversations with President @EmmanuelMacron and his representatives on trade, military and security.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 08:47am […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States mourns for the victims of Nice, France. We pledge our solidarity with France against terror. ???? https://t.co/7irbz08oT3” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 08:39am […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a great honor to represent the United States at the magnificent #BastilleDay parade. Congratulations President @EmmanuelMacron! https://t.co/1J4vZiy98y” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 06:04am […]
7/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great evening with President @EmmanuelMacron & Mrs. Macron. Went to Eiffel Tower for dinner. Relationship with France stronger than ever. https://t.co/ib1pdUYoEU” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 02:56am […]
7/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump watched U.S. and French soldiers march together through the Paris sunshine on Friday [7-14-17] in a double celebration marking 100 years since the United States entered World War One and France’s annual Bastille Day holiday. Also featuring a bi-national fly-past of American F16 and French Rafale jets symbolizing […]
7/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great bilateral meetings at Élysée Palace w/ President @EmmanuelMacron. The friendship between our two nations and ourselves is unbreakable.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 13, 2017 02:20pm […]
7/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President @EmmanuelMacron, Thank you for the beautiful welcome ceremony at Les Invalides today! https://t.co/RKir1GcRrB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 13, 2017 01:45pm […]
7/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday [7-13-17] morning for a whirlwind visit amid a political storm at home over revelations his son welcomed incriminating information on Democrat Hillary Clinton he was told came from the Russian government. French President Emmanuel Macron is set to treat Mr. Trump to fine […]
7/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “It won a near-unanimous vote in the Senate, involves a hostile foreign power that interfered in the election last fall and now shadows the president. And it is now before a House Republican majority that has long placed a hawkish approach to Russia at the center of its foreign policy. So why is […]
7/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting rdy to leave for France @ the invitation of President Macron to celebrate & honor Bastille Day and 100yrs since U.S. entry into WWI.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2017 05:35pm […]
7/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Washington is currently a dark place for President Donald Trump, a stop in the City of Light may prove well-timed. ‘The White House is paralyzed,’ a top Republican close to the West Wing told CNN ahead of Trump’s departure to Paris, a withering assessment of an administration whose goals of […]
7/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HOUSE OF REPS/IRAN/RUSSIA: “U.S. House of Representatives Democrats said they would introduce a new version of a Russia and Iran sanctions bill on Wednesday [7-12-17], in a new bid to move legislation that has been mired in partisan squabbling for almost a month. Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee plan to introduce in […]
7/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TERRORISM: “ISIS is on the run & will soon be wiped out of Syria & Iraq, illegal border crossings are way down (75%) & MS 13 gangs are being removed.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2017 06:05am […]
7/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SUDAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761’ The order comes in relation to a 1997 executive order issued by Bill Clinton, which named Sudan an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat to national security’ for its support of terrorism, attempts at destabilizing […]
7/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SPORTS: “Working hard to get the Olympics for the United States (L.A.). Stay tuned!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2017 06:46am […]
7/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR: “European diplomats say they are increasingly concerned the Trump administration will stretch out its review of the Iranian nuclear deal, undermining the agreement by curbing the economic benefits designed to ensure Iran’s compliance. President Donald Trump has attacked the agreement, reached in 2015, as a ‘terrible deal’ for the U.S. European officials […]
7/10/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is moving toward unilaterally tightening sanctions on North Korea, targeting Chinese companies and banks the U.S. says are funneling cash into Pyongyang’s weapons program. Sharper rhetoric from high-ranking U.S. officials since North Korea’s July 4 ballistic missile test and recently unsealed court filings offer clues that the […]
7/10/2017
AFGHANISTAN/FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s advisers recruited two businessmen who profited from military contracting to devise alternatives to the Pentagon’s plan to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan, reflecting the Trump administration’s struggle to define its strategy for dealing with a war now 16 years old. Erik D. Prince, a founder of the private […]
7/10/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAIWAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Chinese official said on Monday [7-10-17] that the United States had apologized for a White House statement that misidentified China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as president of the Republic of China — the formal name for Taiwan. ‘According to my understanding, the Chinese side has already raised this with the United […]
7/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in the Persian Gulf region Monday [7-10-17] for a round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at resolving a conflict among U.S. allies that Washington fears will drag on for months. The former Exxon Mobil Corp. chief executive, who has close ties to many Arab officials in […]
7/10/2017
CYBERWAR/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “A joint Russian-U.S. working group on cyber security, proposed by President Vladimir Putin in a discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hamburg, is unlikely to be launched any time soon, a Russian official said on Monday [7-10-17]. ‘President Putin proposed forming a working group. This does not mean that it should start […]
7/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “When I left Conference Room for short meetings with Japan and other countries, I asked Ivanka to hold seat. Very standard. Angela M agrees!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2017 06:31am […]
7/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Europeans have stopped trying to paper over their differences with President Trump and the United States. Traditionally respectful of American leadership and mindful of the country’s crucial role in European defense and global trade, European leaders normally repress or soften their criticism of United States presidents. Europeans were generally not […]
