FOREIGN POLICY

A strong U.S.-Taiwan relationship is the first and strongest step America can make in enhancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

As the United States draws down its troops from the conflict-beleaguered Afghanistan, cracks are emerging that neighboring Iran is entrenching itself into all sides – shoring up ties with formal government officials and ethnic minorities, as well as the Taliban and disgruntled new Taliban offshoots.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar details historic visit to Taiwan.

The U.S. on Tuesday introduced an updated and more streamlined draft Security Council resolution that would extend a thirteen-year arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October -- and that the U.S. has promised to extend.

The State Department on Tuesday condemned China’s imposition of sanctions on a number of U.S. senators an attempt by Beijing to “extend authoritarian rule beyond its borders.” 

The State Department on Monday took aim at an NBC News article about the Wuhan Institute of Virology, accusing the outlet of failing to press for facts and of having had “regurgitated Chinese Communis Party propaganda.”

A select group of countries is making efforts to fight the scourge -- among them is Bahrain, which has implemented an oper-door policy for its citizens to report suspected human trafficking crimes.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for United Nations to extend expiring conventional weapons embargo against Iran; Rich Edson reports from the State Department.

Top security officials and American corporate leaders will unveil $122 million in new programs and partnerships for the administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative Tuesday afternoon, according to a White House official.

Americans ought to be far more concerned about domestic voter fraud and the integrity of state-managed election efforts.