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☆ Trump may cede global climate leadership to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After a campaign featuring promises to slash landmark climate legislation, and a first term record that included pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, President-elect Donald Trump's win casts a shadow of doubt over the world of global climate policy. As an isolationist, Trump-led American foreign policy cedes global leadership on the issue, an increasingly willing China can assume the spot instead. Ceding global climate leadership to China "would be a mistake"China is looking to "play a more proactive role internationally on climate change," said Joanna Lewis, an associate professor at Georgetown University and expert in international climate policy. But "it would be a mistake for the United States to completely cede not just [its] leadership role on climate change. But the development of low carbon technologies, that's really the area that has been particularly competitive between China and the United States," said Lewis.

Persons: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joanna Lewis, Lewis, Joe Biden Organizations: European Union, Republicans, United Nations, BMO Capital Markets, Georgetown University Locations: Osaka, Japan, Paris, China, United States

☆ Americans are flocking to expat websites after the election: 'They want out, fast'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tens of thousands of Americans are looking into moving abroad after Donald Trump's presidential reelection. In the hours following the presidential race being called for the Republican nominee, nearly 30,000 people and counting visited the website for Expatsi, a travel company that offers scouting trips to help Americans move abroad. 'The exit is real'LaVerne Collins, 65, was visiting Portugal on a scouting trip with Expatsi when she learned of the presidential election results. "As an African American woman, my concerns about government stability and safety is heightened," she tells CNBC Make It. "I recognized that depending on how this election would go, things could become even more unstable."

Persons: Donald Trump's, We're, Jen Barnett, We've, LaVerne Collins, Kamala Harris, Collins, Trump, she's Organizations: Republican, Expatsi, CNBC Locations: Portugal, Greensboro , North Carolina, Costa Rica, African American

“As a Palestinian, I think it doesn’t matter,” said Riyad Awad, 61, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. Some expressed deep concern over Trump’s victory, while others were curious about whether he might ultimately be the right figure to stop the fighting after months of failed U.S. efforts. “He said that he’s going to end the war,” said 19-year-old Hussam Alsharif, who was displaced from his home farther south in Gaza by Israel’s offensive. He has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and incorrectly blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for starting the war, while refusing to commit to sending more aid to the embattled country. Russia, said Maksym Kostetskyi, head of the Centre for Policy Making, a think tank based in Kyiv.

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☆ US election: Britain’s ‘Special Relationship’ with America is getting complicated
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Trump launched an extraordinary spat with Labour on Wednesday, claiming through a lawyer they had been interfering in the election. But this week’s spat throws renewed scrutiny on the complicated and delicate “Special Relationship” between Britain and America. ‘We’re in a different world’The Trump campaign’s broadside against the Labour Party stunned Westminster this week. But unlike President Joe Biden, Harris’ political career has not been built around foreign policy. It would come down to (Starmer) and to the Labour Party, whether they want it or not.”

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☆ Israel's never had a greener light to target Iran's nuclear program, says AFPC's Ilan Berman
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIsrael's never had a greener light to target Iran's nuclear program, says AFPC's Ilan BermanIlan Berman, American Foreign Policy Council senior vice president, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss state of Middle East conflict, what Israel's retaliatory strikes against Iran should be, the potential ramifications for striking Iran's nuclear facilities, and more.

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Trump is “immensely happy with JD’s performance,” said a person who speaks with Trump and is familiar with his thinking. “I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during his debate last week with Vice President Kamala Harris. “I know from experience, nobody speaks for Donald J. Trump except for Donald J. Trump, right?”“Vice President Pence viewed his role as a translator for President Trump to traditional Republican audiences,” a Trump ally said. 2Short also believes the relationship between Vance and Trump is different than the one Pence and Trump had prior to their falling out. “He loves that he has a smart person with balls who doesn’t only do Fox,” a person close to the campaign said.

