InternationalSecurityCommentary
Some Members of Congress have raised security questions about continuing the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)—since Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members could legally… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will hold a meeting next week in Los Angeles. The meeting, the 51st of its kind… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public for more than a month, generating speculation that his absence is due to… Read More
InternationalNews
The Communists who control China are “many times more dangerous” than the brutal terrorist group ISIS, human rights activist Chen Guangcheng said today in remarks… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Khorasan, a group of veteran terrorists created by al-Qaeda’s leadership, was little known until its plans to attack Western targets captured the attention of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Finally, it is official. On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund announced China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest economy. The U.S. has… Read More
InternationalNews
As the number of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong dwindles, one of the city’s veteran leaders is a key figure in seeking a compromise with… Read More
InternationalNews
In the ongoing battle to deprive Mideast terrorists of financial support, one member of Congress vows he’ll make sure a group of violent extremists gets cash from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Friday, the White House announced that President Obama would remove Russia’s eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a trade program that gives… Read More
InternationalNews
The system that governs Hong Kong–an autonomous city that belongs to China–is called “one country, two systems.” But before China had a chance to fail… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
Last week’s 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York included an address by President Obama, a celebrity-studded “People’s Climate March,” and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The violence erupting in Hong Kong amid what had so far been peaceful pro-democracy protests is being carried out by criminal gangs controlled by China,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fighting in Ukraine has continued with regularity despite an official ceasefire signed on Sept. 5. In particular, separatists have sought to gain control of Donetsk… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I first visited Hong Kong in 1969 when I interviewed young Chinese “freedom swimmers” who had traversed the treacherous Hong Kong Bay—infested by sharks and… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) that the U.S. State Department and the Obama Administration championed has been a bad deal for the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As thousands of protestors flood downtown Hong Kong in opposition to Beijing’s efforts to control the political future of the “Special Administration Region,” there is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In terms of the direction of China’s economic future, think of Hong Kong as the “canary in the coal mine.” As the protest movement in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
An “extremist” … “a threat” … “an infiltrate.” These are the words Chinese mainland authorities, national security and pro-Beijing newspapers use to describe 17-year-old Joshua… Read More
As protesters in Hong Kong continue their demands for greater democracy, China’s Communist government is restricting media coverage of the events to the rest of… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Q: Why are thousands of people demonstrating in Hong Kong now? Because when the former colonial master Britain handed Hong Kong over to China, the… Read More
InternationalNews
In Hong Kong, the streets have been filled with huge numbers of demonstrators.
InternationalSecurityCommentary
China did it again. Between June 2012 and May 2013, Chinese hackers infiltrated military contractors’ networks, according to a recently released report from the Senate… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
For years, there has been concern about the “string of pearls,” China’s range of investments in port facilities in nations along the Indian Ocean littoral…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s overreaction to legitimate demands for democracy in Hong Kong, where police are teargasing peaceful protesters asking for universal suffrage, leaves no doubt how the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Police tear gas, pepper spray and batons flooded the front of Hong Kong government headquarters Sunday afternoon as the authorities cracked down on thousands of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Yesterday I attended the historic gathering of nearly 20,000 Indian Americans in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After nearly 3,000 confirmed deaths and with the possibility that between 550,000 and 1.4 million people could be infected by early next year, the current Ebola… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China is missing out on its biggest economic asset: its people. Economist Nicholas Eberstadt estimates that, even if Beijing were to eliminate its one-child policy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States presents an historic opportunity to further deepen U.S. relations with India. India, the world’s largest… Read More
InternationalNews
In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly today, President Obama presented his case for a global effort to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group,… Read More
