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United States - Page 189

September 13, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

South Korea Shouldn’t Abet Trump in Hormuz

The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about

Columns/Geopolitics

Collaboration, Not Confrontation: Xi Jinping’s Visit to the United States

President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to the United States must be understood as more than an encounter between two heads of state, but it must be seen as an encounter between two possible futures. In one future, the United States

September 13, 2026

Never Forget Abbottabad — The Other Chapter of 9/11

Geopolitics/World

Twenty‑five years ago, the United States endured one of the darkest days in its history. On September 11, 2001, al‑Qaeda terrorists led by Osama

9/11: What Went Wrong?

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published in The New Yorker two months after 9/11. The tragedy re-engineered the West while imposing a huge

US Bureaucrat Highlights US Support for Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery

May 19, 2023
Diplomacy/News

In an official visit to Sri Lanka, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Afreen Akhter, reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s economic recovery. During

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U.S. President Biden warns of dire consequences of debt default

May 12, 2023
News/United States

U.S. President Joe Biden has warned of the dire consequences of a possible default by the U.S. government on its debt obligation as early as June 1. Speaking at SUNY Westchester Community

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Trump’s Comeback: How His Fiery CNN Town Hall Stole the Show

May 11, 2023
Editorials

Editorial At first, many were surprised that CNN, a well-known anti-Trump media channel, decided to host an extraordinary show featuring former President Donald J. Trump and young CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins in

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U.S. Activists Face Harassment From Authorities Upon Return From Cuba

May 10, 2023
News

On May 7, several participants in the May Day Brigade of the U.S.-based National Network on Cuba (NNOC), were detained and harassed by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol upon arrival to the

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Navigating the Triangular Ties: India, China, and the United States

May 9, 2023
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

HISTORY OF INDO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS Despite the best efforts by the US to influence India to bring the country within its orbit of influence, it is unlikely that India will forsake its deep-rooted

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U.S. Debt Ceiling Crisis Deepens Economic Woes and Poses Global Financial Risks

May 3, 2023
Business

The entrenched U.S. debt problem has once again drawn global attention, as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently warned that the U.S. government could default as soon as June 1 if the

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Understanding the Controversy and Legality of ‘Overseas Police Stations’

May 2, 2023
Human Rights

The apprehension of two men in New York on April 16, 2023, marked the first known U.S. arrests in connection with Chinese overseas police stations. Both men were working in a building in Manhattan’s

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Unchecked surveillance empire

April 29, 2023
China/United States

(Xinhua) — The United States is notorious for its cyber record. Just ask the National Security Agency (NSA), which in 2013 suffered the biggest leak in its history when Edward Snowden, a

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The Two-Faced Ambassador: Chung’s Actions Highlight US Double Standards

April 28, 2023
Diplomacy/Politics

GUEST POST by Daya Gamage Six weeks after the September 11 attacks on American soil, the U.S. Congress passed the “USA/Patriot Act,” nation’s hurried surveillance laws that expanded the government’s authority to

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The US and China Race to the Green Economy

April 26, 2023
China/Columns/Diplomacy

The need to transform the current degenerative Death Economy into a regenerative Life Economy (also known as the Green Economy) is a theme that runs throughout most of my current writings. It

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Farewell to U.S. dependence policy

April 19, 2023
Columns/Diplomacy

by Refaat Badawi Chinese President Xi Jinping has mentioned on various occasions that the world today is going through profound changes unseen in a century. The world is going through significant changes,

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Corruption in Ukraine: Comparing the Magnitude to the Afghan War

April 17, 2023
Columns/Diplomacy

The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers’ funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in

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European Banking System Faces Turmoil Due to Risk Spillover from US Financial Markets

April 10, 2023
Business

A lack of independent financial policies and oversight has put the European banking industry in turmoil due to spillover risks from the U.S. financial system, a Singaporean economist told Xinhua in a

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The Trump Effect: How One Man Changed American Politics Forever

April 6, 2023
Columns

In a geopolitical earthquake, Finland officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization yesterday, even as the United States found itself consumed by its own lurid domestic drama. So, even as America’s already enviable position

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Russian Economic Resilience in the Wake of the Ukraine invasion

April 3, 2023
Diplomacy/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. In response, the U.S. and EU, joined primarily by Japan, Canada, Australia, and South Korea, imposed one of the most far-reaching sanctions on Russia. While

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