Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet

Flags of the U.S., Russia and Switzerland are pictured in the garden in front of villa La Grange, one day prior to the meeting of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland June 15, 2021. … Read More

NI protocol tensions threaten UK-Ireland, UK-EU and UK-US relations

Coveney says there is ‘some strain’ between governments – understatement of the year. Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson (2R) and his wife Carrie Johnson (R) walk with US president Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden prior to a … Read More

G7 leaders warn Russia on cyberattacks, chemical weapons usage

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Sergei Ilyin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images The Group of Seven leaders ended their summit on Sunday by demanding that Russia take action and investigate the use of chemical weapons within its territory and hold accountable those … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 June 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Much of what we see coming in the immediate future is enough to make you run outside with your hair on fire.  Quite a few of us remember the days of Jimmy Carter, and while he may … Read More

Barack Obama says Biden is ‘finishing the job’ of his presidency

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Former President Barack Obama told Ezra Klein that “Joe and the administration are essentially finishing the job.” —Mark Makela/Getty Images Former President Barack Obama believes President Biden is “finishing the job” of his administration, he revealed in a new interview. … Read More

Biden embraces Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals

PM Benjamin Netanyahu with former president Donald Trump at signing of peace accords with UAE and Bahrain, Sept. 15, 2020. (Avi Ohayon/GPO) The Biden administration is considering appointing former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro to a Mideast role that … Read More

S. Korea to step out of G7 statement with possible anti-China content

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Photo: VCG South Korea said Wednesday that as an invited nation, it will not be part of a G7 joint statement, which is assumed to include content targeting and pressuring China. As the US has been seeking to rally its … Read More

Biden warns climate change is ‘greatest threat’ to US security: ‘This is not a joke’

The president said he would speak to key European allies about a unified approach to combating climate change. President Biden warned military servicemembers Wednesday that top Pentagon officials consider climate change to be the “greatest threat” to America’s national security in the coming … Read More

Why Biden’s plan to slow migration through international aid is unlikely to succeed

Like the United States, most developed countries are shifting away from respecting refugees’ rights at the border to trying to prevent migration in the first place President Biden tackled immigration in his first 100 days by rescinding the “Muslim” travel bans; halted … Read More

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