7/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA: “Syrian ceasefire seems to be holding. Many lives can be saved. Came out of meeting. Good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2017 03:09pm […]
7/9/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Through marathon meetings and dinners at the Group of 20 summit, various world leaders sought to coax America’s new president to accept core tenets of the internationalist order they embrace, including commitment to free trade and tough environmental regulation. He barely budged. In his second foreign trip, President Donald […]
7/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON/UKRAINE: “U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Sunday [7-9-17] with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, a visit that telegraphs U.S. support to Kiev after President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an appearance with Mr. Poroshenko in Kiev, Mr. Tillerson said the Trump administration was looking for a […]
7/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In Warsaw, crowds waved American flags. In Germany, cartoonish effigies of the American President were hoisted instead. For President Donald Trump, a second foreign trip was again a study in contrasts, the quick-shifting reaction to his controversial tenure encapsulating the divided world he and other leaders at the G20 summit confront. […]
7/9/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I’ve already given my opinion…We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2017 […]
7/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The G 20 Summit was a great success for the U.S. – Explained that the U.S. must fix the many bad trade deals it has made. Will get done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2017 06:15am […]
7/8/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/FOREIGN POLICY: “World leaders struck a compromise on Saturday [7-8-17] to move forward collectively on climate change without the United States, declaring the Paris accord ‘irreversible’ while acknowledging President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement. In a final communiqué at the conclusion of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the […]
7/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “When President Donald Trump left a session at the Group of 20 summit on Saturday [7-10-17], the White House official who slipped into the chair he had just vacated was his daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump. It was a reminder of the role that his family plays in his […]
7/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Leaving Hamburg for Washington, D.C. and the WH. Just left China’s President Xi where we had an excellent meeting on trade & North Korea.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2017 01:55pm […]
7/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GERMANY/PROTESTS: “Law enforcement & military did a spectacular job in Hamburg. Everybody felt totally safe despite the anarchists. @PolizeiHamburg #G20Summit” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2017 01:50pm […]
7/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GERMANY: “The #G20Summit was a wonderful success and carried out beautifully by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Thank you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2017 01:20pm […]
7/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States, Russia and Jordan have agreed to foster a cease-fire in a limited area of southwestern Syria that will begin at noon on Sunday [7-9-17], Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said on Friday after the first face-to-face meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. […]
7/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for over two hours Friday [7-7-17] afternoon, discussing interference in US elections and ending with an agreement on curbing violence in Syria. But a diplomatic dust-up immediately broke out after the session when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Trump accepted Putin’s […]
7/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I look forward to all meetings today with world leaders, including my meeting with Vladimir Putin. Much to discuss. #G20Summit #USA??” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2017 02:42am […]
7/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump opened his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday [7-7-17] by expressing concerns about Russian interference in the U.S. election, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said, adding that Mr. Putin denied any involvement. The leaders spoke for more than two hours on the sidelines of the […]
7/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND: “After Poland had a great meeting with Chancellor Merkel and then with PM Shinzō Abe of Japan & President Moon of South Korea.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2017 02:07am […]
7/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump cast himself as a defender of Western values in a clash of civilizations during a dark and confrontational speech in Warsaw on Thursday [7-6-17], rebuking the news media, American intelligence agencies and Barack Obama during his visit to the European capital most hospitable to his right-wing nationalist message. Once […]
7/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA: “Great trilateral meeting & dinner w/ President Shinzō Abe of Japan & President Moon Jae-in of South Korea @ the @usconshamburg this evening. https://t.co/fX6qC3XEog” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2017 04:15pm […]
7/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND: “A strong Poland is a blessing to the nations of Europe, and a strong Europe is a blessing to the West, and to the world. https://t.co/vHzPwMtJSm” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2017 03:45pm […]
7/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “On behalf of @FLOTUS Melania and myself, thank you Poland!???? #ICYMI, watch here➡️ https://t.co/COpVXnn8YG #POTUSinPoland https://t.co/ylU3wLZV2H” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2017 09:02am […]
7/6/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR: “China’s trade with North Korea has risen despite Beijing’s promise to enforce U.N. sanctions over the North’s nuclear program, but Chinese purchases of most North Korean exports have fallen. Customs data show total trade in the first five months of this year rose 15 percent from a year earlier, driven by […]
