Tag Archives: U.S. China policy

Commercial When NATO Secretary Normal Jens Stoltenberg lately visited South Korea and Japan, the Western protection alliance issued a flurry of statements to convey the message that “transatlantic and Indo-Pacific security are deeply interconnected” and to emphasize “the importance of like-minded democracies standing together to protect the international rules-based order.” …

Commercial Beneath the management of Kevin McCarthy, Home Republicans have spared no time reshuffling committee memberships. First, McCarthy single-handedly blocked two Democratic representatives, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, from the Home Intelligence Committee. Then the GOP managed to oust Consultant Ilhan Omar from the Overseas Affairs Committee with a 218-to-211 …

Commercial The trilateral relationship between Japan, South Korea, and the USA skilled dramatic enhancements in 2022, fueled by a significant uptick in North Korean provocations and the election of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who pledged to enhance Korea-Japan bilateral relations. Since Could 2022, the three nations have held greater …

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Advertisement After a tumultuous four-day floor fight, Kevin McCarthy finally clinched the House of Representatives’ speakership for the 118th U.S. Congress. …

Commercial U.S. President Joe Biden came to office promising that his administration would “[begin] reforming the habits of cooperation and rebuilding the muscle of democratic alliances which have atrophied over the previous few years of neglect and, I might argue, abuse.” Biden was referring to the 4 years of President …