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The Diplomat Magazine More on China Gwynne Dyer: Xi rhetoric ensures Taiwan treads carefully (New Zealand Herald) “Independence for Taiwan would only bring profound disaster to Taiwan,” said China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing at the […]

The Guardian Brexit BBC: Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU 15-16 January EU and UK are nearing a ‘no deal’ Brexit neither want: Moscovici (Reuters) – The European Union and […]

Brookings: 2019 trends to watch 2018 was marked by dramatic gatherings of world leaders, a flurry of data breaches, momentous elections in America and abroad, upheavals in global trade, and much more. Already, 2019 is shaping […]

Trump administration & Immigration 2017 13 January Trump’s fight for a border wall is earning the blame he asked for As the partial shutdown continues, creating ripple effects such as long delays at airports understaffed with […]

See Syria 2016 Trump administration U.S. – Russia relations How Syria’s White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine 31 December Trump to Allow Months for Troop Withdrawal in Syria, Officials Say (NYT) Mr. Trump […]