Ben Rhodes
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Isolationism is the wrong charge to throw at Donald Trump
- US
- August 9, 2018, 01:00
Consider some headlines from the serious press over the past year. “Why Americans should fight Donald Trump’s isolationism.” “Trump’s Neo-isolationism(...)

Barack Obama reaffirms US support for Saudi Arabia
- Middle East
- April 21, 2016, 16:37
The United States will deter and confront aggression against Gulf Arab monarchies, which continue to have concerns about threats from Iran, President (...)

Boris Johnson criticises Barack Obama for urging Britain to stay in EU
- Irish News
- April 16, 2016, 01:00
United States president Barack Obama urged British prime minister David Cameron not to hold a referendum on European Union membership, a leading forme(...)

Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Iran in execution row
- Middle East
- January 3, 2016, 08:52
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had severed ties with Iran over the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, in a worsening diplomatic crisis between t(...)

Aung San Suu Kyi wins outright majority in Burma’s election
- Asia-Pacific
- November 13, 2015, 11:18
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Burma’s parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough seats to elect i(...)

US abandons failed Syrian rebel training programme
- Middle East
- October 9, 2015, 20:39
The United States will largely abandon its failed efforts to train moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State, and instead provide arms and equipme(...)

Kurdish militants kill 2 Turkish soldiers in bomb attack
- Middle East
- July 26, 2015, 14:07
Kurdish militants killed two Turkish soldiers in a roadside bombing on Sunday, the military said, apparently retaliating for Ankara’s crackdown on th(...)

Obama's handling of IS derided as advisers deployed to Iraq
- US
- June 10, 2015, 22:14
Almost three weeks after President Barack Obama said the US was not losing to Sunni extremists in Iraq his administration is sending a further 450 (...)

Hopes for less hot air at G7 summit
- Economy
- June 6, 2015, 01:00
Elmau Castle, tucked into the Bavarian alps and surrounded by lush forest, could be the backdrop for a Wagner opera. But for 24 hours from tomorrow(...)

Obama challenges Latin American leaders on rights
- World
- April 11, 2015, 09:05
US president Barack Obama challenged Latin American leaders on Saturday to improve human rights and democracy even as he works to end decades of hosti(...)