List of United States articles
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A worker stands atop a solar panel during construction on the roof of a new development in Wuhan. Buildings can be seen in the background. Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Green Technology Again?
A recent book makes the case for collaboration in an increasingly competitive industry.
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People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11. Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights
The United Nations has given the international community the greenlight to punish Sri Lanka for torture. Congress has taken it.
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A blond child of about 3 or 4 years old stands on the bar of a metal fence, surrounded by other people perched on the fence as they watch a parade. The child is smiling and holds a small flag of Kosovo, which shows the silhouette of the country against a blue background. Kosovo and Taiwan Eye an Alliance of Outsiders
Both nations are championed by Washington but under threat from revanchism.
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A man balancing a wooden crate of fish on his head walks through the crowd at an outdoor fish market at night. The masts of boats are visible from the harbor behind the market. The Other Global Food Crisis
World leaders need to care about fish as much as they do about semiconductors.
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Customers try out smartphones at a Huawei flagship store in Shanghai on Sept. 3. China’s Tech Industry Shows It Still Means Business
Recent strides in chipmaking and artificial intelligence show Beijing’s post-export control world taking shape.
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Head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power stands in front of St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, on October 6, 2022. Samantha Power on America’s Development Diplomacy
The USAID administrator says U.S. contributions to the U.N. are at a “high watermark.”
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Supporters of opposition politicians stage an anti-government demonstration in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 25. Washington Must Not Allow Another Stolen Election in Congo
Fear of Chinese influence must not take precedence over protecting democracy.
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A plane full of British citizens and other personnel are evacuated from Kabul by the British Armed Forces on Aug. 21, 2021. America’s Afghan Allies Are Still Desperate for Help
Tens of thousands of Afghans are stuck in immigration limbo—or still hiding under Taliban rule.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing regarding her nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2021. What Washington Wants From the United Nations This Week
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on reforming the world’s biggest multilateral organization.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed following the G-20 meeting on Sept. 13 in New Delhi, India. Is the G-20 Useless?
As another multilateral forum issued a watered-down statement, Russia and North Korea met to deepen military ties.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attend a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Sept. 10. With ASEAN Paralyzed, Southeast Asia Seeks New Security Ties
The bloc’s divide over China pushes members to go their own way.
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A view of the crowd during the Live Aid concert at London's Wembley stadium on July 13, 1985. Western Voters Support Foreign Aid. Fearful Governments Are Blocking It.
Elected officials, not electorates, are the primary barrier to redistributive policies that would benefit the world’s poorest countries.
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Pres. Bill Clinton (C) w. (L-R) Mideast peaceniks King Hussein, PM Rabin, PLO chmn. Arafat & Pres. Mubarak in WH Rose Garden for Israeli-Palestinian accord signing. (Photo by Dirck Halstead/Getty Images) Why the Oslo Peace Process Failed
And what it means for future negotiators.
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People look at Pangu AI weather models during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 7. What the U.S. Can Learn From China About Regulating AI
Over the past two years, China has enacted some of the world’s earliest and most sophisticated rules for AI.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, 2019. The Putin-Kim Summit Kicks Off a New Era for North Korea
Pyongyang has given up on normalizing relations with Washington.