South Korea’s Big Bet on Green Energy Is Bogged Down SEOUL—Out in the sea east of Ulsan, South Korea’s pulsating industrial heartland, a new industry is rising and will eventually tower over the shipbuilding, car manufacturing, and petrochemical plants on land. Literally: Offshore windmills are very tall. South Korea wants […]
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Reviving Lab Leak Theory, Biden Calls for COVID-19 Inquiry
Foreign Policy’s flagship daily newsletter with what’s coming up around the world today. Delivered weekdays. Reviving Lab Leak Theory, Biden Calls for COVID-19 Inquiry Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. President Joe Biden calls for a COVID-19 investigation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko accuses the West of waging a “hybrid […]
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U.S. Nears Extension on Philippine Basing Pact
U.S. Nears Extension on Philippine Basing Pact U.S. and Philippine negotiators concluded talks on the deal underpinning U.S. troop presence in the Philippines, people familiar with the matter told Foreign Policy, a move that could soothe the Biden administration’s tense relationship with a key regional ally as competition with China […]
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Chinese Virologist Says Anthony Fauci’s Emails Prove Her Wuhan Lab Leak Claims
A Chinese virologist, who was among the first to suggest that the COVID virus leaked from a Wuhan lab, has said that US expert Anthony Fauci’s email proves she was right all along. Earlier this week, several media outlets in the US released thousands of emails sent by Fauci when […]
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Chinese Women Have Already Voted Against Beijing’s Natalist Hopes
An expert’s point of view on a current event. Chinese Women Have Already Voted Against Beijing’s Natalist Hopes China’s two-child policy only lasted five years. Wedged between the older, more established one-child policy and now eclipsed by the third-child policy, it had middle-sibling syndrome written all over it: overlooked, insufficiently […]
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Netanyahu’s Rivals Plot New Government
Foreign Policy’s flagship daily newsletter with what’s coming up around the world today. Delivered weekdays. Netanyahu’s Rivals Plot New Government Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Israeli opposition parties near coalition deal, China allows three-child families, and the world this week. If you would like to receive Morning Brief in […]