The next U.S. president will have to respond to a growing number of crises abroad that have a direct American and Canadian ...

The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there is a “clear and compelling” foreign policy interest, according to a new ...

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad. By Michael Crowley and ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest in doing so. In new ...

Argentina votes on Sunday in midterms that could decide both President Javier Milei’s fate and U.S. strategy in Latin America ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently sent a directive to all of the State Department’s diplomatic and consular posts with a sweeping message: Stop talking about elections. The July 17 cable ...

Connolly promised to be “a courageous voice” on foreign affairs as one of three pledges on her election leaflet: “As ...

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will take no foreign policy decisions regarding Cyprus without consultation ...

Erhurman pledged that no foreign policy decisions concerning the TRNC would be made without first consulting with Türkiye.