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'Working on new dates': China agreed to postpone Trump's Beijing visit, says White House

President Trump's planned visit to Beijing, initially scheduled for late March, has been postponed by approximately five to six weeks. White House officials confirmed the delay, citing ongoing communication with China regarding new dates. The postponement is attributed to the current focus on the war with Iran, which is significantly…

The Times of India

US Counterterrorism Director Resigns After Tehran Strike: 'Iran Posed No Imminent Threat To Our Nation'

Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over disagreements with US foreign policy on Iran, citing personal and professional principles.

International Business Times UK

3 Timeless Chanakya Secrets for Mind Mastery and Peace

Acharya Chanakya was an Indian philosopher who gifted us timeless wisdom about power, statehood, political relations and about life itself. Indeed, the advices and ideas of Chanakya helped the emperor Chandragupta in establishing the Maurya Empire in 320 BCE. Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti are two classic texts that cover most…

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National Interest First: Starmer Says UK Will Defend Allies But Avoid Getting Pulled Into Iran War

Keir Starmer signals the UK will protect allies but avoid direct involvement in the Iran conflict, linking restraint to both strategic independence and the rising cost of living.

International Business Times UK

When a narcissist led the world into war

Kaiser Wilhelm II was an erratic despot known for unhinged foreign policy schemes. The result was catastrophe

Salon

The ‘Jolene doctrine’: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song

Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relations

The Guardian - US

Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper: ‘Making decisions based on what the US do or say doesn’t feel like sensible foreign policy’

Firing Peter Mandelson, convening with Marco Rubio – then handling the fallout of conflict in the Middle East… it’s been a busy time for the secretary of state, and our writer has had a ringside seat

The Guardian - UK

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Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who instituted far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution’s president

The Independent UK

‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victory

The Guardian - US

To win freedom from Trump’s America, Europe needs to overcome its ‘downward coping syndrome’

The US military operation against Iran has demonstrated in the most dramatic terms the need for EU autonomy in global affairs. Responding to the situation, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has called for a new EU foreign policy to guide the bloc towards “European independence”.

The Conversation

Global Baku Forum opens with Iran war raging across the border

As a supplier of gas to the EU, Azerbaijan has been increasing its deliveries to help fill the gap from the shutdown of the shipments from the Gulf as a result of the Iran war, said President Ilham Aliyev's chief foreign policy advisor.

Euronews

Iran war: the search for an ‘off ramp’

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The Conversation

Middle East conflict shows the real meaning of Trump’s ‘America first’ foreign policy

Now well into its second week, the US-Israeli war against Iran has gone beyond the “combat operation” the US president, Donald Trump, announced when it began on February 28. Civilians and infrastructure have been struck across the region from Lebanon, to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The conflict has…

The Conversation

Iran War Tests European Union Resolve as von der Leyen Warns Rules-Based Order is Failing

The Iran war is forcing Europe to confront the limits of the global rules-based order, as Ursula von der Leyen urges a more realistic EU foreign policy amid threats to energy routes and regional stability.

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Euronews

Costa and von der Leyen strike diverging tones as Europe struggles to find voice in chaotic world

Council President Costa calls to double down on respect for international rules even if others don't, as von der Leyen urges a pragmatic, interest-driven foreign policy rooted in seeing the world as it is, not how it should be.

International Business Times

Trump Donors Reportedly Back Rubio Over Vance in Early 2028 Talk: 'It's 80-20 Marco'

Trump has increasingly praised Rubio in recent weeks as the administration's foreign policy agenda has taken center stage with tensions in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba

International Business Times UK

JD Vance Viral August 2024 Speech Condemning Sending Americans To Fight Wars Resurfaces As Draft Talk Swirls Around Trump Administration

JD Vance's August 2024 speech condemning sending Americans to fight wars resurfaces online as debate grows over potential military drafts and US foreign policy under Trump.

The Independent UK

From Signalgate to Iran: Half of Republican aides in Congress say Hegseth is hurting Trump’s foreign agenda

Hegseth has presided over a major Signal security breach, faced scrutiny over missile strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and is now overseeing Trump’s war in Iran

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The Guardian - UK

Von der Leyen calls for EU foreign policy to be ‘more realistic and interest-driven’

European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interests

The Guardian - UK

Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better

Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

The US is not winning this war – Iran’s new supreme leader shows it is little more than Team America: World Police

COMMENT: The election of a new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is a sign that the ayatollahs have survived the first wave of attacks by Trump’s squad and may endure even longer. World affairs editor Sam Kiley looks at whether US foreign policy is now a satire of itself

Euronews

Von der Leyen and Kallas call on Europe to adapt to chaotic, coercive world order

"Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old world order, for a world that has gone and will not return," Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

The Times of India

US-Israel War with Iran: Where is JD Vance? The curious case of the 'missing' vice president

That tension became particularly visible during the early days of the Iran war, when Washington’s attention shifted to a curious question that began circulating across political circles and newsrooms alike: where exactly was JD Vance?

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump

Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to grant permission for the first wave of military action prompted a raft of criticism from the US president.

The Times of India

‘Xi’s world order died with Khamenei’: The good, the bad, and ugly of US-Iran war for China

China's strategy of balancing interests in the Middle East is challenged by US actions against Iran. This conflict reveals Beijing's inability to protect its partners and reinforces President Xi Jinping's focus on military strength. The situation impacts China's energy security and global standing. Upcoming talks with President Trump will occur…

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