How America Can Succeed in a Multialigned World
6 days ago · But states still come first. To reap the true benefits of a multipartner world, the United States should expand its diplomacy far beyond governments. The global Zeitgeist is moving in this direction, with states welcoming all possible partners to address global challenges. At the 2015 UN General Assembly, UN member states adopted Agenda 2030 ...
The Least Bad Option for Lebanon - Foreign Affairs
6 days ago · The Middle East is where clever foreign policy initiatives go to die. This has been the case since at least the Cairo Conference of 1921, at which British Secretary of State for War Winston Churchill—who had to be reminded repeatedly who was Shiite and who was Sunni, and what the difference was between them—devised a plan, in the space of ten days, to ensure …
Why China Won’t Give Up on a Failing Economic Model
5 days ago · Tingshu Wang / Reuters. In late September, after months of missing post-pandemic growth targets, the Chinese government began rolling out a broad set of economic stimulus measures. So far, these have included stock market support, monetary policy easing, the recapitalization of large state-owned banks, and some limited fiscal stimulus.
A Woman in the White House | Foreign Affairs
5 days ago · October 31, 2024. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, October 2024. Dustin Chambers / Reuters. For the United States to have a woman president come January would be consequential, perhaps even transformational. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has not emphasized her gender or her biracial identity during ...