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Now displaying: September, 2018
Sep 28, 2018

China's speech to the U.N. offers a master class on how to talk the language of multilateralism while still defending national interests. 

Sep 27, 2018

Russia and China tell the U.S. that North Korea deserves more rewards, not more punishment, for recent steps toward denuclearization.

Sep 26, 2018

Are China's attempts to punish red states as a part of a broader trade war 'election meddling,' or just savvy trade policy?

Sep 25, 2018

President Trump used his yearly U.N. speech to tell heads of states that if they keep out of America’s business, they can expect America to do the same.

Sep 24, 2018

129 countries back a new US "Call to Action" to end the global drug crisis. Critics say it's little more than a rehashing of failed prohibitionist policies.

Sep 19, 2018

An Australian human rights group says the country's punitive refugee relocation policies are driving detained children to suicide.

Sep 18, 2018

Kim Jong-Un hosts his South Korean counterpart in Pyongyang as China and Russia lose confidence in America's 'maximum pressure' strategy.

Sep 17, 2018

Nikki Haley said Russian greed is driving the country to open up lines of trade with the North Korean regime before important denuclearization milestones have been reached.

Sep 14, 2018

President Trump hasn't just slashed the numbers of refugees admitted into the U.S. each year, he's reportedly celebrating bureaucratic hurdles that reduce admissions even further.

Sep 12, 2018

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his final "State of the EU" speech, reminding EU states that traditional allies aren't interested in helping solve the continent's problems.

Sep 11, 2018

A new report by The Guardian uncovers more than 100 instances in which Russian social media trolls were quoted by major international news outlets.

Sep 10, 2018

The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats gained support in weekend elections, but new research ties their rise to to the great recession and income inequality, not a migrant influx.

Sep 7, 2018

Chinese officials all read from the same playbook in describing the country's investment in Africa. But the country's promised 'noninterference' is little more than PR spin.

Sep 6, 2018

The orderliness of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal holds increasing appeal for Asian countries watching the U.S.- China trade dispute.

Sep 5, 2018

Can Pakistan's new prime minister shake off the overwhelming influence of Pakistan's military in the country's affairs?

Sep 4, 2018

Can intelligence derived from North Korean defectors help the U.S. understand Kim Jong Un's nuclear negotiating strategy?

Sep 3, 2018

Life for Venezuelans hoping for a better life beyond the country's borders keeps on getting harder.

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