The future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — better known as the Iran nuclear deal— will rely heavily on the result of the US presidential election this November, according to a former Iranian nuclear negotiator. Iran: Carefully...
It marked a sea change in partisan politics this year, as six prominent Republicans stood behind Joe Biden at the recent Democratic convention. These establishment figures included ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Ohio Governor John Kasich. All called...
Ordinary Americans allocated donations for President Donald Trump’s promised border wall with Mexico. However, his former chief strategist and campaign chair Steve Bannon is accused of diverting $1 million to his own account. Three other individuals are also accused of...
Following an embarrassing defeat for the Trump administration at the United Nations last week, which witnessed the international body’s Security Council reject the US’s bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran beyond its expiration in October, US Secretary of...
Mali, one of Africa’s prized possessions and once known as the hub of democracy in the continent is facing its worst crisis since 2012. On August 18, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were arrested after...
A UN tribunal vindicated Hezbollah leadership of the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. The ruling, delivered Tuesday, was the result of a 15-year investigation and deliberation. Breaking Point Although the group largely escaped blame, Hezbollah member Salim...
The leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is undergoing a lengthy series of protests by the people against what they see as a rigged election. Massive amounts of people gathered last week and at the time of this writing there appears...
In recent UN activity, Washington attempted to extend an arms embargo against Iran indefinitely, but the Europeans did not concur. Now the dispute over the nuclear deal is set to intensify. What Happened? For international diplomacy, it is an unprecedented...
The United States will relocate one thousand US soldiers to Poland. Warsaw hopes the decision will create closer ties to Washington and protection against threats from the East. The Polish-US Agreement Last week US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled...
For decades, North Korea has proved to be a menace on the international stage and many US presidents have struggled to reach an agreement with Pyongyang to curb its nuclear program. Is North Korea Collapsing on its Own? Despite this,...