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It is a very special term that entered the diplomatic lexicon more than a century ago, in April 1904: the entente cordiale, a series of “cordial agreements” between Britain and France after colonial rivalry had pushed them into several clashes over their scramble for Africa. It seemingly put an end …

Saudi and Iranian officials met in Baghdad this week, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing Iraqi sources. The meeting’s agenda was “dominated by efforts to repair the bilateral relationship and by regional issues concerning both sides,” according to the US outlet. Journalist and researcher Elijah Magnier went a step further, tweeting …

That’s according to Senator Konstantin Kosachev, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament. Kosachev wrote his views on Facebook on Monday morning, following the release of the preliminary results from Germany. The European Union’s biggest country went to the polls …

To mark its release, the National Security Archive has published a number of highly illuminating declassified files on the subject, several of which have never been seen before. The document trail begins on January 3, 1979, when insurrection had been intensifying across Iran for almost a year. With the Western-installed …

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Turkey’s president touched on the frosty relations between his government and the US, signaling it was up to the latter to fix the situation. The ongoing F-35 debacle remains the main problem in bilateral …

“There has been lying, duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt. This will not do,” Foreign Minister Le Drian told the press on Saturday.  Paris’ ambassadors to Canberra and Washington have been recalled in response to the deal, and Le Drian had previously described Australia ditching the pact between …

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday following talks with his Russian counterpart, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg lamented the dismal state of bilateral affairs. “It is painful to realize that relations between the EU and Russia have hit their worst point at the moment,” he said. “The gap between …

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Speaking as part of an interview published by The National Interest magazine over the weekend, the envoy was asked whether there had been an improvement in bilateral ties since the pair met in Geneva on July 28. Antonov and his US counterpart, John Sullivan, flew back to their respective postings …

On Sunday, an anonymous Twitter user posted an exchange with the ubiquitous anti-Moscow activist, who teaches international studies at Stanford University and writes a column for the Washington Post when he’s not to television peddling conspiracy theories. Asked whether he would be concerned about being granted a visa to visit Russia again, …