7/5/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA: “President Trump criticized China on Wednesday [7-5-17] for failing to do more to pressure North Korea on its nuclear program, suggesting as he prepares for a high-stakes meeting with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, this week that he is re-evaluating the United States trade relationship with Beijing in light of the growing […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR: “The standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program has long been shaped by the view that the United States has no viable military option to destroy it. Any attempt to do so, many say, would provoke a brutal counterattack against South Korea too bloody and damaging to risk. That remains a major […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “The top American general in South Korea said Wednesday [7-5-17] that self-restraint was all that kept the United States and South Korea from going to war with North Korea, as the South’s defense minister indicated that the North’s first intercontinental ballistic missile had the potential to reach Hawaii. The unusually […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Polish officials are bragging: On President Trump’s way to the Group of 20 summit this week, he is coming to Poland first, choosing it over more powerful American allies like Germany, France or Britain. ‘We have a new success, Trump’s visit,’ Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of the governing party and Poland’s […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has been briefed repeatedly. His advisers have alerted him to the web of potential risks, complex issues and diplomatic snags. But even his top aides do not know precisely what Mr. Trump will decide to say or do when he meets President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia face-to-face this […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/UN: “The Security Council held an emergency meeting on Wednesday [7-5-17] where the U.S. said it would introduce new sanctions against North Korea for launching this week an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new resolution would focus on tightening and expanding existing U.N. sanctions, diplomats said. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley also said the Trump […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/UN: “The U.S. and Russia clashed at the United Nations Security Council over how to respond to North Korea’s nuclear-weapons program, a confrontation throwing into doubt U.S. hopes for an international diplomatic solution to the burgeoning crisis. The standoff between diplomats on Wednesday [7-5-17] came just two days before President Donald Trump and […]
7/5/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/GERMANY: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel and China’s President Xi Jinping pledged to boost economic cooperation between their countries as they met ahead of what is expected to be an unusually tense international summit on Friday [7-7-17]. ‘We are very happy to see that thanks to efforts from both sides, Chinese-German relations have entered a […]
7/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to leave for Poland, after which I will travel to Germany for the G-20. Will be back on Saturday.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2017 05:51am […]
7/4/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [7-4-17] confirmed North Korea’s claim that it had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, and it told Pyongyang that the United States would use ‘the full range of capabilities at our disposal against the growing threat.’ The administration followed up that warning on Wednesday morning with a […]
7/4/2017
AMBASSADOR/FOREIGN POLICY/POLITICS/STATE: “A delegation of United States senators visiting Afghanistan issued a stark warning on Tuesday [7-4-17] to President Trump to fill vacant embassy and State Department positions here in order to better address the country’s mounting military and political crises. Led by Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, the American delegation in Kabul voiced […]
7/4/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “Much of the world’s attention at the Group of 20 economic summit on Friday [7-7-17] and Saturday will be on President Trump’s first meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin, with strenuous efforts to decipher the nature of the long-distance bromance between them. But the leader of the world’s other superpower, Xi […]
7/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “The White House and Downing Street poured cold water on Monday on news reports that President Trump was considering a quick visit to Britain next week, a possibility that had excited the many Britons eager to protest his presence in the country. According to British newspapers including The Times of London […]
7/3/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy have anything better to do with his life? Hard to believe that South Korea… and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!” […]
7/3/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NAVY: “The U.S. conducted a naval patrol close to a China-controlled island in the South China Sea on Sunday—the second such operation confirmed by American officials in less than six weeks—following several recent moves that appear to signal Washington’s displeasure with Beijing. The U.S. Navy on Sunday [7-2-17] sent the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem […]
7/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be speaking with Italy this morning!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2017 06:38am […]
7/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke yesterday with the King of Saudi Arabia about peace in the Middle-East. Interesting things are happening!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2017 06:19am […]
7/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be speaking with Germany and France this morning.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2017 06:00am […]
6/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA: “The era of strategic patience with the North Korea regime has failed. That patience is over. We are working closely with…. https://t.co/nCZ51HnIdx” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2017 03:55pm […]
6/30/2017
BUDGET/FOREIGN POLICY/STATE: “A government watchdog on Friday [6-30-17] criticized the State Department and the US Agency for International Development for not adequately tracking the over $30 billion they spend annually on foreign assistance, as the administration seeks dramatic cuts to its foreign aid budget. In a new report, the State Department’s Office of the Inspector […]
6/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am encouraged by President Moon’s assurances that he will work to level the playing field for American workers, businesses, & automakers. https://t.co/DfsTyS4KUo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2017 01:19pm […]
6/30/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China reacted relatively calmly on Friday [6-30-17] after a series of diplomatic broadsides by the United States, expressing anger over new arms sales by Washington to Taiwan but hoping ties could soon be brought back on track. U.S. officials have said President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over […]
6/29/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The State Department approved on Thursday [6-29-17] selling more than $1 billion in arms to Taiwan in yet another sign that the Trump administration is embracing a far more confrontational approach with China. Heather Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, underscored that the military sales have no effect on the United States’ […]
6/29/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at next week’s G-20 summit, senior administration officials confirmed Thursday. Mr. Trump also plans to meet with a number of NATO allies and is set to hold one-on-one discussions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Chinese President […]
6/28/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/INDIA: “#ICYMI- on Monday, I had the great honor of welcoming India’s Prime Minister @narendramodi to the WH. Full Remarks: http://45.wh.gov/9BuVYJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2017 03:19pm […]