The bungled U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is giving China ample ammunition for anti-democratic propaganda and further eroding American leadership in the world. That’s the view of the Beijing […]
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Top U.S. Diplomat: COVID-19 Could Devastate Venezuela, Unseat Maduro
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s claims about testing capacity and preparedness for COVID-19 are fabrications that belie how “completely unprepared” the beleaguered country is for the pandemic’s spread, a top U.S. […]
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Sen. Loeffler Targets China’s Use of Pandemic to Stifle Speech
One of Georgia’s U.S. senators is taking issue with Chinese censorship she believes hampered the world’s preparation for the coronavirus pandemic that has now sickened nearly 2 million people and […]
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Scholar: Turkey-U.S. Alliance Needs Fresh Life Beyond Security
Turkey has a chance to “return to normalcy” and revitalize its faltering ties with the U.S. if both sides can come to terms with complex new realities of international relations, a […]
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Books 2019: Rethinking the European Origins of American Tolerance
Book: The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America Author: Russell Shorto Review by: Trevor Williams, Managing […]
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Books 2019: How and Why ‘My Fellow Americans’ Resounds Across the Pacific
Book: How to Hide an Empire: A History of The Greater United States Author: Daniel Immerwahr Reviewed by: Christopher N. Smith, Attorney at Law and Honorary Consul of the Kingdom […]
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Books 2019: Are the United States and China Destined for War?
Book: Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? Author: Graham Allison Review by: Bruce Allen, honorary consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein in Georgia As described by […]
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Books 2019: The Dangers of Not Talking to Strangers
Book: Talking to Strangers:What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know Author: Malcolm Gladwell Review by: Soumaya Khalifa, president, Khalifa Consulting and founder of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of […]
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Isakson’s Foreign Affairs Work Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
For Johnny Isakson, a position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wasn’t a lifelong dream. Instead, as he describes it in a recent tribute video honoring his steadfast commitment to international […]
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Georgia’s Senators Want India’s Pecan Tariffs Removed in Trade Talks
As President Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi twice this week, Georgia’s senators are urging his administration not to forget the plight of the pecan. Georgia’s signature tree […]