InternationalNews
At dawn last Friday, a group of hooded men — hidden, but unmistakably officers from Venezuela’s Military Intelligence — burst into the cell of political… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A recent United Nations report shows that both pro-government forces and rebels in Syria have been actively recruiting children to fight in the civil war…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Reports indicate major violence erupting in western China this week, with knife-wielding assailants attacking two towns. Casualties are said to involve dozens of Uighurs and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Reports from China indicate that retired senior leader Zhou Yongkang is under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Cuban dissident Yris Tamara Pérez Aguilera personifies courage. The petite Afro-Cuban dissident has suffered beatings, imprisonment and sexual harassment at the hands of Raul Castro’s… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
One argument keeps coming up in favor of reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is that letting the bank expire would amount to unilateral disarmament. This… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“Japan needs Korea as a strategic partner and friend,” said Takeo Kawamura, senior member of the House of Representatives in Japan at an event on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty come as a surprise to only those who have not been paying attention to foreign policy in the… Read More
InternationalNews
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina says $2 billion in federal aid and other U.S. investment in Central America could help end the flood of immigrants across… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
U.S. employment growth has recently accelerated, and the Federal Reserve is winding down its program of buying U.S. Treasuries with expectations of raising interest rates… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (known as Dodd-Frank) is not just damaging the U.S. economy through excessive and ill-designed regulations. It’s also… Read More
InternationalNews
Hillary Clinton has no regrets about the Russian reset. Clinton told NPR’s John Harwood in an interview Thursday that she believes “that the reset worked.”… Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
As the civil-war-stricken Iraqi government continues to battle the Islamic State, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been closely watching its substantial oil holdings… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As part of the ongoing military campaign in Gaza, the Israeli military says it is now focused on destroying underground tunnels that Hamas is using… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) came to an agreement to end political deadlock in Cambodia, but it… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
On Tuesday, Senators Kelly Ayotte (R–NH) and Marco Rubio (R–FL) sent a letter urging President Obama to include restrictions on Iran’s long-range missile program during… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Last October, China debuted the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ). Chinese officials hoped to attract foreign investment into Shanghai’s Pudong district with a free flow… Read More
InternationalNews
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ultimatum that Christians leave Mosul to avoid purge expired Friday at noon, driving a reported 2,000 Assyrian families… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“[Israel] also realize that they’re in the middle of a war of ideas, a propaganda war, and that Hamas uses everything possible to try to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Evidence is mounting that Russian-backed insurgents in eastern Ukraine were responsible for the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane, with the loss of 298… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After years of discontent with the World Bank, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have agreed to form their own development bank,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The violence in Central America that leads to the crisis at our border is not an isolated example of policy gone awry but the tipping… Read More
InternationalCommentary
During an interview Sunday with Meet the Press, Secretary of State John Kerry claimed credit for North Korea being more “quiet” than last year. Kerry,… Read More
InternationalNews
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin today, saying he should “man up” and address last week’s tragic attack… Read More
InternationalNews
Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed today that pro-Russian separatists were involved in Thursday’s attack on a Malaysia Airlines plane which left 298 dead and… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Two of the four Russian firms targeted for economic sanctions by President Obama this week received substantial subsidies from the Export-Import Bank. The financial ties… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Winston Churchill once said “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” The U.S. has been negotiating a deal… Read More
InternationalCommentary
If they are taking odds in Vegas, bet on not getting a P5+1 deal with Iran over its nuclear program. The sides have an option… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“To what level is Russia, Moscow specifically … complicit in this? Was this a rogue commander of the Russian forces?”
InternationalCommentary
USA Today reports that “[t]he Israeli military announced a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip late Thursday after 10 days of fighting between Israel and… Read More
