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Cuban Exiles Recount ‘Sonic’ Torture by Castro Regime
A group of Cuban exiles and former political prisoners gathered on Capitol Hill to recount human rights abuses that they and their relatives suffered at… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America Needs a Stronger State Department, Not an ‘Independent’ Foreign Aid Agency
President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to come up with a plan to reorganize themselves… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Real Russia Scandal the Media Is Ignoring
We’ve heard much ado about Trump-Russia “collusion” in the print and broadcast media since the president’s inauguration. The media’s interest in this non-story has not… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Succession Battle, Zimbabwe Military Coup Topples 37-Year Dictator Mugabe
It appears that the reign of one of the world’s worst rulers is finally over. The military of Zimbabwe began moving into the nation’s capital… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What China’s New Leadership Cohort Means for the US
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 19th Party Congress came to a close last month, new members of Chinese leadership emerged on the national stage…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Message for China
President Donald Trump’s visit to Asia has now taken him to the People’s Republic of China, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping staged an elaborate welcome,… Read More
InternationalNews
Q&A: Daniel Hannan on the Biggest Brexit Myths and Communism’s 100 Years of Cruelty
Daniel Hannan visited The Heritage Foundation this week for a speech on the virtues of free trade and an update on Brexit. The conservative member… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nikki Haley Warns South Sudan Strongman Against More Empty Promises of Peace
“I didn’t come here to talk.” So said Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.), in Juba, South Sudan, last month. She… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Q&A: How the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s Views on Islam, Economy Could Change Country
Jim Phillips, senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs at The Heritage Foundation, gave his insight into the recent events related to succession that have… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As Communism Turns 100, a Brief Look at the Death and Destruction It Has Wrought
President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, “a day that will live in infamy,” and with good reason. The date that Tojo’s Japan launched… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Puts Pressure on Burma, Joins Chorus Against Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
In his strongest denunciation to date, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in mid-October condemned the atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Burma, holding military… Read More
InternationalCommentary
‘Deconfliction’ Agreement With Russia in Syria Undermines US Interests in the Region
“I think he has done really a great job of outsmarting our country,” Donald Trump told Larry King in 2013. He was referring to Russian… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress Must Not Drop the Ball on Reporting US Contributions to the UN
In December 2016, Congress passed the first State Department authorization bill in 14 years. That measure, which became P.L. 114-323, included a requirement that the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Hungarian Leader Should Stop Meddling in Ukrainian Politics
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary is at his best when defending his nation’s sovereignty against encroachment, be it from the liberal progressivism of George… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Draws Harder Lines at Outset of Second Term
As the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Party Congress came to a close last week, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping consolidated his leadership cohort for… Read More
InternationalNews
Russia Practices for Nuclear War With Triad Missile Launches
Russia flexed its muscles with multiple ballistic and cruise missile launches Thursday, putting strategic nuclear forces to the test, according to the Russian defense ministry…. Read More
InternationalNews
James Mattis Walks Out Onto Kim Jong Un’s Doorstep. Here’s His Message.
Standing in the tense demilitarized zone dividing North Korea and South Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said America isn’t looking for a fight, but… Read More
InternationalCommentary
If Trump Skips This Event, It Could Undercut US Influence in Asia
Early this week, it became clear that President Donald Trump had decided not to attend the East Asia Summit in the Philippines on Nov. 14…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
What Japan’s Election Outcome Means for the US, East Asia
From a distant American viewpoint, the Japanese election on Sunday was much ado about nothing. The country’s leader remained in place, the dominant party remained… Read More
InternationalNews
US, South Korea Stand United Against Kim Ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip
President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in could be set to take an international good cop/bad cop approach in handling the North Korean… Read More
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Nikki Haley: North Korea Deal a ‘Cautionary Tale’ for Iran Nukes
Recalling the foreign policy failures of three past administrations with regard to North Korea, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is suggesting following… Read More
InternationalFeature
Why Brexit and Catalonia Could Rekindle Scotland’s Independence Movement
EDINBURGH, Scotland—Scottish nationalists’ dreams of independence from the United Kingdom have gotten a fresh set of legs due to the tandem effects of Catalonia’s ongoing… Read More
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Here Are 4 Ways Iran Is Destabilizing the Middle East
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States would not recertify the controversial Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran—commonly referred to as… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Should Trump Nix the Iran Deal?
President Donald Trump has made it clear that he does not like the flawed and risky 2015 Iran nuclear agreement that he inherited from the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Freedom Is Eroding in Hong Kong. Here’s What the US Can Do.
The viability of the “one country, two systems” model in Hong Kong may be in question, says the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in its annually… Read More
InternationalNews
How Russian Propaganda Threatens Stability of Neighbors
Russia spreads misinformation in all forms of media, including via Facebook and other popular social media sites, and that hurts the stability of its neighbors… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Turkey Has Imprisoned an American Pastor for a Year. It’s Time We Take a Stand.
It’s been almost one year since Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, was unjustly imprisoned without charges in Turkey. Imagine spending a whole year in a Turkish… Read More
InternationalFeature
‘An Everyday Reality’: How France’s Way of Life, Laws Have Evolved in the Face of Islamist Terrorism
PARIS—About a third of the way up Paris’s iconic Avenue des Champs Élysées, in front of a Marks & Spencer store, the trunk of a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Are Britain’s Conservatives Dead?
A year ago—even six months ago—Britain’s Conservative Party was riding high. It had won an unexpected victory in the 2015 election. Then, in June 2016,… Read More
