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
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is Right. NATO Countries Need to Up Their Defense Spending.
President Donald Trump may have offended some of our allies last week when he delivered a stern message reminding them of their unmet defense spending… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Trump, Putin, and the US-Russia Relationship
The Heritage Foundation’s Peter Brookes joins us to discuss the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin and what should happen next. Plus:… Read More
InternationalNews
Indictments of 12 Russians Hit Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting
President Donald Trump, at a joint news conference Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Britain, previewed his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Brief Look at Presidents Who Met the Queen
As part of his trip to the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump traveled to Windsor Castle on Friday to enjoy afternoon tea with Queen Elizabeth… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Before Judging Trump, NATO Allies Should Do Some Soul-Searching
President Donald Trump has no doubt caused a stir in Europe this week. Among other things, he has said Germany is a “captive” to Russia… Read More
InternationalNews
US Embassy to US Citizens in UK: ‘Keep a Low Profile’ During Trump Visit
The U.S. Embassy in London has issued an alert to U.S. citizens who will be in the United Kingdom’s capital city during U.S. President Donald… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Trump’s Approach to the NATO Summit
President Donald Trump is at the NATO summit, asking European countries to spend more on defense and berating Germany’s decision to rely more on Russia… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What to Know Ahead of the Trump-Putin Summit
On July 16, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for their first formal bilateral summit in Helsinki, Finland. Expectations should be… Read More
InternationalCommentary
To Promote Gun Control, the UN Changes the Rules
In the last two weeks of June, the United Nations held another review conference on its efforts to counter what it considers illicit dealing in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
White House Makes a Good Decision on China Policy but Tariff Threats Still Looming
Last week, the White House announced that instead of implementing unilateral restrictions on Chinese investment it would defer to Congress and its efforts to reform… Read More
InternationalCommentary
EU Hammers Out Migration Agreement, but the Devil’s in the Details
In the wee hours of Friday morning, leaders of the member states of the European Union announced they had reached an agreement at the European… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Electoral Violence in Mexico Threatens Its Democracy
On Sunday, Mexico is set to hold elections for the presidency and roughly 3,000 other federal, state, and local offices. Not even the politicians running… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
ISIS May Be on the Run, but It’s Far From Finished
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, was charged on June 13 with providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fighting Bullies at the UN
Recent outbreaks of violence at the border between Israel and Gaza garnered more than their fair share of biased media attention. Many liberal news outlets… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Vietnam’s New Cyber Law Raises Human Rights Concerns, Threatens Vietnam’s Entrance Onto the Free Trade Stage
Vietnam’s National Assembly recently voted to implement a new cyber policy. This policy, the Bill on Cyber Security Law, would dramatically restrict freedom of expression,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I’m Sitting Through One of the UN’s Most Useless Conferences. Here’s What’s Happening.
For this week and the next, the United Nations is hosting a conference of its Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Yes, Brexit Will Happen. And It Will Work.
The past week has seen big, and potentially confusing, events in Great Britain’s struggle to Brexit—to regain its national independence from the European Union. As… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Italy’s New Populist Government Faces Daunting Economic, Immigration Challenges
Italy’s Five Star Movement and the Lega party managed to form a coalition government June 1, after months of talks following parliamentary elections in early… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Blueprint for Balanced US Foreign Aid
On June 26, The Heritage Foundation will hold an event on “Prospects for Reform of U.S. Foreign Aid,” where leading conservative economic development experts, including… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Germany’s Migrant Crisis Continues
President Donald Trump has been tweeting a lot about the crime rate in Germany, a nation that took in many migrants and continues to do… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Boko Haram’s Sick Ploy to Turn Girls Into Suicide Bombers
The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram gained worldwide infamy in April 2014 when it kidnapped 276 girls from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria. Now,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
70 Years Ago, America Won Its First Fight Against Communism Without Firing a Shot
Two weeks ago, on June 6, we commemorated D-Day—the start of the land battle to free Europe from Nazi tyranny. On Thursday, we celebrate another… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Will Only Punish Americans
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will soon be imposing an additional 25 percent tax on $50 billion worth of goods Americans buy from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
India’s Economy Is Booming. Deregulation Is the Next Important Step.
With reported growth of 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 and 6.7 percent annual growth projected for 2018, India now boasts… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Makes the Right Call to Quit UN Human Rights Council
The United States announced Tuesday that it will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council. This is hardly surprising. As Ambassador Nikki Haley explained in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is More Right Than Wrong About Migrant Crime in Germany
President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday, “Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who… Read More
InternationalNews
Asylum Numbers Significantly Drop in European Union
Asylum numbers for people seeking entry into the European Union dropped significantly between 2016 to 2017, according to the European Union asylum office. The number… Read More
InternationalNews
Southern Poverty Law Center Pays Millions to Group It Wrongly Labeled Bigoted
The controversial Southern Poverty Law Center has reached a settlement to anti-extremist organization Quilliam resulting in an apology and a $3.375 million payment for wrongly… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Merkel’s Leadership Threatened by Killings by Immigrants, Wrought by Open Borders
Diana Feldman received an unusual text message from the phone of her 14-year-old daughter, Susanna, late last month. Written in broken German, the message said… Read More
