[Analytics] Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
For more than 70 years, the transatlantic alliance has served as the unshakable foundation of…
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N. Korea says it feels no need to ‘sit face to face with US’
SEOUL, Jul 4, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea feels no need to meet with the United…
Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 4, 2020, CNN. On a very different Fourth of July holiday, when…
US Senate approves final sanctions bill to punish China over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 3, 2020, CNN. The US Senate has approved a final version of…
[Analytics] ASEAN finally pushes back on China’s sea claims
In a sign of rising resistance to China’s Covid-19 strategic opportunism, the typically tight-lipped Association…
Mexico president set to meet with Trump in his first-ever foreign visit since 2018
MEXICO CITY, Jul 1, 2020, Reuters. Mexico’s president is poised to hold a first meeting…
US Arizona closes bars, gyms after ‘brutal’ increase in Covid-19 cases
PHOENIX, Jun 30, 2020, CNN. In one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet,…
Trump-Kim summit unlikely before US elections: US official
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 30, 2020, The Korea Herald. A third US-North Korea summit is unlikely…
North rallies people behind leader Kim amid lingering tensions
SEOUL, Jun 29, 2020, The Korea Herald. North Korea on Monday called on its people…
[Analytics] Who China’s Xi Jinping really wants to win the 2020 US election
China is creating new facts on the ground, expanding its influence across the world –…
Biden criticises Trump for inaction over reported Russian bounties
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 28, 2020, Reuters. The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald…
US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong security law
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 27, 2020, BBC. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that…
[Analytics] US to blame for new freeze on Korean peninsula
An influential advisor to the South Korean president spoke out on Friday on why North…
The election is ‘Biden’s to lose’ as Trump alienates voters: Republican pollster
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 27, 2020, CNBC. Joe Biden’s Democratic campaign for the White House has…
[Analytics] Prepare for the US and China to decouple
While Covid-19 has dominated news for much of the year — and understandably so, as…