How Albania Became a Target for Cyberattacks
By Foreign Policy
A massive hack led to the expulsion of Iranian…
➔ iHow would our Israeli diplomats explain judicial overhaul to their peers abroad?
By Yedioth News
➔ iRussia Has the Hydrocarbons, but China Has the Cash
By Foreign Policy
Moscow is stumbling on energy diplomacy even now.
➔ iIsrael's national security is in peril. And the biggest threat is its government
By Haaretz
I spent four decades fighting for Israel as a…
➔ iHow are things in Iraq, 20 years post-invasion?
By The Washington Post
It's a mixed bag. Plus: Reining in algorithms...
➔ iChina’s Good Offices
By Foreign Policy
With the Saudi-Iran deal, Beijing shows there’s…
➔ iSeasoned Russia Envoy Joins Biden’s NSC
By Foreign Policy
Nicholas Berliner, a veteran diplomat, has joined…
➔ iHow China’s Saudi-Iran Deal Can Serve U.S. Interests
By Foreign Policy
And why there’s less to Beijing’s diplomatic…
➔ iThe Guardian view on Iran and Saudi Arabia: a cautious start | Editorial
By The Guardian
Plans for the two countries to restore diplomatic…
➔ iAfter protests and violence, Israel faces a diplomatic blow
By The Washington Post
An Iran-Saudi deal punctures Benjamin Netanyahu's…
➔ iBehind China's Mideastern Diplomacy
By The Wall Street Journal
To keep oil flowing and diminish the U.S.,…
➔ iChina becomes the broker while Joe Biden is still the joker
By New York Post
Friday’s biggest headline-grabbing news was the…
➔ iThe Next Superpower Battlefield Could Be Under the Sea in Africa
By Foreign Policy
U.S. assistance in developing tech infrastructure…
➔ iSpats with China should be put out, not ignited with more fuel
By The Washington Post
Each side continues to insult and threaten the…
➔ iThe State Department’s Lack of Diversity Is Bad for U.S. Diplomacy
By Foreign Policy
The Biden administration talks a good game, but…
➔ iBosnia’s Peace Envoy Is Caught in a Political Tug of War
By Foreign Policy
Constitutional changes orchestrated by German…
➔ iChina’s Checkbook Diplomacy Has Bounced
By Foreign Policy
China can make friends or break legs. It can’t…
➔ iHow to break the stalemate in Ukraine
By The Washington Post
The United States and its European allies have…
➔ iPutin Began His Unjust War One Year Ago. Here’s What Ukraine Needs Now.
By The New York Times
Diplomacy has a chance only if Moscow accepts it…
➔ iWhy Did Saudi Diplomats Leave Kabul?
By Foreign Policy
As the Taliban start to crack, Afghanistan is…
➔ iThe Very Serious Lessons We Should Learn From the Balloon Fiasco
By Slate
The balloon didn't have to trigger this kind of…
➔ iState Department ‘Disinformation’?
By The American Conservative
A senior US diplomat slams conservative Hungary…
➔ iCuba Dares Biden to Look Away
By The Wall Street Journal
Hosting Iran’s top diplomat makes a mockery of…
➔ iNATO Must Stand Up to Turkey’s Blackmail
By Foreign Policy
Ankara has legitimate security concerns, but the…
➔ iHow a Chinese Spy Balloon Blew Up a Key U.S. Diplomatic Trip
By Foreign Policy
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has…
➔ iWhy the United States Is Courting Nepal
By Foreign Policy
Beijing’s growing influence in Kathmandu has…
➔ iWhat the Cities of the Future Will Look Like
By Foreign Policy
They’re smart, high tech—and possibly…
➔ iHow Israel is using digital diplomacy to win in Iran
By New York Post
Four hundred and fifty million. That’s the…
➔ iParallel Diplomacies
By The American Conservative
Governors gallivanting around the globe,…
➔ iIs Biden right to send tanks to Ukraine? Our panel reacts
By The Guardian
As the war continues to slowly escalate, the…
➔ iThe State Department Makes Life Difficult for Breastfeeding Mothers
By Foreign Policy
At some U.S. missions abroad, diplomats are…
➔ iSo You Want to Buy an Ambassadorship
By Foreign Policy
The United States is the only Western government…
➔ iLetters to the Editor — Jan. 13, 2023
By New York Post
The Issue: Classified documents found in the…
➔ iWhy Did China Banish Its Chief ‘Wolf Warrior’?
