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Iran FM Denies News of his Resignation, Summons Iraq Envoy over ‘Arabian Gulf’

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denied on Wednesday “rumors” about his resignation amid criticism over his participation at the Baghdad conference in Jordan last month. Critics viewed the conference as an attempt to take Iran out of “regional equations”. French President Emmanuel Macron had at the summit remarked that problems…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New York Times political reporter dies suddenly

‘We’ve just lost a valuable colleague and this is a heartbreaking loss for our team’

The Independent UK

New House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul Is a Standard Old-School Interventionist

Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.

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Labour promises ‘laser-like’ focus on Kosovo and Serbia in foreign policy charm offensive

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has travelled to Kosovo and Serbia recently to try and help defuse tensions in the region

The Independent UK

Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start

Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of the two countries have been taking steps to stimulate trade. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was on the same mission late last…

The Conversation

Vietnam war: how US involvement has influenced foreign policy decisions over 50 years

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the US withdrawal from Vietnam and the war still casts long shadows over American life.

The Conversation

In Australia, Pro-Democracy Students Aren’t Safe From China’s Reach

To evade surveillance and reporting by nationalist members of the diaspora, anti-CCP protesters get creative.

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Philippines' Marcos says tells Xi intends to pursue independent foreign policy

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he had told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that his administration intends to pursue an independent foreign policy.

Reuters

Communist Party Names New Diplomatic Chief to Shape China’s Foreign Policy

Former minister Wang Yi has taken the helm at the party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission

Caixin Global

Lula’s foreign policy? Encouraging a multipolar world

Brazil’s president has long sought a multipolar global order and now pledges to ‘have relations with everyone’

The Guardian - US

How Foreign Policy Shapes Film Industries Worldwide

From Hollywood to Western Sahara.

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EU strongly condemns Taliban ban on female staff at NGOs

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday strongly condemned Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration's order to ban women from working at all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying this amounts to erasing women from public spaces.

Reuters

A Weakened Saied Spells Trouble for Tunisia

Saturday’s poor voter turnout has cost President Kais Saied political capital at home and abroad.

Foreign Policy

Did This Year Move the Needle on Climate Change?

Climate action was needed more than ever in 2022. Here’s what changed—and what didn’t.

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'America is back': how Joe Biden repaired US relationships with the rest of the world in 2022

The US reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has marked a significant transformation in US foreign policy during 2022. President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging backing for Ukraine has met with support from both Democrats and Republicans. In doing so, it has ended any question of a return to his predecessor…

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak must decide how far he can support Volodymyr Zelensky in 2023

Barack Obama, when asked how his foreign policy was different from that of George W Bush, used to like to sum it up this way: “Don’t Do Stupid Shit.” That’s not a phrase that the scrupulously polite Rishi Sunak would ever dream of encouraging his staff to brief out to…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: India’s foreign policy is slowly changing thanks to China

Historically, India has preferred to stay away from aggressive power politics, formal security alliances and an us-vs.-them foreign policy. Maintaining businesslike relationships with all of the world’s great powers was, and some ways still remains, a paramount objective.

Daily Mirror

6 key moments from Rishi Sunak's final 2022 appearance in front of MPs

The Prime Minister was grilled by senior MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee on topics including the Rwanda deportation scheme, foreign policy, a hike in fuel duty, the cost-of-living crisis, and widespread strikes facing the country

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Reuters

EU tells Iran to halt repression, support for Russia

The EU foreign policy chief told Iran's foreign minister that Tehran should immediately halt military support for Russia and its repression of protesters at home, reflecting diplomatic tensions with efforts to revive a nuclear deal at a standstill.

Bangkok Post

Europe's Russia sanctions are a shot in the foot

It seems obvious that sanctions -- an increasingly important tool of Western foreign policy -- should inflict significant pain on the target without exacting unsustainably high costs from the country imposing them. But the European Union's sanctions on Russia -- intended to punish the country for its brutal war of…

Bangkok Post

UK 'ready' to aid developing states

This week, the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave a speech setting out his long-term vision for the future of Britain's foreign policy.

Newslaundry

Newsance 194: India-China border clash and why it’s all Nehru's fault

TV Newsance is back after a break! And guess what, nothing much has changed when it comes to the world of TV news. The big news of the week was the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, and we saw news anchors tripping over each other…

The Conversation

A tortured and deadly legacy: Kissinger and realpolitik in US foreign policy

In 2023, Henry Kissinger will mark a century since his birth and more than 50 years of influence on American foreign policy. Kissinger’s centennial represents an important opportunity to reflect on not only his influence, but also the effects of the vision of foreign policy he has espoused.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany's Scholz Says EU Firmly on Ukraine's Side

The European Union is united in its support for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the German parliament, adding, with apparent reference to Hungary, that attempts to undermine the bloc's values by blocking foreign policy measures would fail. "Anyone who thinks he can undermine the values of the EU, to which…

Reuters

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