Foreign Policy
Trump’s withdrawal from Paris is a major blow to the American-led global order
“It’s death by a thousand cuts — and I don’t know what cut we’re at.”<p>It’s official: The Trump administration will pull the United States out of the Paris climate change agreement.<p>“In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris …
ClimateTrump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord
<b>Updated at 5:45 p.m. ET</b><p>President Trump has announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing from the Paris accord — the historic global agreement reached by 195 countries in 2015 to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the rise in average global temperatures.<p>During a news …
ClimateTrump and Europe don't mix, and that will have lasting consequences
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> "America First" is what Donald Trump promised, and it's what he's delivering, with his expected withdrawal from the Paris climate accord and his upbraiding of fellow NATO leaders in Europe last week.<p>A possible rejection of the global consensus on fighting climate change and …
Trans-Pacific PartnershipTrump's Not Just Ruining The Planet. He's Losing The Goodwill Of Our Biggest Allies.
"This will have repercussions for how other countries respond to the U.S., not just on the climate playing field."<p>WASHINGTON ― If the environmental implications of the United States pulling out of the Paris climate agreement weren’t stark enough, just as consequential is the impact it will have on …
UN Climate Change ConferenceAs the U.S. leaves Paris climate accord, some see shifts in global leadership
In ditching the Paris accord on climate change, President Trump has cemented his reputation as the international disrupter in chief with the latest in a string of decisions that foreign policy analysts believe could have profound consequences for U.S. global leadership.<p>The decision to exit the …
International RelationsTrump is pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
It’s official. But why? He wants a better deal.<p>The United States will be withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, President Donald Trump announced Thursday from the White House Rose Garden.<p>“In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw …
UN Climate Change ConferencePresident Trump's withdrawal from Paris pact caps new view on environment
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement put the rest of the world on notice about a decision he had already made: To stop implementing the Obama-era policies that would have allowed the United States to meet its commitment to reduce greenhouse …
Andrews Air Force BaseDonald Trump has tweeted climate change skepticism 115 times. Here's all of it.
Long before he even declared his run for the White House, Donald Trump has been issuing periodic statements affirming his belief that man-made global warming is a myth, meant to stifle US manufacturing. While as recently as 2009 he was cosigning letters with other business leaders calling for …
Global WarmingWorld leaders accuse Trump of turning his back on the planet
<b>(CNN) —</b> President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, eliciting rebuke from many world leaders who accused the United States of turning its back on the planet and, by extension, humanity.<p>The agreement -- an ambitious plan to …
UN Climate Change ConferenceYes, we’ve got Trump, Putin, and North Korea, but is the world really more volatile than ever?
Rarely does history give us such a compelling juxtaposition—both in time and in character—as what happened one hundred years ago this Spring.<p>On Apr. 2, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson delivered his “War Message” to Congress outlining the rationale for the US to enter World War I. Just four days …
GeopoliticsNATO and partners hold land, sea exercises in eastern Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of troops from NATO and its partner nations are training on land and sea in central and eastern Europe Thursday, in two major exercises that aim to demonstrate their cooperation and rapid response capabilities at a time when the region feels threatened by …
WarDonald Trump withdraws US from Paris climate deal
The Paris deal is too costly for the US, said Donald Trump as he withdrew his country from the accord. The US now joins Syria and Nicaragua as the …
ClimateTrump's Paris climate decision shows the threat rising tribalism poses to the planet
Cosmopolitanism must win the war, or we’re screwed.<p>After months of dithering and teasing his decision like it’s a reality show finale, Donald Trump has finally pulled the trigger: He will withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement (technically, he will begin the multi-year process of …
ClimateGoodbye to values: America’s foreign policy: embrace thugs, dictators and strongmen
Goodbye to valuesAmerica’s foreign policy: embrace thugs, dictators and strongmen<p>Past presidents believed that American power should be used as a …
World PoliticsZakaria: Quitting climate pact means America is no longer 'the leader of the free world'
<b>(CNN) —</b> As President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that America is leaving the Paris climate accord, CNN's Fareed Zakaria had something to say.<p>"[T]his will be the day that the United States resigned as the leader of the free world," the host of "Fareed Zakaria GPS" asserted.<p>Zakaria continued, …
World PoliticsNigel Farage is 'person of interest' in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia
Exclusive: FBI interested in former Ukip leader’s ties with people connected to US president and WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange<p>Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the US counter-intelligence investigation that is looking into possible collusion between the Kremlin and Donald Trump’s presidential …
PoliticsAnalysis: Trump tilts 'America First' toward 'America Alone'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate accord sends an unmistakable message to the world: America First can mean America Alone.<p>Trump's move, announced with great fanfare in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, immediately leaves the United …
ClimateChina’s cyber security law and its chilling effects
It aims to tighten censorship but will end up curbing competition<p>China consistently ranks as the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom. A law on …
ChinaIs Trump abandoning US global leadership?
