NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dalia Dassa Kaye, a political scientist at UCLA's Burkle Center, about the consequences of normalizing relations with Syria. Some Arab countries want to do so. Twelve ...

Vietnam is poised to establish full diplomatic relations with the Vatican in the second half of this year, when Pope Francis is expected to embark on a papal tour, a first since ties between the Holy ...

Israel and Saudi Arabia have never had diplomatic relations. But both countries’ leaders appear to want normalization, and the U.S. is actively negotiating its details. It would create a tectonic ...

Trump says we might normalize relations with Syria: Last year, Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed. Now, President Donald Trump is in the Middle East, exploring normalizing relations with the new ...

A number of symposia were held to coincide with the recent 50th anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China. Although direct access between Japan and China is ...

There has been much speculation about how China’s role in facilitating the recent Saudi-Iranian agreement to resume diplomatic relations presages a much larger role for Beijing in the Persian Gulf ...

The Saudi crown prince is seeking a civilian nuclear program and security assurances from President Biden, a steep price for an agreement long sought by Israel. By Michael Crowley Vivian Nereim and ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he would “like to help” the White House achieve a high-stakes normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel and urged officials to act, saying, “We’re running out ...

Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israel agreement in four months. As part of the deal, the U.S. will ...

Are Armenia and Turkey finally ready to rebuild ties? After nearly three decades with no relations and a closed border, the two countries’ leaders sound more hopeful than they have in years. Armenian ...

In the short term, normalization between Damascus and Jerusalem is not likely. But progress is still possible. In a major moment somewhat overshadowed by the Middle East’s competing headlines, Syria’s ...

We are not normalizing Turkish-Armenian relations. This is not a process of normalization, but a process of building trust. We are trying to build trust so that we can take comprehensive steps that ...