President Trump has signalled that the United States is currently in talks with president Canel, though Cuba officially denies the existence of any official correspondence. Since the ousting of Nicolas Maduro in January, Cuba has faced a vast economic and energy crisis and as its only other allies – Russia and China – become themselves isolated, Cuba has been forced… Read more »
President Donald Trump on Thursday talked up China’s commitment to buy more American soybeans. But the tough issues dividing the world’s two biggest economies remained unsettled after two days of meetings between U.S. and Chinese negotiators. Trump said he expects to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to try to reach a final resolution to the six-month trade standoff…. Read more »
The Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from a major nuclear arms treaty with Russia could have serious long-term consequences, potentially reshaping the global nature of the nuclear threat from Europe to Asia. On Friday, the Administration announced that the U.S. intends to withdraw the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, citing Russia’s violation of covertly developing and fielding a prohibited missile… Read more »