Kurt Campbell led the Asia pivot from Obama’s State Department
Architect of Obama’s Asia ‘Pivot’ to Head Biden’s Indo-Pacific Policy
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Israeli Minister Warns Israel Could Attack Iran if Biden Rejoins Nuclear Deal
Israeli officials have made it clear in recent weeks that they are opposed to Joe Biden's plans to return with diplomacy with Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Ramping up the rhetoric, a minister from Israel's Likud Party threatened an attack...
Trump Administration Slaps More Sanctions on Iran
Sanctions also targeted an Iraqi militia leader
US Declassifies 2018 Strategy to Counter China in the Pacific
The plan calls to ‘accelerate India’s rise’
US Bans Cotton and Tomato Imports From China’s Xinjiang Region
Trump administration ramps up its anti-China policies
Biden Taps Veteran Interventionist Samantha Power to Head USAID
Power lobbied Obama to intervene in Libya in 2011
Gulf Alliance Welcomes US Designation of Yemen’s Houthis as Terror Group
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed the US decision to designate Yemen's Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, a move that has grave implications for Yemeni civilians facing severe food shortages. According to Saudi Arabia's Arab News, GCC...
Iran Calls for Drop of ‘Snapback’ Sanctions in Future Talks
Comments indicate Iran could be more flexible
Report: Israel Plotting How to Sabotage Biden’s Return to Iran Deal
With the incoming Biden administration expected to return to diplomacy with Iran, Israeli officials are working on ways to sabotage a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. An Israeli source told Bloomberg that Israeli officials are weighing their...
US Cancels UN Envoy’s Trip to Taiwan
A planned trip to Taiwan by US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft was canceled on Tuesday, along with all travel by the Trump administration's State Department this week. Craft was expected to begin her trip to Taiwan on Wednesday. The planned visit was announced by...
