International Analysis
The Daily Signal Podcast: Wednesday, Aug. 8
Nolan Peterson, who reports from Ukraine for The Daily Signal, joins us today to discuss the European land war no one’s paying any attention to—and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Government’s Track Record Suggests BUILD Act Wouldn’t ‘Pour Money’ Into Africa
In an op-ed for CNBC, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., urge Congress to approve a bill that would rebrand and double the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fight Against Human Trafficking Begins in Our Own Neighborhoods
The 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report had a refreshing take on anti-trafficking strategy—one that emphasizes the role of communities in addressing sexual and labor exploitation. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
We Hear You: Nikki Haley, the UN, Identity Politics, Obamacare Costs, and Liberal Tantrums
Editor’s note: Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, continues to draw raves from The Daily Signal’s audience. Her recent stand for human… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Election in Zimbabwe Followed by Street Violence and Bloodshed
A tense calm has come over the streets of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, following a spasm of violence. On Wednesday, Zimbabwean security forces… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tunisia Is Showing Democracy Can Work in the Arab World
While violent civil conflicts have prevailed elsewhere in the Middle East since the Arab Spring of 2011, Tunisia has pursued a transition to democracy without… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo Charts a Clear Path Forward for Commerce in the Indo-Pacific
In the coming days and weeks, there’s going to be a lot of analysis of the vision for American economic engagement in the Indo-Pacific that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nicaraguan Regime’s Persecution of Catholic Church Worsening Amid Growing Student Protests
Earlier this month, the Catholic Church of Divine Mercy in Managua, Nicaragua, was under siege. For 15 hours on July 13, government-sponsored paramilitaries opened fire… Read More
International Commentary
The Crisis in Nicaragua, Explained
Listen above to the full podcast, which features an interview with Ana Quintana on Nicaragua’s crisis and a discussion of a news article that casts… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Facebook Recently Banned Dozens of Accounts in Brazil, and Conservatives Are Crying Foul
Conservative groups in Brazil are protesting against Facebook after it banned 196 pages and 87 individual profiles, many of them on the right side of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Pastor’s House Arrest in Turkey Puts Religious Freedom in the Spotlight
After significant international pressure from the United States and other nations, American pastor Andrew Brunson was finally released from prison to house arrest after a… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Promotes More Jobs for Americans … at the UN
The Trump administration is trying to secure more jobs for American citizens in the United Nations bureaucracy, as a recent State Department report finds woeful… Read More
InternationalCommentary
New Leadership Could Revitalize This Important African Nation
One of Africa’s most important countries is in the midst of seismic changes. In his first four months in office, the new prime minister of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Left Conventional Foreign Policy Behind, and It’s Working
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Inflation to Hit 1 Million Percent in Collapsing, Socialist Venezuela
Venezuela’s inflation may hit 1 million percent by the end of the year, the International Monetary Fund announced on Monday. This incredible hyperinflation is reminiscent… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The True Extent of Palestinian Hatred for Israel
Pick up any newspaper and you might get the impression that Israel is being ruthless and aggressive when it comes to dealing militarily with the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Overlooked Human Rights Crisis Unfolding in China’s Xinjiang Province
A few weeks ago, we Americans celebrated our independence and first freedoms—including freedom of thought, religion, and speech. One freedom little remembered, but ever so… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo Stands Up for the Iranian People in Major Speech
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a Reaganesque speech on Iran at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sunday. The speech, titled “Supporting Iranian Voices,”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Don’t Be Fooled by North Korea’s Dismantling of Rocket Test Site
Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has begun to dismantle its Sohae rocket engine test facility and space vehicle launch stand. The dismantlement is a welcome,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It’s Time to End Double Taxation With Croatia
Croatia is a strategic security and economic partner of the United States in the Balkan region, but the effectiveness of that partnership is limited by… Read More
InternationalNews
Victims of Religious Persecution Tell Their Stories at International Conference in DC
Iren Fogel was only 13 when her family was brought to Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Her parents, four of her five siblings,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Left’s Unhinged Opposition to Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands
Last week, The Washington Post published an op-ed headlined “It’s not wrong to compare Trump’s America to the Holocaust.” As with similar examples of this… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
Problematic Women: Nikki Haley Takes on the UN Human Rights Council
In this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we discuss Saudi women taking to the road in “big cars with big engines,” Meghan McCain facilitating a… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Nikki Haley Criticizes UN Human Rights Council
Ambassador Nikki Haley has no regrets about the U.S. leaving the United Nations Human Rights Council, and in a speech at The Heritage Foundation, she… Read More
InternationalCommentary
MS-13 Threatens the Legitimacy of Salvadoran Government
In a recent poll, residents of El Salvador were asked, “Who runs your country?” Forty-two percent reported gangs, while only 12 percent said the government…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nikki Haley: A Profile in Courage
Yesterday, I had the honor of welcoming Ambassador Nikki Haley to The Heritage Foundation. And as she spoke before a packed audience, I realized we… Read More
InternationalNews
Nikki Haley Defends Decision to Leave UN Human Rights Council, Calls It ‘Greatest Failure’ of UN
The United States’ withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council has nothing to do with its commitment to human rights, Ambassador Nikki Haley said… Read More
InternationalNews
Canada’s Largest Retail Store Pulls Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Line
Canada’s Hudson Bay Co. has pulled Ivanka Trump’s fashion line from its website and says it plans to slowly phase out its sale of her… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Conservative Lawmakers Weigh in on Trump’s Meeting, Press Conference With Putin
Conservative House members sounded off on the President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting and press conference, and we feature their comments, made… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What’s Next for US-Russia Relationship
This is a transcript of an interview on the July 16 episode of The Daily Signal podcast. It was edited for length, style, and clarity. Katrina Trinko: Joining us… Read More
