Tag: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Inside the Biden White House as Kabul Fell
August 1
August is the month when oppressive humidity causes the mass evacuation of official Washington. In 2021, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki piled her family into the car for a week at the beach. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Hamptons to visit his elderly father. Their boss left for the leafy sanctuary of Camp David.
Atlantic Festival Full Agenda – The Atlantic
The Atlantic is today announcing the complete agenda, evening programming, and additional speakers for the 15th annual Atlantic Festival, taking place on Thursday, September 28, and Friday, September 29, at The Wharf in Washington, D.C. Newly announced are interviews with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former Representative and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd, former Representative Gabby Giffords, and Mira Murati, the chief technology officer of OpenAI; a night of live storytelling with Oscar-, Emmy-, and
Blinken on Zelensky: ‘Right Man, Right Place, Right Time’
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One year ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating aggression that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been at the center of the U.S.’s involvement in the war, relaying intelligence to President Volodymyr Zelensky and working with allies to provide aid to the Ukrainian military. Today, Blinken spoke with The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey
Taiwan Wants China to Think Twice About an Invasion
Taiwan’s presidential offices are located in a sprawling, stately complex built by the Japanese colonial administration in the early 20th century—a reminder that, for all the belligerent rhetoric coming from the Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan has not been firmly under Beijing’s control for well over 100 years. When I arrived at the offices in September for an interview with President Tsai Ing-wen, it occurred to me that the large tower rising above the entrance might become a target in the
How Much Does Ukraine Really Matter to the U.S.?
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