In sharp contrast to Donald Trump’s administration, three nominees in President-elect Joe Biden’s National Security Council are vociferous defenders of the Iran nuclear deal or ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action’. That’s good news for Iran despite the hardliners’ claim that Biden’s victory counts for nothing. Iranians will be looking forward to the urgently needed sanctions relief. The […]
Devising an effective strategy to compete, cooperate, and co-exist with China will be one of US President-elect Joe Biden’s toughest foreign policy challenges. And over the next two months, Sino-American relations are almost certain to get worse. On the eve of the election, President Donald Trump openly blamed China for the COVID-19 pandemic that was […]
America’s allies should be forgiven if they are confused about where American foreign policy is headed. Who isn’t, given the go-it-alone recklessness of Donald Trump’s presidency? Over the past three years, Trump has sowed strategic chaos, and his foreign policy, if one can call it that, brought new meaning to incoherence. President-elect Joe Biden will […]
The U.S. has stepped up efforts to entice Bangladesh into buying more of its military hardware in recent weeks, as it hopes to win over an “emerging” ally in South Asia, where China has been expanding its economic influence. In a rare outreach, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper earlier this month phoned Bangladesh Prime […]
The Indian foreign secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s hastily arranged and sudden visit to Dhaka is shrouded in mystery. The centerpiece of the visit was his audience with Sheikh Hasina. Not a word has come out of the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office, not even who were present at the important audience. The Indian side has been […]
Last week, the US intelligence community disclosed that Russia is hoping US President Donald Trump will prevail over former Vice President Joe Biden in the coming general election, while both China and Iran desire the opposite outcome, with Beijing officials describing the incumbent as “unpredictable.” But as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) observes, “They’re not equivalent,” given […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s plan to remove Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from power went down in the history of Turkish-U.S. relations. The fact that he made that statement some eight months ago does not make the situation any less grave. After all, those controversial words were not uttered by an inexperienced presidential candidate […]
The Kushner Diversified Companies LLC, an American real estate developer in New York City Metropolitan Area and New Jersey, wants a piece of the so-called “deal of the century” in the form of business opportunities in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. Kushner Diversified is owned and operated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, […]
The Pentagon has declared that the United States will move forward with the recent plan by President Trump to withdraw 12,000 troops stationed in Germany. The decision has rightly drawn opposition from Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as well as concern from our European allies. The decision not only goes against the national security interests of the United […]
There are many questions in regard to the potential impact of issues related to foreign policy on the U.S. elections. Foreign policy has seldom been among the issues that shape voting behavior in the U.S. In the 2018 midterm election, it was not among the top five issues for American voters. In presidential elections, foreign […]