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In an op-ed published in the New York Times, the US Secretary of State writes he is “proud” of US diplomacy and “encouraged” by the progress the Department has made under his leadership. But, should he in fact be that satisfied? Rex Tillerson took full advantage of the opportunity, describing a world in which the […]
Since taking the reins in January, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has excelled at drumming up controversy in the form of impassioned speeches, occasionally heavy on visual aids, but invariably light on substance. The former South Carolina governor, with very little experience in international diplomacy, vowed upon receiving her ambassadorship in January to […]
The Chinese women’s team had swept eight consecutive titles at the biannual world table tennis championships, racking up a string of victories from 1975 to 1989. Led by 4-foot-11 Deng Yaping — aka the “Ping-Pong Witch” — they looked on track to bag a ninth gold medal at the 1991 tournament, held at Chiba, Japan, […]
REUTERS/KCNA North Korea is not interested in diplomacy until it develops a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the US East coast, a North Korean official said to CNN on Monday. Although the country was not forgoing diplomacy completely, the official said that North Korea was first interested in building an ICBM that is […]
Justin Merriman/Getty Images Even as President Donald Trump says the US military is “locked and loaded” to potentially unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea, the two feuding countries have been holding secretive, back-channel talks, The Associated Press reported Friday. In a process dubbed the “New York channel,” Joseph Yun, the US envoy for North Korea policy and […]
Champion boxer and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has made an extraordinary gesture in victory, which he hopes will encourage the Indian and Chinese governments to de-escalate tensions in their territorial dispute in the Himalayas. Following a hard-fought 10-round contest, Dual Asian boxing champion Vijender Singh offered to return his WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title to […]
– ‘‘Soviet soldiers were always hungry,” says Larry Kelley, a retired Marine Corps colonel who during the Cold War swapped the excitement of piloting Douglas A-4 Skyhawks for the even greater thrills of gathering military intelligence behind the Iron Curtain. Apparently, rather than issue maps, the Red Army used “route directors,” or troops who would […]
As America wields its military might around the globe, and North Korea vows to match nukes for nukes amid this weekend’s “Day of the Sun” celebrations, we sat down with OZY senior columnist John McLaughlin to discuss the latest twists and turns. President Trump has sharply criticized the North for its nuclear tests and missile […]
Getty Images/Pool This week’s summit between President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump has rekindled an old debate about the meaning of diplomacy. Summit diplomacy is perceived differently in Beijing and Washington, with Chinese diplomats appearing to attach more importance to protocol and American ones preferring to focus on substance over form, and that […]
REUTERS/Carlos Barria JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has long boasted about his prowess on the golf course. Now he’s putting his game to work. The president spent his Saturday morning golfing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he hosts his first foreign leader at his winter estate in Palm Beach, Florida. After […]
