InternationalCommentary
Why Taiwan Matters to the World
In his recent commentary titled “Reimagining A More Resilient UN System With Taiwan In It,” Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu presented a… Read More
International Analysis
Whatever Happened to Those Pro-Democracy Protests in Cuba?
Thousands of Cubans took to the streets in July to protest the country’s communist government. But since then, two months later, we have heard very… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s ‘Revolution’ Profound but Not Unprecedented
Amid an already concerning “common prosperity” drive and crackdowns on a growing list of industries, Beijing recently released new rules to strengthen the government’s ideological… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Deep in Hiding From Taliban, Afghan Christians Cling to Faith
They take turns staying awake, praying and walking the floor while others sleep, blissfully unaware, at least for a few hours, that they are being… Read More
InternationalNews
4 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Afghanistan Withdrawal
In a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a series of questions about the withdrawal of U.S…. Read More
International Analysis
Women ‘Will Be Losing Most,’ Former Afghan Ambassador to US Says of Taliban Takeover
America’s longest war is over. But the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has many Americans questioning the leadership of the Biden administration. It’s estimated that… Read More
InternationalNews
Ukraine’s Leader Visits White House 2 Years After Trump Asks Him for Probe of Biden
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a central figure in the first impeachment of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden and Zelenskyy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America Must Stand Up for Fundamental Rights of Afghan Women
With the world watching in horror, the hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan resulted in the Taliban’s near complete control over Afghanistan’s population of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I Served in Afghanistan. Biden’s Withdrawal Was Dishonorable, and Now We Need to Take Action.
As I have watched chaos ensue following the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, I have to say that these past few weeks have been a difficult… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Taliban Takeover Bodes Return to Dark Ages for Afghan Women
The Taliban is trying to persuade the rest of the world that it will respect human rights, including women’s. But the women of Afghanistan aren’t buying… Read More
InternationalCommentary
For Brits, Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle Is a Betrayal
When President Joe Biden addressed the American people on the Afghanistan withdrawal last Friday, we were witnessing the death spiral of one of the most calamitous U.S. administrations of modern… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Might China Exploit Afghanistan Debacle?
In the rarified atmosphere of Washington, the debacle unfolding in Afghanistan has led as much to questions of how China might exploit this as it… Read More
InternationalNews
Harris Assails China’s Bid to ‘Coerce,’ ‘Intimidate’ South China Sea Neighbors
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran Looms Large Over Biden’s Talks With Israeli Prime Minister
Although Washington’s attention has been riveted on Afghanistan, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the Oval Office on Aug. 26 will prompt the Biden… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Likely Long-Term Ripple Effects of Precipitous Pullout From Afghanistan
What has happened in Afghanistan will not stay in Afghanistan, but will have a ripple effect throughout the region and beyond. In remarks Friday at… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Afghan Women and Girls Were Left Behind. They Need Our Prayers.
Twenty years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaeda, with the aid and blessing of Afghan Taliban leaders, planned and carried out the horrifying murder of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Wants You to Be a Woke ‘Anti-Racist’ While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing
China is all aboard the cause of “anti-racism” and critical race theory. At least, China wants the United States to be all aboard. In a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Cowardly Biden Hides From Press on Afghanistan
The very supportive media environment around President Joe Biden has turned suddenly sour over this administration’s shoddy handling of Afghanistan. This debacle shouldn’t be buried… Read More
InternationalCommentary
World Must Not Finance Taliban’s Drive for Greater Power and Influence
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last weekend, the International Monetary Fund made it clear that Afghanistan will not be able to access the IMF’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden Can’t Escape Blame for Afghanistan Fiasco
The American-nurtured Afghan military of the last 20 years that had suffered thousands of prior casualties evaporated in a few hours in the encirclement of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden’s Surrender
After searing criticism from Democrats and Republicans about how he has mishandled the withdrawal of the remaining American forces, diplomats, their families, and contractors from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Unilever Should Shed the Ben & Jerry’s Brand
Unilever PLC CEO Alan Jope said Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has nothing to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden Chooses Decline
In November 2009, the late Charles Krauthammer gave a seminal speech, titled “Decline Is a Choice.” In it, Krauthammer stated, “The question of whether America… Read More
International Analysis
What a Retired General Who Served 10 Tours in Afghanistan Has to Say
As Afghanistan continues to dominate the news cycle, we learn more about what led to the end of America’s longest war. But sometimes lost in… Read More
InternationalNews
6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan
The U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan presents an opportunity for China, but one that the communist regime likely will take cautiously. Beyond Afghanistan, a major Chinese… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Debacle in Afghanistan Symptom of Confusion at Home
President Joe Biden was right in his speech to the nation about our withdrawal from Afghanistan, that a long legacy of American involvement there preceded… Read More
InternationalCommentary
‘This Is Manifestly Not Saigon’ and Our Society of Lies
I wrote about the moral, diplomatic, international and American tragedy of abandoning Afghanistan a few months ago, so here I will address only the comment… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden Needs to Admit His Failures on Afghanistan
Before President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the crisis in Afghanistan, someone should have reminded him of the adage “When you are in a deep hole,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Dictators Are Using Interpol to Shape America’s Legal System. It’s Time to Change That.
You’ve heard of the International Criminal Police Organization thanks to Hollywood, which often features “Interpol agents.” In reality, there are no Interpol agents: Interpol simply… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Actions Biden Must Take Now on Afghanistan
What does President Joe Biden’s disastrous decision on Afghanistan portend for the future of transnational Islamist terrorism? A lot. The administration needs to acknowledge its mistakes and… Read More
