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White House Officials Push For Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections

Two Trump officials want to confront Iranian-backed fighters, but Defense Secretary James Matthis has balked at the idea.

Kate Brannen

Foreign Policy

1000 17.06.2017

‘I Want to Die in the Shadow of the Flag of an Independent Kurdistan’

President Masoud Barzani plans to hold a referendum to declare a sovereign Kurdish state. But will Iraq — and the United States — allow it to...

Campbell Macdiarmid

Foreign Policy

2500 16.06.2017

Masoud Barzani: Why It’s Time for Kurdish Independence

The president of Iraq's Kurdistan Region tells FP why, despite obstacles at home and abroad, he's determined to hold a referendum on independence...

Campbell Macdiarmid

Foreign Policy

7 15.06.2017

Trump Weighs Vetoing France’s African Anti-Terror Plan

France presses for a swift vote on U.N. resolution endorsing an African force, betting Washington will back down.

Colum Lynch

Foreign Policy

50 13.06.2017

U.N. Secretary General Holds His Tongue on Human Rights Violations

Antonio Guterres bets ending conflict through quiet diplomacy will do more to end atrocities than naming and shaming abusers.

Colum Lynch

Foreign Policy

100 12.06.2017

Trump Discovers Article 5 After Disastrous NATO Visit

Trump’s public performance in Brussels was a disaster. Behind closed doors, it was even worse.

Robbie Gramer

Foreign Policy

6500 10.06.2017

Dial One If Your Neighbor’s Gardener Looks Mexican

Under Trump, government employees hired to do community outreach are now fielding phone calls from people trying to report immigrants

Kavitha Surana

Foreign Policy

50 08.06.2017

After Putin Visit, Tillerson Snubbed Top EU Official

Another day, another diplomatic blunder as U.S.-EU relations take a turn for the worse under Trump.

Robbie Gramer

Foreign Policy

100 01.06.2017

Trump Won’t Pay a Penny For U.N. Cholera Relief Fund in Haiti

Washington set to reject the U.N. chief’s latest appeal for money to tend to Haiti’s cholera victims.

Colum Lynch

Foreign Policy

100 01.06.2017

Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Blocked G-7 Migration Proposal

The author of the ‘Muslim Ban’ is now working to scuttle plans to settle refugees

Colum Lynch

Foreign Policy

1000 26.05.2017

Trump Team Planning Possible Retaliation for Classified Leak Allegations

White House officials concoct “ludicrous” revenge plan targeting former Obama administration.

Jenna Mclaughlin

Foreign Policy

3500 19.05.2017

To Assuage Russia, Obama Administration Backed Off Syria Chemical Weapons Plan

The campaign to punish Assad for attacking his people with chlorine bombs took a back seat to Kerry's diplomacy with Moscow

Colum Lynch

Foreign Policy

100 19.05.2017

NATO Frantically Tries to Trump-Proof President’s First Visit

A ‘freaked out’ NATO braces for Donald Trump’s first meeting of the transatlantic alliance.

Robbie Gramer

Foreign Policy

1000 15.05.2017

Rex Tillerson Spurns Africa In Botched Meeting with African Union Chief

Tillerson invited African Union chief Moussa Faki to Washington to meet, then backed out. His last-minute snub could sour U.S. ties with Africa.

Robbie Gramer

Foreign Policy

70 25.04.2017

The End of Foreign Aid As We Know It

Trump budget would gut development assistance and fold USAID into State.

Bryant Harris

Foreign Policy

1500 24.04.2017

U.S. Officer in Persian Gulf Snafu Allowed To Stay In Navy, Panel Rules

The skipper of two riverine boats captured by Iran last year will get to remain in the Navy after all. A naval administrative board rejected a...

Dan De Luce

Foreign Policy

70 19.04.2017

Trump Mulls Squeezing Iran With Tougher Sanctions

The White House is considering ramping up existing sanctions to hold Tehran’s feet to the fire.

Dan De Luce

Foreign Policy

50 17.04.2017

Gambia’s Ousted Dictator Is Living the Good Life in a Palace in Equatorial Guinea

Yahya Jammeh has kept a low profile since he was run out of Banjul in January. FP finds him holed up at a luxurious villa in another African...

Colin Freeman

Foreign Policy

200 03.04.2017