InternationalCommentary
Nationalism Puts Trump at Odds With EU Elites
In his first four months at the White House, President Donald Trump has reiterated his commitment to pursuing “America first” policies on trade, economics, and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Afghanistan Has Been America’s Longest War. Here’s What Success Will Look Like.
Wednesday’s terror attack in Kabul is a stark reminder of how brutal the war in Afghanistan still is. A suicide truck bomber drove near the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Is Abusing Human Rights in Tibet. Here’s What the US Can Do to Help.
Tibet, located in far western China, has long been a distinct ethnic and cultural enclave. It has also frequently come under persecution from the Chinese… Read More
InternationalNews
Judicial Watch Sues State Department, USAID for Documents on Funding to Soros’ Foreign Campaigns
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development for records on funding awarded to George Soros’… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Free-Market Reforms Offer Hope to This Struggling Spanish Region
This month, The Heritage Foundation took its message of economic freedom on the road to Spain. The first stop was the ancient city of Córdoba,… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Signals New US Approach to China With Tough Actions
Two developments in the past few weeks suggest that America’s China policy is on a cusp. The more publicly discussed event involves the Arleigh Burke-class… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Foreign Trip Sends Strong Message That American Leadership Is Back
President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East and Europe is framing the parameters of his foreign policy style. That style is characterized by forcefully… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Political and Economic Chaos in Brazil Highlights Need for Reforms
There is not much good news coming out of Brazil these days. Political corruption scandals continue to rock the country, and the political instability has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is Not Pro-Russia, Despite What the Media Says
Politically, no story is hotter than the one about President Donald Trump and the Russians. Last week’s appointment of a special counsel to investigate Russian… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I Grew Up in Chavez’s Socialist Venezuela. Here’s What I Think About the Current Crisis.
Venezuela’s air is thick with tear gas and its streets are stained with the blood of its youth. The South American nation has been reduced… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How a Delicate Alliance Defeated Nazi Germany
It was President Franklin Roosevelt who decided on Dec. 31, 1941, that the allies should be called “United Nations” rather than “Associated Powers.” Prime Minister… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Did the Chinese Government Influence Voice of America?
The U.S. has long used international broadcasting as a tool in public diplomacy. Yet the nation’s international broadcasting agency—the Broadcasting Board of Governors—has been a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran Re-Elects Rouhani as President. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter Much Who the Iranian President Is.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won a second term in office on Friday, securing about 57 percent of the votes cast in Iran’s carefully vetted and… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Calls for Middle East to ‘Take the Lead’ in Fighting Terrorism
Near the birthplace of Islam, President Donald Trump called for an alliance of Muslim-Arab nations to combat Islamic terrorism in his first major international address…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
We Hear You: ‘Illuminating,’ ‘Thoughtful’ Reporting on France’s Presidential Election
Editor’s note: We get a fair amount of passionate comment addressed to or about Nolan Peterson, The Daily Signal’s Ukraine-based foreign correspondent. When Peterson traveled… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What a Middle Eastern NATO Could Accomplish for Trump
With the Middle East experiencing renewed levels of tumult, it begs consideration: Does the region need its own version of NATO? This idea appeared in… Read More
InternationalNews
North Korea’s Missile Launch a ‘Litmus Test’ for Trump and South Korean Leader
President Donald Trump will speak again to the newly elected South Korean president—who during his campaign advocated more direct engagement with North Korean leader Kim… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Instability in the Taiwan Straits Strains the US Position in Asia
While the eyes of the world are focused on security developments on the Korean Peninsula, two recent events should resharpen attention on the Taiwan Straits…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
UN Policy Still Fails to Protect Whistleblowers
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wrote a letter to all of the permanent representatives to the U.N. in New York earlier this month, updating them… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fight Over Soros-Founded Hungarian University Shows US’ Power Vacuum in Europe
That nature abhors a vacuum is a cliché but also a postulate about the immutable laws of nature. And once again, we’re seeing the unchangeable… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Considers Expansion of America’s Longest War. What That Means.
In an early test of his foreign policy, President Donald Trump is facing a decision on whether to contribute thousands of additional U.S. troops to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Liberal Moon Jae-in Has Won the South Korean Election. Here’s What It Means for US, North Korea.
As with most presidential elections, South Korean voters predominantly voted their pocketbooks in Tuesday’s national election. While the election featured the usual struggle between a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Blasphemy Conviction for Christian Governor Could Be Sign of Deteriorating Religious Freedom in Indonesia
Jakarta’s Chinese Christian governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, more popularly known as Ahok, was found guilty of blasphemy by a panel of five judges in Indonesia… Read More
InternationalNews
Uninspired French Voters Choose a ‘Centrist’ President Rather Than a Far-Right One
PARIS—As is the case most Sundays, Rue de Bac in central Paris was quiet this morning. The shops were closed, as were most cafes on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
‘Centrist’ Victory in France Calms Nerves, Yet Solutions to Core Problems Seem Distant
Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker running for office for the first time in his life, won elections Sunday in a landslide and will… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump’s First International Trip Reveals Middle East a Priority
President Donald Trump could be indicating his highest international priority in traveling to the Middle East ahead of European summits later this month, experts say,… Read More
InternationalNews
French Malaise Over This Sunday’s Election Cuts Across Party Lines
PARIS—After three years under a state of national emergency in France due to terrorism, it is no longer extraordinary to observe armed military patrols weaving… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Is the White House Embracing Human Rights in US Foreign Policy?
With the myriad U.S. interests at stake in foreign policy, where exactly do human rights fit in? Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke to this… Read More
InternationalNews
What’s at Stake in Trump Meeting With Palestinian Leader
President Donald Trump will meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority this week, ahead of his first trip to Israel expected later this month…. Read More
InternationalFeature
France’s Election Is Also a Crossroads for Europe
NICE, France—On the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, former French special operations troops and French foreign legionnaires have fought on opposite sides of the war, joining… Read More
