September 3, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

White House Pressed U.S. Space Firms to Skip Macron's Paris Summit, and SpaceX and Blue Origin Pulled Out

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted a call about a week before September 3 with several U.S. space companies planning to attend France's International Space Summit on September 9 and 10...

July 27, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

U.S. Diplomats Walk Out on France at the U.N. Security Council and Say They Will Keep Doing It

United States diplomats walked out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Russia's war against Ukraine on July 27, 2026, as France's delegation took the floor. After the walkout, Dan Negrea, an alternate U.S...