InternationalCommentary
Why UK Defense Must Go on Offense
Following a wave of Cabinet and ministerial resignations, Boris Johnson has announced that he will step down as the prime minister of the United Kingdom…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trading for Brittney Griner or Other Prisoners Held Abroad Is Politically Expedient, but Ill-Advised
Last week, I wrote in The Federalist about Brittney Griner, a player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, who was arrested in Russia in… Read More
International Analysis
Former Defense Secretary Urges Pelosi to Visit Taiwan, Stand Up to China
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan next month and Beijing is not happy, threatening “determined and forceful measures” if the trip happens. “[China]… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Speaker Pelosi Must Go to Taiwan
Beijing is warning of “serious consequences” and “firm and resolute measures” should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi follow through with her plans to visit Taiwan. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tunisia Backslides From Arab Spring to Autocracy
Tunisia, the birthplace of the 2011 Arab Spring mass protests that swept North Africa and the Middle East, has entered an uncharted chapter in the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Failure to Prioritize Arctic Has Left America Vulnerable to Adversaries
The Arctic is a critically important region to the U.S. because of its trade routes and natural resources, yet America is unable to protect its… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Serious Lack of Good Governance and Economic Freedom: Root Causes of Sri Lanka’s Ongoing Turmoil
Sri Lanka’s spectacular political downfall over the recent days and ongoing downward economic spiral offers yet another unmistakable reminder: Good governance, both political and economic,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Azerbaijan Merits Greater Strategic Attention From Washington
America’s engagement with Azerbaijan matters more than ever, with 2022 marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. From Washington’s foreign policy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How China Is Chief Beneficiary of ‘Marxist Hurricane’ Sweeping South America
Colombians last month elected a far-left former terrorist as their new president. Gustavo Petro, a Marxist ideologue who was a part of the M-19 guerrilla… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Sri Lanka Collapses and Dutch Farmers Revolt. Blame ‘Green’ Policies.
Sri Lanka is on fire and enraged protesters have stormed the presidential palace. Dutch farmers continue to protest all across the Netherlands by blocking roads… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iranian Drones Head to Russia for Use Against Ukraine
Biden administration national security adviser Jake Sullivan disclosed on Monday that Iran would soon be providing military drones to Russia, supporting Moscow’s 4-plus-month-old unjust war… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin’s Trip to Tehran Is Rebuff to Biden
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East, the Russian government announced that President Vladimir Putin would make his own trip… Read More
InternationalNews
‘What Green New Deal Looks Like’: Tucker Carlson on Sri Lanka’s Collapse
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday suggested sending video clips of unrest in Sri Lanka to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to show her the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Killing of Former Prime Minister Shocks Japan, but Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Lives On
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot Friday at a campaign rally ahead of Japan’s elections Sunday for the upper house of its… Read More
International Analysis
An Assassin Kills Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan, was slain Friday by an assassin at a campaign event. Abe, who was 67, served two stints… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s Stars Dim for Investors
By strangling the Chinese economy and crushing human rights, President Xi Jinping is rapidly turning China into a bad gamble for Western investors and multinational… Read More
International Analysis
Why Boris Johnson Resigned and What It Means for Britain’s Future
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday, saying his party had made it clear he should do so. “It is clearly now the… Read More
InternationalNews
Russian Invasion Offered Hard Lesson on Gun Control, Ukrainian Says
Gun control in Ukraine has proved to be highly problematic in the wake of the Russian invasion, a Ukrainian activist told a gathering of journalists… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nuclear Energy Pact Advances US-Romania Partnership, but More Can Be Done
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the growing desire in Europe to move away from Russian energy have injected a new imperative into dialogue on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Open Borders Cost Lives. Biden Doesn’t Care.
Fifty-three illegal immigrants died in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio on June 27 after unlawfully entering the U.S. The rest of last week, it was… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China More Dependent on US and Our Technology Than You Think
The Biden administration has been wrong to frame U.S.-China competition as a technological competition. This is because, in most areas, there is no technology competition… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden to Spend $200B on Gender Equality, Climate Projects in Developing Nations to ‘Counter’ China’s Influence
This year’s Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit in Germany was the most critical since the group’s establishment in 1973 in light of Russia’s ongoing invasion… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Spain and Morocco Mend Their Relationship While Spain and Algeria’s Splinters
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez recently wrote to Moroccan King Mohammed VI that Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Western Sahara is the only “serious, realistic,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Strengthening US Alliance Coordination in Indo-Pacific
The U.S., South Korean, and Japanese trilateral summit on the sidelines of the NATO summit signals progress on several key U.S. objectives in Asia. Washington… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Free Trade Between US, UK Is Step Closer
The United Kingdom is the U.S.’ closest ally. It also has one of the world’s largest economies. And, needless to say, Britain’s a democracy that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Ally South Korea Is NATO’s Trusted, Capable Partner
The U.S.-South Korean alliance has been the linchpin of peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia for generations. Now, that pivotal partnership is about to be… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Sixth Anniversary of Brexit, Britain Yet to Seize All of Freedom’s Opportunities
Six years ago, on June 23, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. Above all, Brexit was about regaining the right of self-government, which… Read More
InternationalNews
New Museum Bears Witness to Communism’s Horrors, Honors Its Victims
In the heart of Washington, D.C., behind the doors of a building not unlike the others with which it shares a block, lies a most… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Buenos Aires Bans Woke Spanish in Schools
In yet another blow to the radical left’s attempts to mangle the language of Cervantes, the capital of one of South America’s largest countries has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
3 Seas Initiative Deserves Greater Attention, America’s Increased Strategic Support
The upcoming Three Seas Initiative meetings present a critically important opportunity for the initiative’s partners to work together to reboot their commitment to advancing shared… Read More
