This week, President Trump announces his long awaited strategy for resolving the war in Afghanistan without specifying details; two shipments from North Korea destined for the Syrian government agency responsible for chemical weapons are intercepted; the U.S. embassy in Moscow will halt all non-immigrant visas from Russia; and more.
The history of the nuclear age suggests an alternative to the military option in North Korea: containment, writes Bennett Ramberg.
Revanchist and resurgent, Russia appears ready to challenge the current post-Cold War order, writes Agnia Grigas. Tensions between Russia and the West are unlikely to subside because the fundamental sources of conflict will persist.
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This week, the British government says it intends to avoid a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit; the United States, Mexico, and Canada open negotiations to reform NAFTA; the Taliban tells President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan; and more.
The empowerment of women and girls around the world must remain a central and core pillar of the U.S. national security agenda, writes Karen Richardson.
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This week on Global Beat: Syrian government troops seize control of Aleppo’s opposition-held eastern sector; a Colombian court approves "fast track" status of the new peace accord with FARC rebels; China responds to President-elect Trump's phone call with Taiwan's president; and more.
As part of the First 100 Days interview series, Suzie Abdou discusses the refugee crisis and calls on the Trump administration to make clear its position on human rights and war.
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This week, the United States retaliated against Houthi rebels in Yemen who fired missiles at a U.S. Navy destroyer; three Syrian refugees are hailed as heroes after stopping another refugee from carrying out a bomb attack in Berlin; election-related violence erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and more.
This week on Global Beat: Theresa May is selected as the United Kingdom’s second female prime minister; renewed fighting erupts in Kashmir; an international court rules against China’s territorial claims to the South China Sea; and more.
This week on Global Beat: North American nations make a massive clean power pledge; Turkey reels from a terrorist attack on Istanbul's Atatürk Airport; the Iraqi military pushes the Islamic State out of Fallujah; and more.
