InternationalCommentary
This Terrible Anti-Gun Treaty Goes Into Effect Christmas Eve
Today, on Christmas Eve, the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty takes effect, giving Americans a lump of coal in their stockings this holiday season. The ATT… Read More
InternationalNews
Israeli Soldiers Witness Netanyahu’s Lighting of Hanukkah Candles
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in special company Sunday when he lit candles in celebration of the sixth day of the Jewish observation of Hanukkah… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Put North Korea Back on the Terrorist List
North Korea’s cyber attack on Sony has generated debate as to whether it was an “act of war” or “cyber-vandalism.” The answer lies in between… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Debunking Six Myths About North Korean Sanctions
Myth 1. The U.S. and other nations face a policy choice between sanctions or engagement All instruments of national power should be used simultaneously in… Read More
InternationalNews
‘Obama-Paul’ Cuba Policy Not Working for Marco Rubio
The spat between Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky over President Obama’s attempt to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations spilled into the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Did John Kerry Just Apologize for America?
Before hopping on a plane to Lima last Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a key speech on Latin America in which he again… Read More
InternationalCommentary
We Shouldn’t Legitimize the Castros and Establish Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
Whoa! Sure, we should be thrilled the Cubans have released American Alan Gross, but Team Obama’s plan to normalize diplomatic relations with the Castro regime… Read More
InternationalNews
Florida Congresswoman: Other Nations’ Engagement Hasn’t Resulted in Free Cuba
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., was interviewed on Wednesday by Greta van Susteren about President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba. Ros-Lehtinen said that the… Read More
InternationalNews
Jimmy Fallon Talks ‘The Interview’
On Thursday’s episode of “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon discussed Sony Pictures’ decision to cancel the release of “The Interview.” “Which means the hackers… Read More
InternationalNews
Marco Rubio, Rand Paul Duke It Out Over Cuba Policy
President Obama’s new Cuba policy is sparking heated debate among potential 2016 contenders, escalating today following Sen. Marco Rubio’s attack on Sen. Rand Paul’s opposing… Read More
InternationalNews
Is North Korea Capable of Organizing a 9/11-Style Attack?
On “Morning Joe” today, Willie Geist asked if the North Koreans were capable of organizing a 9/11-style attack. “North Korea never carries out its threats—except… Read More
InternationalNews
The 2016 Potentials React to Obama’s Cuba Plan
President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba yesterday swept headlines, marking a new policy issue for the 2016 presidential race. Many of the rumored hopefuls… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why We Isolated Cuba for 53 Years
Contrary to what President Obama has asserted, U.S. sanctions have worked. Communist Cuba is so economically weak it cannot export Marxism-Leninism as in the past,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pakistan Must Reverse Bail Decision on Mumbai Attack Leader
What if on Sept. 13, 2001, the U.S. had granted bail to a terrorist leader known for directing gruesome attacks that left 166 innocents dead six… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Q&A on Obama’s Policy Changes Toward Cuba
Yesterday afternoon, President Obama announced a series of drastic policy changes toward Cuba. What many may now view as concessions to the Castro regime following… Read More
InternationalNews
Marco Rubio Blasts Obama’s Cuba Plan, Deeming It a ‘Concession to Tyranny’
Sen. Marco Rubio has come out swinging at President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba. The Florida Republican called it a “concession to tyranny.” Rubio,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Cuba Is Latest Benefactor of Obama’s Fairy-Tale Foreign Policy
In the his most recent “negotiation” with a foreign nemesis, President Obama has once again given away more and gotten less. Unfortunately for the United… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Really Bad Day for Freedom
Freedom took a beating yesterday. America rolled over in the face of two of its longest standing adversaries, and we didn’t even get anything in… Read More
InternationalNews
Will Obama’s New Approach Bring Freedom to Cuba?
CNN’s Jake Tapper hosted a contentious panel discussion about the future of Cuba in the wake of President Obama’s decision to unilaterally chart a new… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Can’t Unilaterally Lift Economic Freedom for Cubans
President Barack Obama’s unilateral decision to normalize relations with Cuba and lift the U.S. embargo without the approval of Congress may play well on the… Read More
InternationalNews
Today’s Big Cuba News, Captured in 28 Tweets
U.S. aid worker Alan Gross was released this morning after spending five years in a Cuban prison. Today’s prisoner swap marks just one piece of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Does Not Have the Authority to Lift Embargo on Cuba
Cuba’s release of American hostage Alan Gross is to be welcome. Gross has vegetated in a Cuban jail for five years for the crime of… Read More
InternationalNews
US and Cuba Swap Prisoners; Obama Ends Isolation Policy
The Cuban government today freed American contractor Alan Gross after five years of captivity, in a negotiated agreement that signals an overhaul in U.S. policy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin’s Long Game
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have picked a bad time to try to restore the Russian empire. Collapsing energy prices are weakening the value… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Children Repatriated by China and Laos May Have Been Executed or Imprisoned
In 2013, Laos and China forcibly repatriated nine North Korean children. Now, the fate of these children is in question. Recent reports from North Korea… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Could the Nicaragua Canal Project Bring Russia Back to Central America?
Following a unanimous vote in the National Assembly’s Infrastructure Committee, Nicaraguan officials have begun preparations for the so-called Interoceanic Grand Canal, which will connect to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s Pyrrhic Victory in Hong Kong Will Come Back to Haunt It
Cars began transiting through Hong Kong’s Admiralty district overnight for the first time in 75 days, as police finally brought an end to that city’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Administration Should Sanction Iran, Not Israel
It is no secret that the Obama administration has a tense relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to sharp differences on key foreign… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
North Korea Cyber Attack on Sony—No Evidence, but Plenty of Capabilities
The FBI declared on December 9 that there is “no attribution to North Korea at this point” of the massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
A Day to Remember Those in Asia Persecuted for Their Faith
Today, Human Rights Day, countless individuals in Asia are facing immense religious persecution. The Pew Forum for Religion and Public Life found that religious hostilities… Read More
