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06Jan/17

Germany says can’t figure out Trump’s foreign policy goals

January 6, 2017US ElectionsAmerican people of German descent, Angela Merkel, Berlin, Business, Climate change skepticism and denial, Contemporary history, Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration, Germany, International reactions to the United States presidential election, Martin Schaefer, Mike Pence, Moscow, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics, Politics of the United States, Presidents of the United States, Right-wing populism in the United States, Russia, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putinsmbale

A German foreign ministry spokesman says it remains unclear what kind of foreign and security policy U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wants to pursue once he takes office.

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09Dec/16

China ready to outplay Trump: analyst

December 9, 2016EconomyAmerican people of German descent, Beijing, Business, Businesspeople, China, China–United States relations, China–United States trade war, Climate change skepticism and denial, Contemporary history, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, JAMES MCGREGOR, LU KANG, Mana Rabiee, North Korea, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics of the United States, Presidents of the United States, Right-wing populism in the United States, spokesman, The Apprentice, Trump, Trump–Tsai call, United States, Washington, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

Beijing says cooperation between the U.S. and China must continue despite critical comments made about China by President-elect Donald Trump. One analyst says, “if Trump thinks he’s going to out-negotiate the Chinese he’s got another thing coming”. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

29Nov/15

Highlights of world events from October and November 2015

November 29, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Ankara, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beirut, Contemporary history, Croatia, Decades, Egypt, el-Sheikh, France, François Hollande, Germany, Hungary, In Iraq, In Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jerusalem, Konstantin Murakhtin, KUNDUZ, Kurdish separatism in Turkey, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Mali, Massoud Barzani, Médecins Sans Frontières, Moscow, Myanmar, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Paris, Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sinjar, Slovenia, St. Petersburg, Syrian Civil War, Tayyip Erdogan, The Airbus, Turkey, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, United States, Victor Ponta, Washingtonsmbale

World events during October and November include a disaster at a Romanian nightclub which saw tens of thousands protest on the streets, simultaneous attacks at several locations in Paris and the re-taking of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State.
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11Feb/15

Obama seeks war authorization from Congress to fight Islamic State

February 11, 2015WarAl-Qaeda, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Barack Obama, Barack Obama foreign policy, Congress, Contemporary history, Decades, Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration, Humanities, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi Civil War, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamic terrorism, Islamist groups, Military history by country, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Osama bin Laden, Politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, president, South Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration, Terrorism, u.s. senate, United States, War on Terror, War/Conflictsmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama sends Congress a letter seeking the authorization of military force against Islamic State militants, limiting operations to three years.
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