Trump Dials up Pressure on Maduro Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed he had a “respectful and cordial” phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about 10 days earlier and said the exchange could open the door to diplomacy between the…
Ukraine Supports New Peace Plan but will Putin? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine is ready to advance a U.S.-backed peace framework with Russia but warned that sensitive issues — especially territorial concessions — remain unresolved. U.S. President Donald Trump…
US and India Defense Deal and Long-term Geopolitical Ties India and the U.S. signed a 10-year defense framework emphasizing information-sharing and technology cooperation, signaling a thaw in relations despite recent trade tensions and U.S. tariffs on Indian goods (including penalties…
US Strategic Goals in Latin America The second Trump presidency has sharply refocused U.S. attention on Latin America, driven by priorities to curb illegal immigration, stop fentanyl and reduce dependence on Chinese goods. Trump’s approach would mix punitive measures (tariffs,…
US-South Korean Long-Term Industrial Cooperation The Gyeongju summit produced a far-reaching, structural deal between the United States and South Korea: Washington approved South Korea building nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) and negotiated a $350 billion industrial package that embeds South Korean shipbuilding…
US China Trade Truce for One Year After months of brinkmanship, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping reached a tentative trade truce during an October 30 meeting in South Korea that pauses several imminent US and Chinese trade measures, calms…
Positive Outcome for South Korea and US in Trade Deal South Korea and the U.S. have largely agreed on a trade-investment deal in which South Korea would invest about $20 billion annually (roughly $200 billion total) as part of a…
Trump Tightens Screws on Putin to End War President Trump said he plans to meet President Vladimir Putin in Hungary in the coming weeks to discuss a cease‑fire in Russia’s three‑year war against Ukraine. After a two‑hour call with Putin,…
Implications of Israeli Attack on Qatar and Gaza Peace Plan Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a "strategic mutual defence" pact in Riyadh that says an attack on one will be treated as an attack on both. The deal — announced…
Economic and Military Options for the US and EU The US and the EU are exploring ways to economically squeeze the Russian economy to bring Putin back to the negotiating table. In fact, the economic strategy to tighten the noose…
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