Susan Glasser

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‘This guy is insane’: An inside look at White House politics

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The World speaks with Politico’s Susan Glasser who says, “You have no idea what’s going on.”

U.S. President Donald Trump on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this weekend.

100 days in, world leaders are still wondering if there’s any reason to Trump’s antics

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao city.

‘Stop telling us what to do!’ What’s behind a Filipino leader’s scolding of Washington

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (L) and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after winning the 2016 New Hampshire primaries.

Trump and Sanders lack foreign policy expertise and don’t seem to be seeking advice

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departing from Malta found for Tripoli, Libya in October, 2011.

‘There’s a reason that Hillary Clinton has not been emphasizing her international experience’

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President Obama speaks on the phone Tuesday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah from the Oval Office. The administration says it’s building a coalition to fight the Islamic State movement.

Obama will outline his strategy for fighting the Islamic State movement

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President Barack Obama will address the nation Wednesday, and he’s expected to make his case for further US military action against the militants who call themselves the Islamic State. The president is likely to announce a continuation of the air campaign that began against ISIS in Iraq a month ago, and the possible start of airstrikes against the militants in Syria.

Barack Obama joins British Prime Minister David Cameron on a visit to a school prior to the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday. Western leaders are looking for strategies to deal with threats from Russia and the Islamic State.

The US is struggling to define its place in a ‘world on fire’

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In a year of never-ending crises from Ukraine to Syria to Gaza to West Africa, the United States isn’t always the country getting results. What does that mean for America’s place in the world?

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Obama is still defensive about his foreign policy strategy, six years on

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Speaking to the graduating class at West Point, President Barack Obama spoke at length on his foreign policy vision, and how the US can accomplish its missions without firing a shot. Speaking to the graduating class at West Point, President Barack Obama spoke at length on his foreign policy vision, and how the US can accomplish its missions without firing a shot.

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Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico’s Susan Glasser.

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Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico’s Susan Glasser.