InternationalCommentary
The Iraq-Saudi Arabia relationship, while historically rocky, appears to be on the mend. Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 prompted Saudi Arabia to close… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In the coming days, Congress will vote on major spending legislation that will include funding cuts for foreign policy and defense programs. Among the items… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The State Department’s special envoys have long needed reform. That reform could be just around the corner if Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s new proposal… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russian actions in Belarus, an Eastern European country slightly smaller than the state of Kansas, are causing concern among neighboring countries. Russia is planning massive… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In May 2015, Russia began constructing a planned 11.8-mile bridge across the Kerch Strait, a body of water that sits between the Black Sea and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Many Arab countries have legal provisions that allow men accused or convicted of rape to avoid punishment. Often called “marry your rapist” laws, these provisions… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Not so long ago, scenes of death and carnage on the streets of major European cities were a rarity. Not so any more. In this… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The odds of the U.S. pulling away from the fight in Afghanistan are near zero. There are good reasons for that—all revolve around preventing the… Read More
InternationalNews
Venezuela is handing over unprecedented control of its state-owned oil assets to longtime financial backer Russia in an effort to stave off insolvency and economic… Read More
InternationalNews
In recent months, Venezuela has spiraled into a full-blown humanitarian and political crisis. Politicians with criminal backgrounds run the country, employing violence and arresting peaceful,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Russian government uses orphans as political pawns. The story of thousands of innocent Russian children in need of adoption has been lost amid the… Read More
InternationalNews
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he is ready to meet with President Donald Trump, just days after Washington hit the ruling socialist regime with sanctions…. Read More
InternationalNews
Europe’s migration crisis is a lesson in historical and philosophical degeneration, a best-selling British author argues. “Almost everything in this book is also a warning,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
One of the stories coming out of Venezuela that has simultaneously saddened and inspired has been that of Wuilly Arteaga, a talented young violinist who… Read More
InternationalCommentary
For years, Yemen has been one of the world’s poorest countries. Today, its economy is on the verge of collapse, infectious disease is rampant, and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There’s an age-old rule of family gatherings that still holds true today: Stay out of grandma’s way in the kitchen. She has a meal to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Trump administration has called for an “America first” trade policy. An important aspect of such a policy should be to protect Americans’ property from… Read More
InternationalNews
The Trump administration’s stance on United Nations social policy so far is strikingly similar to the Obama administration’s, a leading conservative group that defends religious… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Ethiopia, a huge and beautiful country that straddles the Great Rift Valley just north of the equator in Africa, traces its history to biblical times…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Following the tragic death of American student Otto Warmbier, who was in a coma for a year in North Korean captivity, the Trump administration has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The European Union, which has long interfered in the affairs of sovereign European nations, looks to be meddling in the political affairs of Poland. On… Read More
InternationalNews
While secretary of state, Hillary Clinton attempted to bully the tiny nation of Bangladesh to force it to end a corruption investigation of Muhammad Yunus,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela has succumbed to dictatorship. It’s going to take a concerted international effort to reverse this ugly development. On July 30, socialist strongman Nicolas Maduro… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Friedrich Hayek famously observed that socialist central planning puts countries on the road to serfdom. The latest dead end on that highway to hell—already littered… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The East African country of Somalia recently concluded a 60-day amnesty program for anyone willing to defect from the Islamist terrorist group, al-Shabab. It is… Read More
InternationalNews
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping sanctions bill Wednesday that is intended to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. In doing so,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How important was Dunkirk to the outcome of World War II? Why was this evacuation considered a key moment in the war? What is it… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which will run alongside the existing Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic Sea in northern Europe, would… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The mission in Afghanistan has entered one of its most crucial periods. Now is not the time to pull back. The United States and its… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The former two-term president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, was sentenced July 12 to nearly 10 years in prison. It is the most… Read More