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WASHINGTON — Thousands of overseas American diplomats are at risk of a sharp pay cut at the beginning of October unless Congress passes a legislative fix in the coming weeks. And a 22% reduction in their pay would be a needless and demoralizing harm. “The Department of State continues to work with Congress on the urgent need for an extension,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. The pay snafu, first reported by Politico, is the unintended consequence of a funding structure that requires action from Congress. With the fate of their wages tied to the funding fight, American diplomats could be left in the lurch.

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☆ How Trump vs. Harris is playing out on Wall Street ahead of the debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. For Wall Street bankers, traders, and executives, the election also stands to affect their jobs and business prospects, from US trade relations to demand for megamergers. To see where Wall Street's top leaders stand ahead of Tuesday's debate, Business Insider scoured the Federal Election Commission website for individual donations from Wall Street leaders between 2023 and August. The data showed donations from leaders across investment banking, private equity, and hedge funds, including Blackstone and Evercore. See below to find which Wall Street tycoons are voting for which candidate in 2024 presidential election, in alphabetical order:

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☆ Vance’s selection solidifies Trump’s hold over the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It’s just a decisive move toward America First on foreign policy.”Trump’s selection of Vance is one of the clearest barometers of the former president’s tightening hold over the GOP. Those included Christian conservatives, the business community, congressional insiders and traditional Republican foreign policy hawks shaped by Ronald Reagan’s vision of the US as the muscular leader of the free world. Instead, with Vance, Trump chose an acolyte and potential successor who could deepen and extend the direction the former president has set for the party. Vance has been most unequivocal in criticizing the internationalist approach to foreign policy centered on robust alliances. With the selection of Vance, Trump has broadcast his belief that he has conclusively won the internal GOP debate over all aspects of US interactions with the world – foreign policy, immigration and trade.

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☆ Fearful or Cheerful? World Leaders Mull a Potential Trump Foreign Policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Paul Sonne | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They assailed President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. They attributed the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel to American weakness, pledged a crackdown on undocumented immigrants and vowed to end “free rides” for American allies. For months, officials around the globe have weighed the possibility of Mr. Trump’s return to the White House. In Buenos Aires, Riyadh and Budapest, leaders could be expected to welcome it. And in Mexico City, Kyiv and Beijing, leaders appear to be steeling themselves for potential upheaval and further ruptures.

Persons: Biden’s, Donald J, Trump’s Organizations: China, Republican National Convention Locations: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Israel, Buenos Aires, Riyadh, Budapest, London, Seoul, Berlin, Mexico City, Kyiv, Beijing

☆ Opinion: Putin’s North Korea visit comes at a crucial moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She is a weekly opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and senior columnist for World Politics Review. CNN —When Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in North Korea on Tuesday, it will kick up yet another gust in the recent swirl of diplomatic activity surrounding Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine. The allies have good reason to believe Putin aims to outlast Western support. South Korean intelligence estimates that North Korea has delivered as many as 5 million artillery rounds, along with ballistic missiles and other ammunition. Putin, meanwhile, will visit one-party ruled Vietnam later this week, not exactly a military powerhouse, but at least one country that is not backing Ukraine.

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Joe Biden has tried to stake out a middle ground as protests spread across college campuses. Unlike other lawmakers of his generation, Biden largely stayed away from the Vietnam War protests that sparked upheaval on college campuses nationwide. Advertisement"I was in law school," Biden said of the Vietnam War protests, per The New York Times. Even among young voters, the trend remains the same. A Harvard Youth Poll of 18-to-29-year-olds nationwide found that the war was far less important to voters than inflation or healthcare.

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☆ Apple fixes iPhone bug that suggested Palestinian flag when some people typed ‘Jerusalem’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Apple has fixed a bug that suggested the Palestinian flag emoji when some users searched for the word “Jerusalem” in the emoji keyboard. Apple’s previous update was introduced on March 21, but the recent discovery of the bug upset some users on social media. It’s possible, however, Apple’s machine-learning technology determined the suggested emoji based on analyzing texts from millions of its users. In 2017, the US administration of President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of American foreign policy. So suggesting a Palestinian flag emoji for the search query “Jerusalem,” particularly when Israel is at war with Hamas, added tensions amid a long-running dispute.

