InternationalCommentary
For a few years now, China has been hampering its own economic engagement with the European Union. Chinese diplomats are often described as “wolf warriors”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“[T]he United States should strengthen its close and mutually beneficial trading and economic partnership with the United Kingdom.” That’s the unequivocal statement from Sen. Mike… Read More
InternationalNews
An unknown number of gunmen killed as many as 50 worshipers Sunday during Mass at St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo, a state in southwestern… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Pentecost Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria, four gunmen stormed a Catholic Church during Mass, massacring at least 50 worshippers in one of the most brutal rampages of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Biden administration’s dogged determination to revive the dangerously flawed nuclear deal with Iran has not been shaken by a series of attacks launched by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“We are ready to progress negotiations on [a free trade agreement] when the U.S. is ready to do so, but we weren’t going to sit… Read More
InternationalCommentary
True to form, Beijing and Moscow on Thursday again protected Pyongyang from additional international punishment after the North Korean regime’s repeated violations of U.N. resolutions…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen appeared before a Hong Kong court Tuesday on charges of “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.” The charges brought against the… Read More
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a long-awaited speech Thursday on Biden administration policies regarding China at George Washington University. The speech noted several realities… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Klaus Schwab is the head of the World Economic Forum; he founded the organization in 1971. Each year, the World Economic Forum hosts a massive… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
In Japan on Monday, President Joe Biden seemingly departed from previous American policy regarding Taiwan, announcing that the U.S. would militarily defend the tiny island… Read More
InternationalNews
Ukraine used its own justice system to secure the nation’s first conviction of a Russian soldier Monday for committing a war crime, but officials are… Read More
InternationalNews
Chinese President Xi Jinping is sticking with COVID-19 lockdowns while the West returns to normality because China’s national vaccine is relatively ineffective at protecting against… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The U.S. and key allies announced in March sanctions on a number of Russian banks using SWIFT, the inter-bank payment system relied on by nearly… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Forging greater pragmatic cooperation between willing allies necessitates timely, forward-looking strategic clarity in terms of paving an elevated trajectory of the alliance. That’s why the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Brexit matters, with the post-Brexit United Kingdom becoming more relevant to America and global geopolitics than ever. That is the timely reminder and keen observation… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After two years of denial, North Korea admitted its first COVID-19 case on May 12 and imposed a nationwide lockdown in response. The regime’s public… Read More
InternationalCommentary
More than two decades ago, the United Nations created a program to curb the trafficking of small arms. It’s done nothing but fire blanks. So… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The political costs are not clear. Nothing political in China is. But China’s recent trade figures show China is already paying a real price for… Read More
InternationalCommentary
At the White House press briefing last Dec. 6, press secretary Jen Psaki made it clear that President Joe Biden wanted the People’s Republic of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion on Feb. 24, Ukraine has proven to be a country that, despite all odds, unambiguously demonstrates incredible societal resilience… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Salon.com ran a piece recently warning that the American right is “waging a stealth, neocolonial assault on Somalia.” The supposed “assault” is a growing campaign… Read More
InternationalCommentary
You may have missed this year’s Earth Day on April 22, what with historic inflation and a war in Ukraine vying for media attention. But… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In an April 27 speech, “The Return of Geopolitics,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a compelling case for a reboot in the free world’s… Read More
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The political landscape in the U.S. has shifted since 2018, yet Pastor Wang Yi still languishes in a Chinese prison. He’s a fitting symbol of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America’s partnership with Uzbekistan has become more relevant than ever. This former Soviet state is an ally against Russia, has an emerging market-based economy, and… Read More
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In the latest episode of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber rattling, Russia conducted the first test of its new giant intercontinental ballistic missile, which the West… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The draconian nature of Shanghai’s lockdown over the past couple weeks has shocked observers worldwide and traumatized the city’s 26 million residents, most of whom… Read More
InternationalNews
Shanghai’s ongoing COVID-19 lockdown poses an existential threat to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s continued tenure, a leading expert on China says. “Because [Xi] is considered… Read More
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Captagon sounds like the name of a substance from a science fiction novel. Originally compounded as a pill to combat narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, captagon… Read More
