The role of US ambassador to Britain is a curious one. Your official residence is a Regent’s Park mansion, boasting 35 bedrooms and the second largest private garden in London (after Buckingham Palace). Unlike being envoy of, say, Guatemala or Bahrain, UK political leaders will come trotting to your door at the drop of a hat. However, there are downsides. I suspect phone conversations with Joe Biden are not particularly riveting. There is also a more existential problem, namely that your entire
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said he was "trolling" when he offered to exchange Ukrainian prisoners of war in return for having sanctions against him and his family lifted. Source: Kadyrov during a formation ceremony of Chechen security forces Quote from Kadyrov: "It [the United States - ed.
Cryptocurrency companies are getting more involved in American politics under the guise of lobbying for industry-related friendly legislation. However, such actions are deemed risky, as some legislators have raised concerns about potential national security threats, money laundering, and other illicit activities.
Eric Adams is just the latest politician to be ensnared in a scandal involving Turkey. What is it about the country that makes it so hungry for U.S. influence?
Moody’s Investors Service on Friday changed its outlook for the U.S. credit rating from “stable” to “negative,” citing both the rapidly expanding national debt during a time of high interest rates and American politicians’ inability to deal with the situation. The move is less serious than an actual credit-rating downgrade but does signal that Moody’s analysts are growing more concerned about the dynamics underlying the growth of the national debt. Moody’s is the last of the big three ratings ag