InternationalCommentary
Western Nations Try to Impose Radical ‘Sexuality Education’ at the UN
What do rural women and girls need in order to rise above poverty? According to UN Women, the United Nations entity in charge of women’s… Read More
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US Must Tread Carefully in Engaging Robert Mugabe’s Successor
A dictator leaving office is always cause for celebration. So when a November 2017 coup unseated Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe after he had… Read More
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Kenyan Forces Are Allowing Money to Flow to a Terrorist Group in Somalia
The Kenyan Defense Forces have been deployed in Somalia conducting counterterror operations since 2011. Yet a recent United Nations report accuses the Kenyans of continuing their… Read More
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US Can Counter Russian Aggression by Expanding This Program
The Polish government signed a $4.75 billion missile defense deal with the United States on Wednesday, which is Poland’s largest defense deal in nearly three… Read More
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Another Reason to Remember the Easter and Passover Weekend
As we celebrate Easter Sunday and the Jewish Passover, we should keep in our prayers and remembrances the many Americans who fought and sacrificed during… Read More
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InternationalNews
Backers of Trump Pick for UN Migration Agency Counter Media Attacks
Working as a TV journalist and assisting in humanitarian actions, Greta Van Susteren says, she has seen Ken Isaacs’ work firsthand. And she says she… Read More
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What Makes Israel Such a Valuable Partner
Israel is known as the innovation nation, and with very good reason. As a country merely the size of New Jersey and with no real… Read More
InternationalNews
US Joins Growing Coalition in Expelling Russian Officials Over Poisoning Incident
At least 26 countries have expelled Russian citizens in retaliation for Russia’s alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack against a former double agent and… Read More
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What Saudi Arabia’s Reformer Prince Hopes to Achieve in US Visit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is an ambitious young man in a hurry who is trying to reform his own country and secure the… Read More
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Trump Should Condemn Cuba’s Illegitimate Transfer of Power at Summit of the Americas
Over the weekend, the Castro regime held yet another unfree and unfair election. Only Communist Party officials were allowed to run, international observers were banned,… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Q&A: What Putin’s Re-Election Means
Russia held its presidential election on Sunday, with President Vladimir Putin emerging the clear victor. He is now slated to begin a new, six-year term… Read More
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Tariffs Were Killing New Zealand’s Economy. Free Trade Turned It Around.
The new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump have generated intense controversy. With the debate ongoing, it might be useful to examine how other countries… Read More
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Cambodia Is Losing Its Democracy. It’s Time for Tougher Sanctions.
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party swept all 58 seats up for grabs in recent Senate elections. The electoral sweep was unsurprising, given that democracy in… Read More
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China Copes With Insecurity by Boosting National Security Spending
Although much of the discussion of the Chinese National People’s Congress has focused on the removal of term limits, effectively extending Chinese President Xi Jinping’s… Read More
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Russia’s Use of Nerve Agent Calls for Unified Western Response
Last week, according to experts at the United Kingdom’s premier defense laboratory, the world witnessed the debut of a new and extraordinarily deadly weapon—the chemical… Read More
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Mike Pompeo Is an Excellent Choice for Secretary of State
The announcement of Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state, subject to Senate confirmation, sends a firm signal that the Trump presidency is committed… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Why This 9th Try With North Korea Could Work
Will the expected talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in May go anywhere? The Heritage Foundation’s Bruce Klingner joins us… Read More
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Middle East Drone Wars Heat Up
A Feb. 10 military fracas that involved Syria, Iran, and Israel yielded an impressive amount of destruction: An Iranian drone and command center, Syrian anti-aircraft… Read More
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Must-See Moments: Media’s Meltdown Over Trump, North Korea Talks
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week— many of which went misreported by the mainstream media… Read More
InternationalNews
4 Ways ‘Art of the Deal’ Might Guide Trump’s Meeting With Kim Jong Un
President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un marks the thawing of a relationship for a president who has marketed himself… Read More
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Trump Has Agreed to Meet With Kim Jong Un. Here’s What He Needs to Do Now.
President Donald Trump’s swift decision to accept a surprise summit invitation from North Korea is yet another stunning development in a whirlwind of diplomatic breakthroughs… Read More
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US Must Be Wary as It Pursues Engagement With North Korea
Diplomatic breakthrough or merely a promise to return to square one? It depends on your perspective. After meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,… Read More
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Q&A: What Trump’s Meeting With Kim Jong Un Says About His North Korea Strategy
The Heritage Foundation’s James Carafano appeared on Fox News early Friday to discuss with anchor Heather Childers the announcement that President Donald Trump will meet… Read More
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Pence: Kim Jong Un Wants to Talk Because Trump Stood Firm
Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s offer to meet with President Donald Trump is clear evidence that the… Read More
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Women in Iran Are Standing Up to Oppressive Policies
On March 8, the world will recognize International Women’s Day. This year, the campaign hopes to highlight global gender inequalities and advocate change under the… Read More
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Why American Christians Support Israel
In speeches to fellow Jews around America, I often point out that many American Jews are experiencing cognitive dissonance. The institution Jews most admire—the university—turns… Read More
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How Brexit Opens Up a Path for a US-UK Free Trade Agreement
Last week, I was in Brussels to help launch a new report on financial services in Britain and the European Union after Brexit. During that… Read More
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Burma Continues to Deny Genocide. But Pictures Tell a Different Story.
Mass grave sites, primarily composed of the murdered bodies of Rohingya Muslims, are currently being bulldozed over by the Burmese government. This heinous operation is… Read More
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Foreign Aid Is Not the Answer to Global Poverty. Look to Freedom.
The 2018 Index of Economic Freedom, an annual study that ranks 180 countries for their economic freedom using hard data, has now been published by… Read More
