Today at WPR, we’re covering Argentina’s foreign policy under President-elect Javier Milei, the political crisis in Portugal and U.S.-China competition in the Solomon Islands.
But first, here’s our take on today’s top story.
COP28: U.S. President Joe Biden will not attend the United Nations COP28 Climate Change Conference, which begins Thursday in Dubai. No reason has been given for his absence at the summit, although White House officials have said in recent weeks that Biden is currently stretched thin by the Israel-Hamas war. (New York Times)