Geopolitics - Page 70

January 7, 2019

Endless wars will eventually come to ‘glorious’ end, tweets Trump

President Trump late Monday tweeted that the U.S. would stop getting tangled in "endless wars" and that the military's role in these conflicts will "eventually come to a glorious end."

January 7, 2019

Bolton attempts to clarify US’ next step in Syria, troops could stay for a while: report

John Bolton, the national security adviser for President Trump, said Sunday that U.S. forces will remain in Syria until key benchmarks are met, which could mean troops could stay in the country for years, a report said.

December 31, 2018

Russia reportedly detains American over suspected spying

An American citizen was arrested in Russia on Friday for alleged spying, Russia’s domestic security agency announced Monday, marking one of the country's first overt tit-for-tat actions after several high-profile Russia-related indictments in the U.S.

November 30, 2018

Giuliani calls timing of Mueller’s latest Cohen bombshell ‘hardly coincidental’

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, criticized the timing of Michael Cohen's guilty plea on charges of lying to Congress: just before the president was about to leave for a high-stakes G-20 summit in Argentina.

November 22, 2018

Trump contradicts CIA assessment on Khashoggi killing

President Trump on Thursday appeared to contradict the CIA’s assessment of the killing of The Washington Post writer,  saying the crown prince denies it “vehemently” and the intelligence agency only has "feelings" and there is no smoking gun in the death.

October 17, 2018

Sen. Rand Paul: It's time to rethink America's relationship with Saudi Arabia -- It is not our friend

What do we do with this politically important country that clearly is not acting in the best interest of the U.S. or its own citizens? We can start by cutting the Saudis off. We should not send one more dime, one more soldier, one more adviser, or one more arms deal to the kingdom.

October 15, 2018

Nikki Haley blasts China, calls government 'straight out of George Orwell'

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused China of persecuting religious and ethnic minorities on a massive scale Monday in her first public remarks since announcing she would leave office last week. 

September 25, 2018

Trump administration's sanctions on Chinese military agency widens rift between Washington and Beijing

With world leaders in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, one of the underlying storylines of the meeting is the simmering tensions between the United States and China after the Trump administration last week slapped economic sanctions on a Chinese military agency and its director over the purchase of Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment.

August 26, 2018

McCain remembered by world leaders for 'service to freedom, democracy and rule of law'

Across the globe, everyone from world leaders to regular citizens paid tribute to McCain – who died on Saturday at 81 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer – and his commitment to global peace and diplomacy.

August 10, 2018

WH pushes back after Rand Paul suggests Trump asked him to deliver letter to Putin

The White House pushed back against Sen. Rand Paul Wednesday after the Kentucky Republican implied on Twitter that President Trump had asked him to deliver a letter of introduction to Russian President Vladimir Putin.