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Sen #JeanneShaheen, the ranking #Democrat on the #ForeignRelations Cmte, lambasted #Rubio in her remarks. She said his office has refused to provide information requested about the #Trump administration’s changing troop posture in #Europe as well as #US operations in #Iran & US support for #Ukraine.

“When you do notify #Congress, it’s to inform us of decisions you have already made,” she said.

She also focused on the US military’s declining stockpile of advanced #weapons used in the #IranWar.

Headlines Africa 5d ago

Africa: Gambia Condemns Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: [The Point] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad expresses its concern regarding recent reports of incidents and tensions involving foreign nationals in the Republic of South Africa. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSpvym #Gambia #Xenophobia #SouthAfrica #ForeignRelations #HumanRights

WIST Quotations May 25

A quotation from Churchill

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
Speech (1954-06-25), luncheon, White House, Washington, DC

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #churchill #winstonchurchill #conference #conflict #diplomacy #disagreement #discussion #foreignaffairs #foreignpolicy #foreignrelations #internationalaffairs #internationalrelations #negotiations #talking #war

Churchill, Winston - Speech (1954-06-25), luncheon, White House, Washington, DC | WIST Quotations

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.On dealing with the Soviets.

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Headlines Africa May 15

Syrian Foreign Minister makes first visit to Morocco since Assad’s fall http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSY6Sj #Syria #Morocco #ForeignRelations #Assad #Diplomacy

Headlines Africa May 8

Africa: Uganda Reaffirms Committment to Attend Third Russia-Africa Summit: [Nile Post] Gen. Jeje Odongo Abubakhar, Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs has held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Sergey Lobanov, Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation to Uganda, during which both sides reaffirmed the warm and longstanding relations between Uganda and the Russian Federation. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSRFxK #Uganda #RussiaAfricaSummit #ForeignRelations #Diplomacy #GlobalPolitics

Taiwan Maps and Dataviz May 3

Just 12 countries maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan:

🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
🇵🇼 Palau
🇹🇻 Tuvalu
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇻🇦 Vatican City
🇧🇿 Belize
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇭🇹 Haiti
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
🇻🇨 St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Despite limited formal recognition, Taiwan maintains strong unofficial ties with many of the world’s largest economies.

#taiwan #eswatini #foreignrelations

HoosLeft w/ Scott Aaron Rogers Apr 30

Scott asks why we're supposed to view China as a threat when it's the US with a long history of military adventurism - including currently in Iran. Congressional candidate Brad Meyer pushes back.

#USPolitics #Election2026 #China #ForeignRelations

WIST Quotations Apr 22

A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

In the future world the misuse of power, as implied in the term “power politics,” must not be a controlling factor in international relations. That is the heart of the principles to which we have subscribed. We cannot deny that power is a factor in world politics any more than we can deny its existence as a factor in national politics. But in a democratic world, as in a democratic Nation, power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the general good.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933–1945)
Message (1945-01-06) to Congress, Annual Message (State of the Union)

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano - Message (1945-01-06) to Congress, Annual Message (State of the Union) | WIST Quotations

In the future world the misuse of power, as implied in the term "power politics," must not be a controlling factor in international relations. That is the heart of the principles to which we have subscribed. We cannot deny that power is a factor in world politics any more than…

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Headlines Africa Apr 22

Russia and Libya vow to strengthen bilateral cooperation http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS9H2Q #Russia #Libya #BilateralCooperation #ForeignRelations #Unity

WIST Quotations Apr 8

A quotation from Molly Ivins

There is a batty degree of triumphalism loose in this country right now. We are brushing off world opinion as though it mattered not a whit what other people think of us.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (2002-11-19), “Blast from the Past,” Creators Syndicate column

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Ivins, Molly - Essay (2002-11-19), "Blast from the Past," Creators Syndicate column | WIST Quotations

There is a batty degree of triumphalism loose in this country right now. We are brushing off world opinion as though it mattered not a whit what other people think of us.

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