Some officials privately worry it’s too little, too late.
Nicholas Berliner, a veteran diplomat, has joined the White House to run Russia policy.
When crises hit, local staff at U.S. embassies are often left in the lurch.
The internal administration debate comes ahead of Blinken’s plans to visit Africa.
Poland and Estonia are planning to push the alliance to raise its defense spending benchmark this year to at least 2.5 percent of GDP.
At some U.S. missions abroad, diplomats are banned from bringing breast pumps into their offices.
It’s not fear of escalation. It’s fear of being too late.
The artillery-fired cluster munitions could be lethal to Russian troops—and Ukrainian civilians.
The United Nations, thanks to a clever procedural revolt by small countries, is finally moving to close one of its last gaps on international law.
U.S. officials hatched a plan to smuggle Chad’s pro-democracy leader to safety—while Washington planned to fete his tormentor.
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“We are requesting new rounds all the time that have longer range and more explosiveness,” said one Ukrainian military official.
As U.S. President Joe Biden ramps up sanctions on Russia, suspected war criminals in Africa escape unscathed.
Not so fast, experts say.
Leading lawmaker calls on Biden to address Zimbabwe’s “dire” authoritarian turn after the incident.
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Nicholas Berliner, a veteran diplomat, has joined the White House to run Russia policy.
When crises hit, local staff at U.S. embassies are often left in the lurch.