By Foreign Policy
Zhao Lijian’s move from foreign ministry…
➔ iFormer U.S. Ambassador to Moscow on the Moment He Realized Russia Would Launch a Full-Scale Invasion
By Foreign Policy
John Sullivan on the road to war, diplomatic…
➔ iBiden may have taken secret documents for his book — doubling his hypocrisy
By New York Post
How will President Biden explain the documents…
➔ iNew and Unusual Forms of Diplomacy
By Foreign Policy
From gastrodiplomacy to Xiplomacy.
➔ iDiversity among diplomats will strengthen U.S. foreign policy
By The Washington Post
Black and Brown Foreign Service professionals can…
➔ iThe West Needs America's Leadership
By The Wall Street Journal
How the U.S. can marshal its strengths—not only…
➔ iKamala Harris had a most excellent year
By The Washington Post
The vice president is finishing a banner year…
➔ iU.S. leaves door open for Iran nuclear diplomacy
By Yedioth News
➔ iAre Autocratic Allies Damaging U.S. and EU Credibility?
By Foreign Policy
From Equatorial Guinea’s leverage over…
➔ iWhat’s the Deal With ‘Hostage Diplomacy’?
By Foreign Policy
Here’s how different states are using the…
➔ iTrading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death” Was Worth It
By Slate
Diplomatic relations are otherwise totally…
➔ iChina Is Locked Into Xi Jinping’s Aggressive Diplomacy
By Foreign Policy
“Xiplomacy” is a political inevitability.
➔ iWe still need a nuclear deal with Tehran. Protests don’t change that.
By The Washington Post
A return to the original deal is unlikely. But…
➔ iThe Guardian view on Modi’s India: the danger of exporting Hindu chauvinism | Editorial
By The Guardian
New Delhi’s foreign policy won’t be insulated…
➔ iThere’s No Peace in Ukraine Without Russian Retreat
By Foreign Policy
Calls for diplomacy are misplaced and naive.
➔ iNoncitizen Bill Makes Aliens and Diplomats D.C. Voters
By The Wall Street Journal
Congress can stop a law that gives the franchise…
➔ iU.S. Seeks to Allay Fears of Military Crisis With China
By Foreign Policy
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin capped a week…
➔ iWhat’s the Harm in Talking to Russia? A Lot, Actually.
By Foreign Policy
Diplomacy is neither intrinsically moral nor…
➔ iLinda Thomas-Greenfield’s journey from the segregated South to the United Nations
By The Washington Post
In this conversation first recorded at the Global…
➔ iBiden just won a significant diplomatic victory with China
By The Washington Post
Biden just showed how diplomacy with China can…
➔ iWill the G-20 Lead to More Engagement With China?
By Foreign Policy
The inside track on the week’s biggest…
➔ iThe Guardian view on the G20 and supporting Ukraine: stay on course | Editorial
By The Guardian
Russian missile strikes are intended to terrorise…
➔ iHow to end the war in Ukraine? Sit down and talk. It’s time.
By The Washington Post
Negotiating a diplomatic solution to the conflict…
➔ iDisrupted Diplomacy
By The American Conservative
Trump's ambassador to the EU oscillated between…
➔ iEco-conference COP-27 is just a shakedown for more money
By New York Post
At every official session, leaders and diplomats…
➔ iWelcome to the New Age of Nukes
By Foreign Policy
Russia’s posturing may encourage a dangerous…
➔ iMr. Scholz Goes to Beijing
By The Wall Street Journal
Germany’s leader may speak only for himself on…
➔ iCall China’s climate bluff
By New York Daily News
While American climate advocates are still taking…
➔ iBiden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure
By The Nation
Jeet Heer The latest diplomatic fiasco…
➔ iThe Guardian view on Korean soft power: harder than it looks | Editorial
By The Guardian
Pop music and TV shows might not sound like a…
➔ iWe can’t afford US Congress wavering in its support for Ukraine | Steven Pifer
By The Guardian
Kevin McCarthy’s warning of no ‘blank…
➔ iCan Diplomacy Save Brittney Griner?
