Breaking News: U.S. Foreign Relations

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil today announced that the 2024 John S. Foster, Jr. Medal is awarded to Franklin Miller, a principal at The Scowcroft Group. The ninth recipient of the prestigious Foster Award, Miller is recognized for his exceptional and inspirational career dedicated to national security, defense policy and international relations. Miller will be honored at a ceremony in Livermore on Oct. 30.

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Lawmakers are back in Washington, focusing on passing a government funding bill before the looming shutdown deadline on September 30. ...

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The treaty ensures these groups must implement safeguards against any threats posed by AI to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. ...

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Germany’s far-right party wins its first state election since World War II.

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Blinken is currently in the Middle East, his ninth trip to the region since the conflict began. Mediators will meet again this week in Egypt to try to work on a cease-fire deal. ...

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Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia last week, the largest such attack since Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022. ...

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Donald Trump's presidential campaign has claimed it was the target of a foreign hack after receiving inquiries from news outlets about a leaked vetting document on Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD... ...

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Hasina, who was seen as an increasingly authoritarian leader, had served in this role for 15 years. ...

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The surprising news that Russia has released two well-known American detainees, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-United States Marine Paul Whelan, has proved to be part of a larger exchange involving at least 24 prisoners and seven countries, the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Virginia Tech political scientist and foreign policy expert Paul Avey answered questions about the importance of the prisoner exchange.

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Reports indicate this is the largest prisoner exchange since the height of the Cold War. ...

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The recent presidential election in Venezuela, which declared Nicolás Maduro as the winner, has sparked significant controversy and international debate regarding its legitimacy. Allegations of voter fraud and manipulation have cast a shadow over the results, with various global leaders expressing serious concerns.

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Fareed Zakaria, host of the renowned CNN program “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” will deliver the 2024 Susan Shirk Lecture on U.S.-China Relations at 5 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 7, on the UC San Diego campus. The event is free and open to the public and part of the UC San Diego China Forum, organized by the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy’s 21st Century China Center.

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According to CNN, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to supply new air defenses to Ukraine in a speech opening the NATO summit. ...

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World leaders are gathering in Washington D.C. this week to celebrate the 75th anniversary of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...

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State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to new research by political scientist Kyle Jaros, associate professor of global affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

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Iran has called a snap presidential election for June 28, 2024. Iran’s most recently elected ...

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A new application developed by Kyle Handley, associate professor of economics at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS), allows users to see what products will be impacted the most from the recent tariffs the Biden administration will introduce on items imported from China. It also shows whether the same good could be imported from another source country at a cheaper price.

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