Jake Sullivan

Sheikh Hasina at crossroads: Bangladesh's high-stakes election is a brewing battleground for secular and radical forces

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina could well be under certain compulsions within her country and party

FBI chief Christopher Wray should have focused on Pakistan, not Pannun

If Wray visit’s sole purpose was India’s alleged role in the Pannun plot, not Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, then there’s something horribly wrong in the American policy of combatting global terror

South China Sea conflict: US, allies to 'stand up' for stability in Taiwan Strait

The United States and its Western allies have increased "freedom of navigation" crossings by naval vessels in both the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, to reinforce that both are international waterways, angering Beijing.

Argentina’s Milei seeks to reshape foreign policy, meets IMF officials on Washington trip

Milei, a far-right libertarian who takes office on December 10, won the election this month pledging radical reforms such as dollarization and “shock” austerity to fix Argentina’s economy. Inflation is near 150%, foreign currency reserves are in the red and a recession is looming

How Biden’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ on Israel and Palestine has backfired

US president Joe Biden was determined to pivot his foreign-policy focus from West Asia hotspots to China. Now United States’ angry Arab partners are pointing to America's failure to actively engage as Israeli-Palestinian violence roars back to centre stage

Russia's assault on key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told a U.N. Security Council meeting last Friday that the ramped-up attacks in the east amounted to a new stage in Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine.

Vantage | Why Israel-Hamas war is a tricky one for America

America's support for Israel is expected, but the bigger question is, what happens if this war drags on?

'Iran complicit, in a broad sense': White House on Hamas attack in Israel

"We've said since the beginning that Iran is complicit in a broad sense because they have provided the lion's share of the funding for the military wing of Hamas... they have provided support and they've had engagement and contact with Hamas over years and years...," US NSA Sullivan said

The mirage of stability: How Hamas attack has changed Middle East geopolitics

The spectre of this unexpected conflict will inevitably loom over future dialogues and negotiations, casting a long shadow on efforts to stitch together a semblance of stability and cooperative peace in the ensuing years

Jaishankar meets US NSA Jake Sullivan, progress in bilateral ties on agenda

Jaishankar, who arrived in Washington from New York after addressing the 78th General Assembly session of the United Nations on Tuesday, is also slated to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. This is the highest level meeting between the two countries after the recently concluded G-20 summit