August 9, 2019 US, China spar over Hong Kong after ‘thuggish regime’ remarks as activists launch latest airport protest China and the U.S. governments traded barbs as demonstrators in Hong Kong begin a three-day protest at the city’s airport.
August 8, 2019 Foreign Service officer blasts Trump's 'toxic agenda' in op-ed announcing resignation A disgruntled foreign service officer blasted what he called President Trump's "toxic agenda" in scathing op-ed announcing his resignation on Thursday.
August 6, 2019 Jon Huntsman resigns as ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman, the Trump administration’s ambassador to Russia, resigned Tuesday amid chatter he may return home to run again for governor of Utah, ӣƵ has confirmed.
August 2, 2019 Rebecca Grant: Which Dem presidential candidate can best handle foreign and national security policy? Discussion of foreign policy and national security issues was strikingly limited in the two Democratic presidential candidate debates this week in Detroit. Yet the most important role of any president is to be commander in chief of our armed forces and to oversee U.S. foreign policy.
July 26, 2019 US building coalition to protect ships crossing Persian Gulf The State Department said it’s “very supportive” of a European initiative to safeguard ships in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the United States pursues its own operation to secure the narrow waterway.
July 19, 2019 Vernon Brewer: North Korea is top persecutor of Christians in the world We need to remember the North Korean people and their suffering.
July 17, 2019 Trump hosts victims of religious persecution at White House President Trump met with dozens of victims of religious persecution at the White House on Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort by the administration to push for religious freedom abroad.
July 15, 2019 Sweden should treat A$AP Rocky ‘with respect’: US State Department The US State Department has weighed in on the treatment of A$AP Rocky by Swedish authorities after the rapper was arrested in Stockholm for an alleged attack that took place late last month, a report said.
July 9, 2019 Former State Department employee sentenced to more than three years in China spy case Federal Judge Randolph Moss sentenced former State Department employee Candace Claiborne to 40 months in prison and a $40,000 fine for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
July 9, 2019 Pentagon proposes $2.2B arms sale to Taiwan, slighting China The State Department is proposing the sale of $2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 108 Abrams tanks and 250 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, sidestepping protests from China.