<b>What is Donald Trump's vision of American leadership? His inaugural speech gave us a headline - "from this day forward, it's going to be only America first" - but four months on, how much more do we know?</b><p>Amid a flood of stories about the president's lack of commitment to cherished post-war …
Donald TrumpTrump's Vow to Replace Paris Climate Accord Won't Work
The rest of the world has no incentive to regather to neogtiate a new deal to replace the one that was so hard to create in the first place.
ClimateIn or out? Trump announcing decision on global climate pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — Building suspense about America's role in the world, President Donald Trump planned to announce Thursday whether the U.S. would stay in a global climate pact. The White House signaled withdrawal was likely, but Trump has been known to change his mind at the last minute on such …
UN Climate Change ConferenceThe epic Trump-Merkel feud, explained
The president’s trip abroad caused a subtle, unsettling shift in the world order.<p>In the wake of President Trump’s trip to Europe — deemed an unparalleled success by Republicans — there has been a subtle, unsettling shift in the world order.<p>As German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke at a political …
GeopoliticsLSE: Failure to get a Brexit trade deal will cost every household at least £1,890 a year
LONDON – Failing to strike a deal with the European Union on trade during Brexit talks will lower income per household by at least £1,890 a year, according to research by the London School of Economics.<p>A report by the LSE's Centre for Economic Performance said that returning to World Trade …
BrexitOn foreign policy — and life in general — Zbigniew Brzezinski always got it right
I’m not sure what I was thinking the first time I met Zbigniew Brzezinski on the set of “Morning Joe,” but 10 years later, I recall that encounter all too well. Mika had strongly warned against inviting her feisty father on our new show, but like FDR at Yalta, I overestimated the impact of my …
World PoliticsMerkel: Germany, China must expand partnership in 'times of global uncertainty'
As relations with the US appear to worsen, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for closer cooperation with China. Merkel and Li have held two …
World NewsPROMISES, PROMISES: How Trump handled international pledges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had the world on edge Thursday as he neared an announcement on whether he'll keep the U.S. in a global climate pact. The White House signaled that withdrawal was likely.<p>During the campaign, Trump criticized the environmental accord signed by nearly 200 …
World LeadersWith Paris decision, President Trump could unveil new world order
When President Trump walks into the White House Rose Garden to announce whether he will have the United States withdraw from a multi-national pact on …
NAFTATrump's 'secret plan' to defeat ISIS looks a lot like Obama's
Remember presidential candidate Donald Trump’s secret plan to defeat the Islamic State?<p>And his boast that he knew more than the generals did about the Islamic State (thus implying he’d replace them once in office)? More campaign rhetoric crashing on the rocks of reality: The Trump administration …
World PoliticsU.N. council to vote on blacklisting more N. Koreans, diplomats say
The U.N. Security Council will vote on Friday on a U.S. and Chinese proposal to blacklist more North Korean individuals and entities after the country’s repeated ballistic missile launches, diplomats said Thursday.<p>The draft resolution would sanction four entities, including the Koryo Bank and …
North KoreaTrump Awarded a New Chinese Trademark, This Time for Catering
President Trump and his daughter Ivanka could sell jewelry and wedding dresses and provide catering services in China under new trademarks granted in recent days by Beijing.<p>The new trademarks expand the president’s business interests in the world’s second-largest economy after the United States’, …
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