InternationalCommentary
China’s Repression of Religion Gets Worse
In the campaign against people of faith, there is no line the Chinese government won’t cross. On Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified at… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Anti-Americanism: The New Anti-Semitism
What are the two most hated countries in the world? America and Israel. Who hates both America and Israel? The left (and Islamists). And why… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Leftists Would Destroy Congress’ Bipartisan US-Colombia Policy
Bipartisanship might be rare in the halls of Congress, but the U.S.-Colombia relationship defies that stereotype. For decades, policymakers on both sides of the aisle… Read More
InternationalFeature
Her Father Ensured Her Escape From China. Now This Uighur Muslim Hopes to Free Him From Prison.
At 3 in the morning Feb. 2, 2013, Ilham Tohti and his daughter left their home in Beijing for that city’s Capital International Airport. They… Read More
InternationalCommentary
UN Human Rights Council Exploits COVID-19 Pandemic to Support Funding for Abortion
The United Nations Human Rights Council last week concluded its most recent session in Geneva. True to form, the council adopted a resolution promoting abortion… Read More
International Analysis
Here’s How China’s New National Security Crackdown Is Changing Hong Kong
On June 30, China imposed a so-called national security law that sparked protests across Hong Kong. How is this “national security law” impacting Hong Kong’s relationship… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Closure of China’s Consulate in Houston Signals Continuing Decline in US-China Relations
This past week, the U.S. State Department ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, giving only several days’ notice. The State Department reportedly made… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Role in Human Rights on World Stage Is Constructive Engagement
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked us as Americans to take a look at our role in international human rights engagement; specifically, the connection between… Read More
International Analysis
Problematic Women: What Is Known About China’s Forced Sterilization of Uighur Women
A video surfaced recently of Chinese officials herding a large group of blindfolded Uighur people onto trains in northern China. The aerial footage is reported… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Asia’s Space Age
Among other things, 2020 has been marked by a major revival of the Space Age, almost a Space Age 2.0. Unlike the first Space Age, which… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Administration Was Right Not to Force Hong Kong to Unpeg Its Dollar
President Donald Trump announced July 14 that the U.S. would no longer recognize Hong Kong as autonomous from the People’s Republic of China. This decision… Read More
InternationalCommentary
African Nations Shouldn’t Let COVID-19 Sink Continental Free Trade Agreement
What would have been the world’s most extensive free trade zone since the formation of the World Trade Organization was supposed to go into effect… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo’s Panel Offers Needed Clarity, Guidance on Human Rights
After the staggering human toll of World War II and the Holocaust, world leaders began a remarkable project in 1948 to identify and protect the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Blanket Sanctions on Members of China’s Communist Party Wrong Way to Go
Over the past 10 to 15 years, the United States has added a new tool to its foreign policy: targeted individual sanctions. Although it has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Meeting With AMLO Shows Critics Were Wrong About US-Mexico Ties
President Donald Trump hosted his Mexican counterpart at the White House on July 8 to celebrate the entry into force of the new United States-Mexico-Canada… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Costa Rica Leads Traditional 5 Spanish-Speaking Nations of Central America in Economic Freedom
With a score of 65.8 in The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom, Costa Rica is the most economically free country in the traditional… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Greater Economic Freedom Elevated Colombia
Colombia in late April became the 37th nation to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, successfully completing an accession process that began in… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Chinese Sanctions on US Officials Are Attempt to Scare the Free World
On Monday, the Chinese Communist government slapped sanctions on members of Congress as well as a U.S. ambassador. This action is intended to send the world a… Read More
InternationalNews
4 Angles in Understanding Spread of COVID-19 in US, Europe
Cases of COVID-19 are spiking in U.S. states in the South and West at a time when initially hard-hit Europe is seeing a decline in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It’s Time to Elevate America’s Trade Relationship With Mongolia
A Senate Finance subcommittee recently held a timely hearing entitled “Censorship as a Non-Tariff Barrier to Trade.” One of the witnesses, whose name may sound… Read More
InternationalNews
Britain Bans a Chinese Tech Giant From Building Out 5G Technology
Britain will ban Huawei from deploying equipment designed to build out the country’s fifth generation mobile service, delivering a blow to the Chinese tech giant…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Liam Fox’s Case for Free and Open Trade
The United Kingdom on Wednesday nominated Liam Fox, former U.K. secretary of state for international trade, to be the next director-general of the World Trade… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Indonesia: An Asian Powerhouse Growing Fast
Economic freedom has been growing markedly in Indonesia, one of America’s important partners in the Indo-Pacific region. The country’s rating in The Heritage Foundation’s annual… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Mike Pompeo’s Call for Freedom
In his recent remarks about the challenges that China presents to free societies, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered a strong defense of democracy and… Read More
InternationalNews
US Adds 4 Chinese Media Outlets to List of Beijing-Controlled ‘Propaganda’
The Trump State Department on Monday added four Chinese media outlets to a list of organizations considered to be the equivalent of foreign embassies because… Read More
InternationalFeature
Christian Group Lends Hand as Poverty, Starvation Increase in India
Locking down a nation of 1.3 billion comes at a price. India has had fewer cases of COVID-19 than experts anticipated, but the nation has… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
China Must Be Held Accountable for COVID-19 Pandemic, Arkansas Attorney General Says
Eighteen state attorneys general have signed onto a letter requesting that Congress investigate China’s role in the coronavirus pandemic. One of the signatories of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Prospects for Freedom in Venezuela Are High Under Trump
According to media reports, President Donald Trump recently stated he would consider meeting with the illegitimate leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. Specifically, the president stated:… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Double Standards Rule the Day in the UN Human Rights Council
At the behest of all 54 African countries, the U.N. Human Rights Council held an “urgent debate” June 16 to discuss racism and police brutality,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After COVID-19, Only US Can Lead Way on Economic Recovery
The world never stops turning. Troubled times at home or not, the need for American leadership never lessens. Although the meeting of the Group of… Read More
