List of Foreign & Public Diplomacy articles
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Pro-Palestinian activists attend a demonstration called by the BDS movement and numerous unions in Massy, near Paris. Is Israel Becoming a Pariah State?
Stalwart allies are distancing themselves, including Germany and the United Kingdom.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 28. Trump’s Choice on Iran
Will he be the president to finally break America’s addiction to Middle East interventions?
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A woman in a black-and-white checkered shirt, sunglasses, and a black headscarf walks on a sidewalk past a bright red wall mural. A simple drawing of a flying blue drone takes up most of the wall, surrounded by silhouettes of bats flapping their wings, and a large white searchlight extends from the drone to the lower right corner of the wall. The False Binary at the Heart of Trump’s Iran Strategy
The United States already lives with a near-nuclear Iran—and has for some time.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a House subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on May 21. Is the NSC Dead?
Trump guts the Biden administration’s most powerful foreign-policy advisory body.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9. Why Does Russia Propose Cease-Fires It Won’t Uphold?
Kremlin rhetoric aims to shape narratives at home and abroad.
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A worker rests on top of stacks of food aid in a storage tent in Burundi. ‘Trade, Not Aid’ Rings More Hollow Than Ever
As global trade fractures, it’s time to retire one of development’s most persistent—and misleading—slogans.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on May 13, amid a multi-nation tour of the Gulf region. Is Trump Transforming America’s Middle East Policy?
The rising salience of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21. Netanyahu Is Backed Into a Corner on Gaza
The Israeli leader is facing growing pressure, even from Trump, over his prosecution of the Gaza war.
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Indian Border Security Force personnel stand guard at the India-Bangladesh border at the Fulbari outpost near Siliguri, India, on May 9. How India Alienated Bangladesh
Due to strategic myopia, New Delhi faces a potential crisis on another border.
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Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. What’s Next for Elon Musk?
Sidelined by Trump and facing a business backlash, the world’s richest man plots his next steps.
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Trump waves to the camera as he stands before a car. What Trump Got Right in the Middle East
The U.S. president’s olive branch to Iran could mark a paradigm shift in Washington’s foreign policy.
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Pakistanis wave the national flag as they celebrate after the cease-fire between Pakistan and India, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on May 10. India-Pakistan Cease-Fire Cements a Dangerous Baseline
Future conflicts will likely erupt faster and escalate more intensely.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up the document after participating in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House in Washington on Sept. 15, 2020. Somehow, the Abraham Accords Are Alive and Well
Despite Israel’s escalations in the region, its peace deals are still surviving—and potentially expanding.
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He Lifeng walks down a gravel-covered pathway, surrounded by Chinese aides on one side and French officials and citizens on the other. One of the Frenchmen is Vandecandelaere, wearing a puffer vest over a button-down-shirt and smiling as he turns to speak with He, who smiles back. China’s Economic Officials Are Trying to Speak Like Human Beings
A softer communication approach may have helped the Geneva talks.
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Indian security personnel patrol in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on May 7. The Potential Off-ramps for India and Pakistan
The avenues exist, but you need leaders to take them.