Persons: Apple, Donald Trump, ” Organizations: CNN, Apple, East Locations: Israel, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem

☆ Opinion: ‘Civil War’ is more than a reflection on America’s divisions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Noah Berlatsky Noah BerlatskyAlex Garland’s “Civil War” has mostly been discussed as a reflection of, and a warning about, America’s current partisan divisions. Unlike the actual US Civil War, this one doesn’t seem to have any particular racial or racist connotations. But it’s the same kind of cop out that powers most of Hollywood’s most iconic Vietnam war movies. Hollywood Vietnam war movies generally aren’t about whether America did the right thing, nor are they about how America’s choices affected people in Vietnam. Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), starring Matthew Modine as Joker, is based on the events of the Vietnam war.

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☆ Military Aid to Israel Cannot Be Unconditional - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And yet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his ultranationalist allies in government have defied American calls for more restraint and humanitarian help. The United States commitment to Israel — including $3.8 billion a year in military aid, the largest outlay of American foreign aid to any one country in the world — is a reflection of the exceptionally close and enduring relationship between the two countries. A bond of trust, however, must prevail between donors and recipients of lethal arms from the United States, which supplies arms according to formal conditions that reflect American values and the obligations of international law. The question is not whether Israel has the right to defend itself against an enemy sworn to its destruction. In the immediate aftermath of that attack, President Biden rushed to demonstrate America’s full sympathy and support in Israel’s agony.

Persons: —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Mr, Netanyahu, Biden Organizations: Hamas Locations: Gaza, States, United States, America, Israel

☆ The iPhone suggests a Palestinian flag when some people type ‘Jerusalem.’ Apple is working on a fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Apple is working to a fix a bug in its latest iOS software that suggests the Palestinian flag emoji when some users search for the word “Jerusalem” in the emoji keyboard. But the user, who said she was Jewish, provided a long list of other cities that don’t surface a flag when entered into the emoji search box. For its part, Israel considers Jerusalem as its undivided capital. In 2017, the US administration of President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of American foreign policy. So suggesting a Palestinian flag emoji for the search query “Jerusalem,” particularly when Israel is at war with Hamas, is adding to tensions amid a long-running dispute.

Persons: Apple, Donald Trump, ” Organizations: CNN, Apple, East Locations: Israel, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem

☆ Opinion | Sensible Ways to Fight Terrorism
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

First, as the authors note, pulling all U.S. troops and intelligence assets from fragile conflict zones is a boon to globalized terror movements. Second, we must reckon with the underlying grievances that make violent anti-Western ideologies, including militant jihadism, attractive to so many in the first place. These include the ill effects of globalization, and a “rules-based” world order increasingly insensitive to the needs of developing countries and regions. Simply maintaining a military or intelligence presence in terror hot spots does nothing to reduce the sticky recruiting power of militant movements. Stuart GottliebNew YorkThe writer teaches American foreign policy and international security at Columbia University.

Persons: Hasn’t, Christopher P, Costa, Colin P, Clarke, Stuart Gottlieb Organizations: ISIS, Columbia University Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, United States

☆ Navalny’s death puts a new spotlight on key dividing line between Trump and Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death. A few moments earlier, Secretary of State Antony Blinken linked Navalny’s death directly to Russia’s president. Asked whether Navalny’s death might spur Congress to act in providing more Ukraine aid, Biden was hopeful. Even so, Johnson said in a statement Friday that Putin “is likely directly responsible” for Navalny’s death. “I made it clear to him that I believe the consequences of that would be devastating for Russia,” Biden said in Geneva, where the summit was held.

