List of U.S. Government articles
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The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv U.S. Diplomats Tiptoe Back Into Ukraine—Weeks After Their European Counterparts
Lawmakers push the U.S. State Department to overcome its “bunker mentality,” but in Ukraine, that’s complicated.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and General Mark Milley (R), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee April 7 in Washington. Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
The old approach of outreach and inclusion has failed. In the wake of Russia’s latest invasion, Washington must seek to erode Moscow’s power.
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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping watch a dance performance during a visit to International Studies Learning Center February 16, 2012 in South Gate, California. It’s Going to Be a Hot Summer for the U.S.-China Relationship
After an uneasy detente, the Biden administration’s China strategy is about to make itself felt.
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Taiwanese Air Force pilots in olive green uniforms walk through a parking lot with the Taiwanese flag flying behind them. Taiwan Doesn’t Need a Formal U.S. Security Guarantee
U.S. security cooperation is a more powerful demonstration of commitment than any declaration of intent.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits for a press conference. 3 Years Later, the U.S. Could Finally Send an Ambassador to Ukraine
The nomination of career diplomat Bridget Brink comes as Washington begins sending its diplomats back into Ukraine.
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china-us-foreign-policy-eleanor-shakespeare-illustration-hP What Exactly Is America’s China Policy?
The United States needs to right-size the China threat to know how to counter it.
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U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets and an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft on board the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier as it sails in South China Sea on its way to Singapore on Oct. 16, 2019. Does the New U.S. National Defense Strategy Make Any Sense?
The Pentagon is scrambling to deter China while adjusting to war in Europe—but does its new approach amount to more than just rhetoric?
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Stoltenberg, a man in a suit and glasses, stands at a podium before a blue background. Amid Russia’s War, NATO Isn’t Taking Its Eye Off China
NATO plans to deal with Russia today and China tomorrow.
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The Russian and Chinese national flags are seen on the table as Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his China's President Xi Jinping stand during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014. Opposing China Means Defeating Russia
Moscow’s war isn’t a distraction. It’s part and parcel of the threat posed by Beijing.
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taiwan-china-us-war-games-nicolas-ortega-illustration War-Gaming Taiwan: When Losing to China Is Winning
What military planners learn when they simulate a Chinese attack.
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A Chinese flag flies behind razor wire Congress Splits Over How to Address LGBT Rights in China
A landmark report on human rights in China was delayed six months over a behind-the-scenes impasse on LGBTQ rights.
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Madeleine Albright talks with reporter State Department 1997 Childhood Trauma Taught Madeleine Albright to Stand Up to Despots
But Ukraine’s plight haunted her final days.
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A plaque of the U.S. Defense Department seal Pentagon Rolls Out Defense Strategy Amid War in Europe
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced the Pentagon to tweak its China-focused approach.
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Albright and Weston sit side by side at a long table with their right hands raised to vote. What Madeleine Albright Taught Me
Albright embodied the good America stood for in the 1990s among my generation of Bosnians.
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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright, America’s First Female Secretary of State, Dies
A lifelong foe of autocrats who declared, “I do wear my patriotism on my sleeve.”