Hacker News with Generative AI: Foreign Policy

Russia to enforce location tracking app on all foreigners in Moscow (bleepingcomputer.com)
The Russian government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region.

Russia, Surveillance, Privacy, Law, Foreign Policy

15 points by Ozarkian 1 day ago | 0 comments

Trump reportedly prepared to accept 'palace in the sky' as gift from Qatar (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump is reportedly ready to accept a luxury plane described to be a “palace in the sky” being offered to the US president as a gift from Qatar’s royal family, almost immediately igniting accusations of bribery and corruption as well as commensurate criticism.

Politics, International Relations, Corruption, Foreign Policy, Gifts

36 points by techlover14159 12 days ago | 17 comments

Trump draft executive order would make sweeping changes to the U.S. State Dept (cnbc.com)

Politics, US Government, Executive Orders, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy

13 points by donsupreme 33 days ago | 0 comments

US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated (technologyreview.com)
The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, confirming reporting by MIT Technology Review.

Politics, Disinformation, Technology, United States, Foreign Policy

12 points by af78 37 days ago | 0 comments

New Plan for Acquiring Greenland Is US-Funded UBI for Its Residents (gizmodo.com)
President Donald Trump’s obsession with acquiring Greenland is ongoing, despite aggressive disinterest on the part of the territory’s inhabitants, or those of its parent country, Denmark.

Politics, Greenland, United States, Foreign Policy

16 points by WarOnPrivacy 39 days ago | 5 comments

Trump team 'survey' for overseas researchers prompts foreign interference fears (nature.com)
A growing number of researchers in Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Canada who receive US funding have been asked to declare their institution’s links to China and whether their projects comply with US government ideology.

Politics, Research, International Relations, Foreign Policy

15 points by nickcotter 62 days ago | 0 comments

Germany tightens travel advice to US after three citizens detained (euronews.com)
The German foreign ministry has updated its travel advice for Germans travelling to the US after three German nationals were denied entry and detained as they tried to enter.

Germany, Travel, US, Detainment, Foreign Policy

16 points by tmountain 65 days ago | 0 comments

The US Has Invoked Alien Enemies Act (whitehouse.gov)
Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States.

National Security, Terrorism, Immigration, Foreign Policy

40 points by tomohelix 69 days ago | 15 comments

U.S. pauses all military aid to Ukraine (wsj.com)
The U.S. will pause all military aid to Kyiv until President Trump determines that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is making a good-faith effort toward peace negotiations with Russia, according to a White House official.

Ukraine, Russia, Politics, Foreign Policy, Military

480 points by ZeroCool2u 81 days ago | 1014 comments

Madman Theory (wikipedia.org)
The madman theory is a political theory commonly associated with the foreign policy of U.S. president Richard Nixon and his administration, who tried to make the leaders of hostile communist bloc countries think Nixon was irrational and volatile so that they would avoid provoking the U.S. in fear of an unpredictable response.[1]

Politics, Foreign Policy, United States, Cold War, History

12 points by baal80spam 82 days ago | 0 comments

Kremlin says US foreign policy pivot 'largely coincides with our vision' (theguardian.com)
The Kremlin said on Sunday that the dramatic pivot in the foreign policy of the US “largely” coincides with its own vision, with Donald Trump described as having “common sense”.

Politics, International Relations, Russia, United States, Foreign Policy

12 points by geox 82 days ago | 1 comments

The Rise and Fall of America's Response to Foreign Election Meddling (lawfaremedia.org)
The administration is dismantling U.S. capacity against foreign interference despite the urgency of the work being done.

Politics, Foreign Policy, Elections, United States, National Security

40 points by mplanchard 92 days ago | 9 comments

Trump warns of doubling tax rates on foreign nationals and firms in the US (livemint.com)
United States President Donald Trump has alleged “discrimination” against American companies by other countries and threatened to double tax rates for foreign nationals and companies in the US, as per a report by the Financial Times.

Politics, Taxation, United States, Foreign Policy

10 points by agnosticmantis 109 days ago | 0 comments

Bill Banning Foreign Adversaries Setting Up Shop Near Critical Areas Advances (cowboystatedaily.com)
The Senate Appropriations Committee gave a unanimous thumbs up Thursday to a bill that would ban foreign adversaries from setting up near critical infrastructure in Wyoming.

National Security, Legislation, Wyoming, Infrastructure, Foreign Policy

10 points by LinuxBender 126 days ago | 4 comments

Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran's president amid foreign policy setbacks (theguardian.com)
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the latest in a string of foreign policy reversals for Iran including the weakening of its allies in Lebanon and Gaza, has coincided with growing domestic frustration over rising executions, planned increases in the price of petrol and a proposed law that imposes heavy fines and loss of access to public services to any woman not wearing the hijab.

Iran, Politics, Middle East, Domestic Issues, Foreign Policy

5 points by PaulHoule 158 days ago | 0 comments

Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right (foreignpolicy.com)
For more than half a century, Noam Chomsky has been arguably the world’s most persistent, uncompromising, and intellectually respected critic of contemporary U.S. foreign policy. In a steady stream of books, articles, interviews, and speeches, he has repeatedly sought to expose Washington’s costly and inhumane approach to the rest of the world, an approach he believes has harmed millions and is contrary to the United States’ professed values. As co-author Nathan J.

Politics, Foreign Policy, United States, Noam Chomsky

12 points by foobarqux 189 days ago | 7 comments

Turkish Journalists Are Now 'Telling the Xinjiang Story Well' for Beijing (jamestown.org)
Türkiye could be a key player in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) strategy of coopting foreign journalists in order to create a more favorable image of its policies in Xinjiang.

China, Journalism, Xinjiang, Propaganda, Foreign Policy

20 points by nafnlj 219 days ago | 10 comments

FBI Resumes Communication with Facebook, X and Others on Foreign Disinformation (nytimes.com)

Social Media, Disinformation, Government, Foreign Policy, Technology

6 points by howard941 281 days ago | 0 comments

Leaks reveal how Russia's foreign intelligence runs disinformation campaigns (theins.ru)

Russia, Disinformation, Intelligence, Foreign Policy

30 points by jseliger 321 days ago | 6 comments

Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse (theguardian.com)