Sep 13, 10:34 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Francesco FONTEMAGGI 09/13/19 AT 9:41 PM Speaking at the White House after John Bolton's surprise exit as national security adviser, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo couldn't hide a smile of satisfaction.With the departure of Bolton, Pompeo has become the undisputed king of President Donald Trump's foreign policy -- with the exception, that is, of Trump himself.The former soldier, lawyer and businessman has made a quick ascent in Washington since arriving as a Kansas congressman elected in the 2010 right-wing populist "Tea Party" movement.But many speculate that Pompeo will choose not to stay long in his newly powerful position, enticed by an opening to represent Kansas in the Senate next year -- perhaps with an eye on running for the top prize in the 2024 presidential election.First tapped as CIA director before moving to the State Department last year, Pompeo is … [Read more...] about More Than Ever, Mike Pompeo At Helm Of Trump Foreign Policy
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2020 hopeful Inslee: Build US foreign policy around climate
Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee is arguing the U.S. must shape its foreign policy around a commitment to combat the climate crisis. The Washington governor is outlining his agenda Wednesday in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Inslee tells The Associated Press he wants to use "all the tools in the international relations tool box" to compel other nations to reduce carbon pollution. That includes tariffs, other trade incentives and the leverage of international finance rules. He repeats his call to keep the U.S. in the United Nations climate pact of 2015. President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris agreement. Inslee also would have the U.S. join an international alliance that calls for phasing out coal plant pollution by 2030. … [Read more...] about 2020 hopeful Inslee: Build US foreign policy around climate
Richard Lugar, US foreign-policy luminary, dies at 87
Lugar worked on nuclear nonproliferation issues, global hunger and energy conservation Tweet Email Recommended Stories Trump's re-election campaign raised more than $30 million in first-quarter of 2019Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris have led the field of Democratic contenders in fundraising so farFormer Vice President Joe Biden to make third run for the White HouseBiden will announce his bid by video, according to a source familiar with the plansUS halts F-35 equipment to Turkey, protests its plans to buy from RussiaUS officials said Turkish counterparts will not receive further shipments of F-35 related equipment … [Read more...] about Richard Lugar, US foreign-policy luminary, dies at 87
Richard Gardner, who helped mold US foreign policy as professor and ambassador, dies at 91
Emily Langer, The Washington Post Published 6:36 pm PST, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Richard N. Gardner, who helped mold U.S. foreign policy and generations of policymakers as a Columbia Law School professor for nearly six decades and as a U.S. ambassador to Italy and Spain, died Feb. 16 at his home in New York City. He was 91. The cause was congestive heart failure, said his daughter, Nina Gardner. Gardner spent more than half a century moving between academia and government, training the legal and economic expertise that he gained as a Yale law student and Rhodes scholar on some of the most pressing global concerns of the Cold War and its aftermath. At Columbia, he was best known for his seminar "Legal Aspects of U.S. Foreign Economic Policy," which he taught from 1955 until his retirement in 2012. Enrollment was famously competitive, and Gardner invited those admitted to complete notecards with their contact information and career aspirations. He called upon those … [Read more...] about Richard Gardner, who helped mold US foreign policy as professor and ambassador, dies at 91
Trump’s foreign policy decisions putting strain on UK-US relations, peers say
News / UK and world by Press Association December 18, 2018, 12:02 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The UK’s relationship with the USA is under “disturbing pressure”, and if Donald Trump secured a second term in the White House it would result in “longer lasting” damage to the alliance, peers warned. The Lords International Relations Committee said the actions of the Trump administration over issues including the Paris climate change deal, the Iran nuclear accord and steel tariffs had been “contrary to the interests of the UK”. After an inquiry which took evidence from senior politicians and foreign policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic, the peers said the UK may have to place “less reliance” on reaching a common position on foreign policy with Washington than it had in the past. In a wide-ranging report examining the shifting state of global affairs, the … [Read more...] about Trump’s foreign policy decisions putting strain on UK-US relations, peers say