InternationalCommentary
Cartoon: Americans Oppose Iran Deal
Genevieve Wood wrote on why the Iran Deal is dangerous for Americans: It has been said that liberty and freedom require eternal vigilance. There are… Read More
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This Retired Navy SEAL’s Brother Was Killed by Hezbollah. Why He’s Against the Iran Nuclear Deal.
For Ken Stethem, the Iran nuclear deal is personal. “I’m doing something out of what, for me, is a form of duty,” says Stethem, referring… Read More
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Palin, Cruz Criticize Iran Deal at Rally
Protesters coalesced on Capitol Hill Wednesday to rail against the Iran nuclear agreement during a rally that drew a slew of conservative heavyweights, including Republican… Read More
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Senate Democrats Block Vote to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal, Handing Obama Victory
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked consideration of a Republican resolution to reject the Iran nuclear deal, effectively allowing the agreement to take effect without President… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Mr. President, It’s Time to Reverse Course on Iran Deal
It has been said that liberty and freedom require eternal vigilance. There are no permanent victories or defeats in Washington – only permanent battles. So despite… Read More
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Crisis Pressures US to Provide Haven For More Syrian Refugees
As the world grapples with a migrant crisis flooding Europe, the United States is facing pressure to provide safe haven for Syrians fleeing their government… Read More
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House Won’t Vote on Iran Pact Until Obama Reveals ‘Secret Side Deals’
In a last ditch strategy to show its authority, House conservatives have pushed party leaders to delay a vote on the Iran nuclear deal because… Read More
InternationalCommentary
To Be Effective Against Terrorist Propaganda, US Broadcasting Needs Reform
The strategic importance of countering the aggressive recruitment and propaganda campaigns of the Islamic State (ISIS) is indisputable, but can the U.S. government get its… Read More
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Democrats Secure Enough Support to Block Vote Disapproving Iran Deal
Democrats today cinched the 41 votes needed to filibuster the Republican-led effort to send a rejection of the Iran nuclear agreement to President Barack Obama’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Five Key Points on Europe’s Refugee Crisis
In the wake of civil war in Syria, the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS), an Islamist ascendancy in Libya, and a series of conflicts… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Chinese Military Parade Sends Multiple Signals
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) staged a major military parade, featuring… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Consistent Weaknesses in Obama’s Deals
In his first term, President Obama paid lip service to the value of diplomacy but did little negotiating. Now he’s stepped up the pace, with… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Chinese Economy Just Hit a Major Speed Bump. Why the Pentagon Cares.
The Pentagon cares as much about how money moves around the world as it does about the movement of arms. Small wonder the recent bobbling… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Iran Deal Onion: The More Layers You Peel, the More It Stinks
“This thing is like an onion,” George Costanza once said on an episode of “Seinfeld.” “The more layers you peel, the more it stinks.” Just… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Mexico, Interested in US Gun Control, Pushes International Arms Treaty
The first annual meeting of the nations that have ratified the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened on Monday, August 24 at a spa in… Read More
InternationalNews
16 Photos of the Refugees Stranded in Hungary Amid Migrant Crisis
Thousands of migrants from Middle Eastern countries, including Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, have fled to Europe. As European countries grapple with the situation, Hungary has… Read More
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UK’s Former Defense Secretary: The West ‘Surrendered’ to Iran in Nuclear Talks
The nuclear agreement between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers merely places Tehran’s nuclear ambitions “on hold” and undercuts the international community’s ability… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Things John Kerry Got Wrong on the Iran Deal
Wednesday, a 34th Senator came out in favor of the flawed Iran Deal, which means the Senate will not veto President Obama’s agreement. A majority… Read More
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Europe Gives Trinidad the Charlie Brown Treatment
The nations that have ratified the controversial Arms Trade Treaty, which seeks to regulate the international sale of conventional arms, concluded their first meeting last… Read More
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Thousands Take to New York Streets to Protest Iran Deal
Thousands of protesters poured into Manhattan Tuesday evening to demand, outside Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s New York office, that Congress vote against the Iran nuclear agreement. “Change… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Korea Looks To China for Help With Aggressive North Korea
South Korean President Park Geun-hye traveled to Beijing this week to attend events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. She… Read More
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Haiti Struggles to Restore Democracy and Fight Corruption
Haiti finally held legislative elections last month. As Jacky Charles of the Miami Herald reported, they were “violent” and “chaotic.” But at least they happened…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Ukraine War Is Supposed to End Today. But It Won’t.
KYIV, Ukraine—One year ago I was in Mariupol, Ukraine, when the first cease-fire was signed on Sept. 5, 2014. Late that afternoon I visited the… Read More
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Ukraine: Deadly Protests Outside Parliament Over Autonomy Vote
KYIV, Ukraine—One Ukrainian National Guard soldier died and more than 100 law enforcement personnel and civilians were injured, several critically, after violent protests erupted outside… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Iran Policy: Trust, Don’t Verify
Initially, I thought the news was beyond parody. The Associated Press last week ran a story headlined “U.N. to let Iran inspect nuke work site.” I soon realized… Read More
InternationalCommentary
4 Misleading Claims Obama Made About Iran Deal In New Remarks
President Obama addressed the nation in a continued effort to reverse Americans’ declining support for the Iran deal. In the past few days alone, more… Read More
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More Than 200 Retired Military Leaders Push Congress to Reject Iran Deal
More than 200 retired U.S. generals and admirals added their names to the Iran nuclear agreement’s opposition this week after they sent a letter to… Read More
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As War Escalates, Ukrainian Volunteer Battalion Remains Sidelined
URZUF, Ukraine—The vehicle yard at the Ukrainian National Guard Azov Battalion’s base here looks like the set of a Mad Max movie. There is a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Treaty Negotiations, Obama Administration Broke Own Red Line and Alienated China
CANCUN, Mexico – After China went Communist in the late 1940s, conservatives liked to ask “who lost China?” That same question occurred to me on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Lost Generation: Where Have 4 Million Syrians Fled?
AMMAN, Jordan – According to United Nations figures, more than 4 million Syrians have fled their homeland, with another 7 million displaced internally within Syria…. Read More
