Us Foreign Policy

US eyes aid to curb rampant violence in coastal West Africa

In a new global strategy to prevent conflict and promote stability, President Joe Biden's administration identified coastal West Africa as a priority for the coming decade. 

Biden pitches billionaires, corporate tax hikes in budget

President Joe Biden presented Thursday what amounts to his 2024 reelection pitch on the US economy, with a proposed budget targeting the rich with new taxes, while promising to assist the country’s “working families.”

A call for unity, America first and a possible 2024 run: What we learnt from Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech

Amid pessimism and a divided Congress, President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address. The US president delivered a message of hope and unity in a speech that covered topics as far-ranging from the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon to the economy

How West's attitude towards Vladimir Putin helped bolster Russia-China ties

Although the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, America’s Cold War with Russia did not end geopolitically; subsequently pushing Russia into China’s arms

AUKUS is a big deal in Indo-Pacific architecture, and it will complement, not diminish the importance of Quad

It is obvious that China's military aggressiveness, bullying of the nations in Indo-Pacific necessitated a response, and the 'historic' security alliance is aimed at mitigating the challenges

Joe Biden announces Indo-Pacific alliance AUKUS with UK, Australia ahead of Quad summit

The new security alliance is likely to be seen as a provocative move by China, which has repeatedly lashed out at Joe Biden as he's sought to refocus US foreign policy on the Pacific

Joe Biden resurfaces with heartless speech on Afghanistan but it's clear that US foreign policy getting real now

Despite all the finger-pointing and deflecting the blame for the debacle on to others, Biden still managed to sound unrepentant and morally superior, even claiming martyrdom at the end

Joe Biden announces ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen, but retains military aid to kingdom

The Yemen reversal is one of a series of steps Biden laid out Thursday that he said would mark a course correction for US foreign policy

Risk of top US officials being charged with war crimes grows over Saudi strikes in Yemen

At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee accused the state department’s top lawyer and the assistant secretary overseeing weapons sales of negligence on civilian deaths and of covering up the legal risks.

On flawed North Korea and Iran policies, John Bolton's new book blames 'the split between Trump and Trump'

President Donald Trump knew exactly what he was getting when he hired John Bolton in the spring of 2018 to be his national security advisor: An uber-hawk who made no secret of his belief that Iran and North Korea could be driven over the brink by extreme sanctions