Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Foreign Affairs Reporter, HuffPost

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How Democrats, Republicans And Jared Kushner United To Protect Saudi Arabia
"I wasn't f**king caving," said Adam Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, as lawmakers and human rights advocates traded barbs.
4 years ago
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2020 Democrats Promise To Get Tough On China Over Human Rights
Screens in China went blank as front-runner Joe Biden mentioned the more than 1 million ethnic and religious minorities detained in Chinese concentration camps.
4 years ago
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Joe Biden Challenged A Muslim Journalist For Pronouncing 'Afghanistan' Correctly
Amna Nawaz, an award-winning correspondent for PBS, is the first Muslim American to ever moderate a presidential debate.
4 years ago
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Biden Confronted His Legacy On Saudi Arabia. Obama Won't.
"The Khashoggi thing is over a year old," former adviser Susan Rice said when asked if Obama would weigh in on the Saudi journalist's murder.
4 years ago
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Erdogan Will Have Fewer Friends Than Ever When He Visits The U.S. This Week
The Turkish leader and his lobbyists have alienated U.S. foreign policy professionals and Congress. They're betting Trump is all that counts.
4 years ago
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Tulsi Gabbard Floats 9/11 Conspiracy Theory
A new campaign email from the Hawaii representative dovetails with her past conspiracy theories and fear-mongering.
4 years ago
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Bernie Sanders Just Proved It's A New Era For How Democratic Candidates Talk About Israel
Trump's rivals are eager to criticize his cozy relationship with hard-line politicians in Israel -- and push for new negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
4 years ago
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Trump Claims 'Permanent' Cease-Fire Agreement Reached In Northern Syria
“Let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand,” the president said.
4 years ago