By Foreign Policy
The U.S. basketball star is set to serve a…
➔ iHow China Abuses U.S. Diplomats
By The Wall Street Journal
Emails and diplomatic cables show how Beijing…
➔ iThe Guardian view on climate diplomacy: it’s crunch time – again | Editorial
By The Guardian
Freezing relations between the US and China…
➔ iProgressives just undermined the one thing Biden has done right — support Ukraine
By New York Post
There’s bad news and good news about the open…
➔ iVeteran Israeli Diplomat: ‘We Are Only Part of the West When It Suits Us’
By Foreign Policy
Alon Liel discusses the lack of arms for Ukraine…
➔ iThe Threat of Humanitarian Crisis Grows as Ethiopia Ramps Up Tigray War
By Foreign Policy
Western diplomatic failure looms large in the…
➔ iBiden just pulled off a big diplomatic victory — and almost no one noticed
By The Washington Post
The Israel-Lebanon agreement is historic. The…
➔ iThe Abraham Accords generation
By Yedioth News
Opinion: The growing cooperation and…
➔ iSo who’s ‘naive’ about Saudi Arabia, now?
By The Washington Post
Biden and the White House have no one to blame…
➔ iCan India Keep Balancing Russia and the West?
By Foreign Policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalations…
➔ iChina’s Foreign Ministry Reshuffle Could Shift Its Global Approach
By Foreign Policy
Who’s in and who’s out after the Party…
➔ iThe Cuban missile crisis was 60 years ago, but it’s urgently relevant today
By The Washington Post
That pivotal moment proves that de-escalation and…
➔ iThe Quagmire of Climate-Change Diplomacy
By The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. and its allies undermine their own…
➔ iThe Brave Women Protesters in Iran Deserve More U.S. Support
By The New York Times
Diplomatic efforts toward a nuclear deal must go…
➔ iWar or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot
By The Nation
John Nichols But most Americans don’t know it…
➔ iGoldberg: The narcissism of small diplomacy
By Los Angeles Times
A lack of understanding between nations is not…
➔ iIsrael - Lebanon pending maritime border deal is a win win
By Yedioth News
Analysis: Likud leader Netanyahu, who demands a…
➔ iA Summit Can’t Fix America’s Pacific Islands Problems
By Foreign Policy
They don’t just want a diplomatic deal; they…
➔ iWashington’s Balancing Act in South Asia
By Foreign Policy
India lambasted a proposed U.S. military sale to…
➔ iThe Guardian view on Russia’s annexations: escalation on escalation | Editorial
By The Guardian
Vladimir Putin is appropriating four Ukrainian…
➔ iDiplomacy Is Still (Just About) Possible in Ukraine
By Foreign Policy
The Black Sea agreement offers a model for…
➔ iBiden’s Sleepy Diplomacy at the UN
By The American Conservative
President Joe Biden has been described as sleepy…
➔ iBiden’s bullish rhetoric on Taiwan risks provoking China with no gain in security | Stephen…
By The Guardian
The president’s latest pledge to defend the…
➔ iHow Ukraine Has Changed Russian Diplomacy
By Foreign Policy
Moscow is shunning legacy platforms for…
➔ iThe U.N. Gave a Quiet Diplomat the Wrong Job
By Foreign Policy
Volker Türk lacks the temperament to be the…
➔ iCan this sport outmatch China in the Pacific? The West is betting on it.
By The Washington Post
In the effort to counteract Chinese sway, the…
➔ iPresidents' Words of Wisdom
"Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor."
- Ulysses S. Grant
"I am not a party candidate, and if elected cannot be President of a party, but the President of the whole people."
- Zachary Taylor