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5 key factors shaping Iran's foreign policy calculus mei.edu May 1, 2025 5 facts
claimA potential withdrawal of support for the Houthis is a significant outcome of Iran's shifting foreign policy stance.
claimOver the next five years, Iran's foreign policy will face two interconnected challenges: surviving economic stagnation and rolling back the dominance of hardline ideologues.
perspectiveIran's diplomatic overtures to the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China likely signify pragmatic moves for short-term benefit rather than fundamental ideological shifts in foreign policy.
claimIran's domestic political unrest and economic struggles have pushed Tehran toward a more pragmatic and less ideologically rigid foreign policy.
claimIran's foreign policy under new leadership is focused on pragmatic economic engagement with the United States to ease regional tensions.
Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security energypolicy.columbia.edu Jul 15, 2025 5 facts
accountKate Guy previously directed the United States State Department’s diplomatic efforts at the intersection of climate change, national security, and foreign policy for the Biden administration, serving as a senior advisor to John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate.
perspectiveKate Guy posits that the intersection of climate change, national security, and foreign policy will define the nature of politics and international relations for the remainder of the 21st century.
claimKate Guy, a researcher at the Center on Global Energy Policy, focuses her work on the intersection of climate change, national security, and foreign policy.
perspectiveKate Guy argues that the nexus of climate change, national security, and foreign policy will define the nature of politics and international relations for the remainder of the 21st century.
accountKate Guy previously directed the United States State Department’s diplomatic efforts at the intersection of climate change, national security, and foreign policy for the Biden administration, serving as a senior advisor to John Kerry.
Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 3 facts
perspectiveDonald Trump views China as both a strategic adversary on trade and a useful factor in specific situations like North Korea, while prioritizing US domestic politics as the decisive yardstick for foreign policy.
accountIn the United States, President Donald Trump minimized the influence of the State Department, while in China, the Communist Party under President Xi Jinping took control of foreign policy decisions.
claimBoth the United States and China utilize trade policy as an instrument for technology competition, foreign policy, and security purposes.
Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu Jul 18, 2019 3 facts
perspectiveSlovakia advocates for European strategic autonomy (ESA) to focus on non-military areas, including foreign policy, economic autonomy, civilian capabilities, and energy security.
claimGreece considers foreign policy, energy, and civilian capabilities to be issues relevant to European strategic autonomy.
claimLithuanian policymakers and policy experts define European strategic autonomy as encompassing a wide range of non-military issues, including foreign policy, the threat of secondary sanctions, civilian capabilities, energy security, and hostile information operations.
Emerging Technologies And Their Impact On International Relations ... hoover.org 3 facts
claimAndrew Krepinevich argued in Foreign Policy that the world should prepare for the 'democratization of destruction' resulting from technological advancements.
claimAI- and IT-enhanced activities in diplomacy and foreign policy may increase the speed and effectiveness of national interest realization.
claimThe increasing delegation of decision-making to machines in defense and foreign policy creates international challenges regarding general peace and stability.
Geopolitical, Strategic, and Humanitarian Implications of ... ardd-jo.org 4 days ago 2 facts
claimPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ensured sustained access to and influence over President Donald Trump to exploit the unpredictability of the Trump administration's foreign policy.
perspectiveThe Trump administration's foreign policy decision-making is characterized by unpredictability, which makes consistent strategic calculation difficult to maintain.
Strategic analysis of cyber conflicts: A game-theoretic modelling of ... securityanddefence.pl May 31, 2025 1 fact
claimLindsay (2015) examines the cyber capabilities of states and their effects on foreign policy, focusing especially on cyber competition between major powers.
What is Trump's 'America First' trade policy agenda? | Brookings brookings.edu Jan 21, 2026 1 fact
claimDuring the second Trump administration, tariffs have become a central component of United States economic and foreign policy.
From Arab Spring to regional reset: Saudi-Iranian rivalry ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org Sep 28, 2025 1 fact
referenceS. A. Cook authored the article 'Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement Has Failed to Bring De-escalation,' published by Foreign Policy in Washington, DC in 2023.
Europe's Strategic Recalibration: Embracing Autonomy Amid ... hornreview.org Apr 3, 2025 1 fact
claimEurope's pursuit of strategic autonomy in defense is driven by a volatile global security environment and the uncertainties of Donald Trump's foreign policy.
United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships everycrsreport.com May 15, 2019 1 fact
claimGovernment agencies may close meetings to the public if the agency determines that the disclosure of information is likely to reveal matters specifically authorized under an Executive order to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or foreign policy, or if the information is properly classified pursuant to such an Executive order.
From Economic Cooperation to Strategic Competition - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
referenceIn the 2009 book 'Neoclassical realism, the state, and foreign policy', Steven E. Lobell, Norrin M. Ripsman, and Jeffrey W. Taliaferro discuss the theory of neoclassical realism in the context of foreign policy.
The European Union's Strategic Autonomy, Transatlantic Shifts and ... frictions.europeamerica.de Oct 1, 2025 1 fact
claimInternal fragmentation within the European Union, driven by nationalist sentiments and the adoption of illiberal policies by some member state governments, hinders the formation of a unified position on security and foreign policy.
Initiation of Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and ... federalregister.gov Mar 17, 2026 1 fact
claimThe prohibition on importing goods produced with forced labor is intended to address humanitarian concerns, foreign policy, and national security concerns arising from worker exploitation, as well as to protect domestic producers from foreign goods produced with an artificial cost advantage.
History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceRoger Hilsman's book 'To Move a Nation: The Politics of Foreign Policy in the Administration of John F. Kennedy' (1967) discusses foreign policy during the John F. Kennedy administration.
U.S.-China Relations cfr.org 1 fact
referenceIn a Foreign Policy essay, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined a U.S. “pivot” to Asia, calling for increased diplomatic, economic, and strategic investment in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence.
The Geopolitics of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications for Africa ... eu-opensci.org Aug 3, 2024 1 fact
claimLiberal international relations theory defines foreign policy as being driven by substantive social purposes.
The Geopolitical Competition of the United States, China ... journalisslp.com 1 fact
claimS. J. Dehghani Firouzabadi argued in a 2014 article that the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign policy is characterized by a discourse of moderation.
Geopolitics of Trump Tariffs: How U.S. Trade Policy Has Shaken Allies cfr.org Sep 10, 2025 1 fact
perspectiveThe Trump administration's foreign policy approach is characterized by the abandonment of the principles that underpinned the postwar international order.
History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceTom E. Terrill's 1973 book 'The Tariff, Politics, and American Foreign Policy 1874–1901' examines the relationship between US tariff policy, domestic politics, and foreign policy during the late 19th century.