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☆ Biden accuses Trump of bowing to Putin by encouraging Russia to invade NATO allies who don’t meet their obligations
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump after the former president said he would encourage Russia to invade countries that don’t meet their NATO obligations, saying such comments amount to bowing down to Vladimir Putin. The remarks – Biden’s latest criticism of Trump from the White House – are some of his harshest criticism of his likely rival on foreign policy to date. “Can you imagine a former president of the United States saying that?” Biden asked incredulously from the State Dining Room. The White House criticized Trump’s comments shortly after they were made. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBut Biden’s criticism of Trump from the White House went a step further.

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☆ Trump says he warned NATO ally: Spend more on defense or Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Speaking at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recounted a story he has told before about an unidentified NATO member who confronted him over his threat not to defend members who fail to meet the trans-Atlantic alliance's defense spending targets. But this time, Trump went further, saying had told the member that he would, in fact, "encourage" Russia to do as it wishes in that case. As of 2022, NATO reported that seven of what are now 31 NATO member countries were meeting that obligation — up from three in 2014. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has spurred additional military spending by some NATO members. Trump has often tried to take credit for that increase and bragged again Saturday that, as a result of his threats, "hundreds of billions of dollars came into NATO"— even though countries do not pay NATO directly.

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But this time, Trump went further, saying had told the member that he would, in fact, “encourage” Russia to do as it wishes in that case. But he often depicted NATO allies as leeches on the U.S. military and openly questioned the value of the military alliance that has defined American foreign policy for decades. As of 2022, NATO reported that seven of what are now 31 NATO member countries were meeting that obligation — up from three in 2014. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has spurred additional military spending by some NATO members. Trump has often tried to take credit for that increase, and bragged again Saturday that, as a results of his threats, “hundreds of billions of dollars came into NATO”— even though countries do not pay NATO directly.

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☆ The Humiliation of Davos Man
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walter Russell Mead is the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute, the Global View Columnist at The Wall Street Journal and the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College in New York. He is also a member of Aspen Institute Italy and board member of Aspenia. Before joining Hudson, Mr. Mead was a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations as the Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy. He has authored numerous books, including the widely-recognized Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004). Mr. Mead’s next book is entitled The Arc of A Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Future of the Jewish People.

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☆ U.S. has failed the Palestinian people, officials say after vetoed UN vote for Gaza Strip cease-fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

(Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPalestinian officials expressed resounding disappointment after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Yuki Iwamura | AFP | Getty ImagesThe U.S. on Friday vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that was backed by 13 Security Council members, while the United Kingdom abstained. The vote came about after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. charter to coalesce the 15-nation council to address the crisis in the Gaza Strip. Mohammad Shtayyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, echoed the disappointment on Sunday, describing the result as "sad" and a "shame." The internationally recognized Palestinian Authority administered the Gaza enclave before the shock win of Hamas in the elections of 2006.

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☆ The horror of Henry Kissinger’s legacy in Southeast Asia goes on
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hong Kong CNN —Fifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region continues to live with the fallout from the bombing and military campaigns backed by the former secretary of state, who died last week. That’s more than the Allies dropped during World War II, according to an account by Yale University historian Ben Kiernan. Experts say the devastation – which is especially acute for people in rural areas – will go on for years to come. That’s Kissinger’s legacy,” said Bill Morse, president of the nonprofit Landmine Relief Fund, which supports organizations including Cambodia Self-Help Demining. They play catch with it and it blows up 10 year old children … (unexploded ordnance) are where the injuries are coming from now,” he said.

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☆ Kissinger’s Triumphs and Mistakes Offer Lessons - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I knew Kissinger only slightly (he worked to charm journalists, just as he believed in engaging other adversaries) but see lessons both in his accomplishments and in his catastrophes. He had a capacity to see around corners, perceive possibilities for change and then work tirelessly to achieve them. China early in the Nixon administration was isolated and chaotic, with Red Guards rampaging through the country. But Kissinger saw opportunity and nurtured it in ways that led to the unimaginable: a presidential visit and eventually normalization of relations and an explosion of trade. Russia felt sufficiently outmaneuvered that it then invited Nixon to Moscow and signed a landmark arms control agreement.

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