InternationalCommentary
Turkey’s Changing Role in the New Middle East
“We will manage the wave of change in the Middle East. Just as we have an ideal in our minds about Turkey, we have an… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Middle East Strategy Continues to Fail as Cuban and Iranian Troops Join Russian-Backed Offensive in Syria
Russia is not the only country that feels free to intervene in Syria on behalf of the Assad regime and attack U.S.-supported Syrian rebels. Cuba… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin Begins Propaganda Blitz to Sell his Syrian Bombing Campaign
The Russian government has launched an all-out media campaign to sell its involvement in Syria to the Russian people. On all official television channels (which… Read More
InternationalNews
The Daring Escape From a North Korean Prison That Took One Life but Saved Another
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea will be at the top of the agenda when President Barack Obama meets with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye at… Read More
InternationalNews
What’s Behind the Latest Israeli-Palestinian Violence
A new surge in Palestinian-Israeli attacks is drawing international attention because of its uniqueness. Since the Jewish high holidays, young Palestinians unaffiliated with any formal… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Masters of Psychological Warfare: How the Chinese Are Winning a Secret War
The comprehensive nature of issues discussed during Xi Jinping’s visit once again illuminated the extent of China’s political and social influence in the United States…. Read More
InternationalNews
Washington Post Reporter Convicted in Iran, Reigniting Republican Criticisms of Nuclear Deal
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian was convicted in Iran on espionage charges after being detained in Tehran for more than a year, Iranian media reported Sunday…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
It’s (Past) Time to Withdraw from the New START Treaty
Earlier this month, the U.S. State Department released the latest numbers on U.S. and Russian strategic forces as part of the data exchange required by… Read More
InternationalNews
A CIA-Trained Tibetan Freedom Fighter’s Undying Hope for Freedom
PANGONG LAKE, India—At dawn, the old man stood outside his home on the Indian side of Pangong Lake, thumbing his prayer beads and chanting, “Om… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Another Foreign Policy Failure for Obama: Pentagon Training for Syrian Rebels Ends
After the grim announcement last month that only four or five Syrian rebels trained by U.S. military personnel remained inside Syria, the Obama administration has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Need for Long-Term Thinking in U.S.-Thai Alliance
The king of Thailand is dying. The bluntness of this statement will win no friends in Thailand—as the New York Times was reminded last week when its printer… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin Is Not a Child. Obama Should Stop Treating Him Like One.
In last Friday’s press conference, President Obama called Vladimir Putin’s incursion in Syria “an act of weakness.” It’s his pat answer when Putin misbehaves. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Rising Terrorist Threat in Bangladesh Needs US Attention
Assassinations of two international aid workers in Bangladesh over the last ten days have raised concern that global terrorists are taking advantage of political polarization… Read More
InternationalNews
Does Obama’s Iran Deal Violate Federal Law?
Does the Iran deal violate a 2012 law related to sanctions relief? A Fox News report Thursday raised questions, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, thinks… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North Korea Will Launch a Missile, but Not on Oct. 10th
It had become an article of faith among the media and punditgentsia that North Korea would launch a long-range missile on Oct. 10 to celebrate… Read More
InternationalNews
McCain Urges Lawsuit Against Obama Administration Over the Iran Deal
Sen. John McCain says he wants to see a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Iran nuclear deal. “I think he’s in defiance of… Read More
InternationalNews
McCain on Iran Deal: ‘All the Other Nations in the Region Are Going to Go Nuclear’
Sen. John McCain says the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran is so bad that it could turn the Middle East into a nuclear cauldron…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Still Without Strategic Focus in the Long War on Terror
As incredible as it may sound, the U.S. government still lacks the capacity to coordinate its global counterterrorism strategy. This disturbing finding is reflected in… Read More
InternationalNews
Why This Wounded Iraq Veteran Opposed the Iran Deal
It was not difficult for retired Staff Sgt. Robert Bartlett and his wife to settle on a name for their newborn son two months ago…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Palestinian President’s UN Speech Falls Flat
After weeks of hinting that he would “drop a bombshell” at the United Nations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday threatened to stop abiding… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Time for the US to Rethink Its Support for the European Union
Since the end of the Second World War, the U.S. has encouraged the free nations of Europe to abandon their independence in the name of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Border Tensions Are on the Rise Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Hurricane Joaquin may be getting all the attention, but another rough patch of stormy political weather has been lashing the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Cartoon: Who Is Really Pushing the Buttons of US Foreign Policy?
James Phillips wrote recently on Russian involvement in Syria: Russia’s aggressive military intervention in Syria poses major problems for the United States, its allies, and the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
House Homeland Security Committee Task Force Releases Report on ISIS Foreign Fighters
Following the completion of a six-month investigation, the House Homeland Security Committee’s Task Force on Combatting Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel released a final report… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Settles for an Unbalanced Relationship Between US and China
Last week’s U.S.-China summit offers an object lesson in how President Obama conducts foreign policy. All the rhetoric, assumptions, and diplomatic tics of the Obama Doctrine… Read More
InternationalNews
The Consequences of Russia’s Bombing Campaign in Syria
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States has worked to isolate Russia from the Middle East. Now, in 2015 and five years… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia Broke the INF Treaty (Again). What the US Should Do
On Sept. 2, Russia tested a ground-launched cruise missile named SSC-X-8, in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, according to reporting by the Washington… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin’s Syrian Gambit Exposes Flaws in Obama’s Naive Foreign Policy
Russia’s aggressive military intervention in Syria poses major problems for the United States, its allies, and the future of Syria. It is likely to make… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
How the Wars in Ukraine and Syria Are Connected
LONDON—For the last year, I’ve been reporting on the Ukraine war. I’ve been back and forth to the front lines, embedded with Ukrainian troops and… Read More
InternationalNews
He Escaped From a North Korean Prison Camp. Now He’s Showing the World His Torture Scars.
SEOUL, South Korea—In an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal, human rights activist Shin Dong-hyuk shows scars that he suffered from torture inside a North… Read More
