InternationalCommentary
America Stands With UK on Brexit
On June 23 citizens of the United Kingdom will have the opportunity to choose freedom, sovereignty, and independence from the European Union. Americans, knowing a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Builds World’s Fastest Computer
On Monday, the inconceivable happened. China announced it had built the world’s fastest computer. China has always been good at copying and/or stealing intellectual property,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congressional Letter Urges Obama to Rethink Brexit
Britain’s referendum on its membership of the European Union—which might lead to its exit (known as Brexit)—will take place on June 23. After a pause… Read More
InternationalCommentary
NATO Sends Clear Message to Putin
Thousands of American troops have been taking part in a large-scale military exercise on NATO’s front-line state of Poland, which borders Vladimir Putin’s Russia, its… Read More
InternationalNews
Victims of Communism Memorial Ceremony Honors Activists Against Tyranny
As the world marked the 27th anniversary of the massacre of students in Tiananmen Square, a group gathered at the Victims of Communism Memorial to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
New Peruvian President Pledges to Fight Populism and Expand Economic Freedom
It was the latest encouraging sign that Latin Americans are abandoning populist leftism in favor of market-based democracy. Last week Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a conservative… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Great Firewall of China Gets Even Stronger
The Chinese government is tightening its control over free speech in China. Once sheepish in the face of censorship accusations, China is now touting its… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
China Unlikely to Live Up to Its Economic Promises
U.S. and European businesses continue to find China a harder place to do business with its increasing regulations. This struggle between the West and China… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin Has Imperial (Not Soviet) Aspirations
Whoever wins the race to the White House is going to have to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin from day one. Hopefully, the next… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin Ups His Persecution of Social Media Users
The Kremlin has started cracking down with increasing severity on users of social media who dare to criticize the state of affairs in Russia or… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Flying the Unfriendly Skies: China’s Dangerous Behavior
For the second time in a month, a Chinese fighter jet has made an unsafe approach to an American military aircraft. This time, a Chinese… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Horrors of Growing up in Communist Romania
As a young attorney under Nicolae Ceauscescu’s vicious Communist regime in Romania, I spent my entire life searching for the truth. When I finally found truth in the pages… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Troubled Waters Ahead for US and China in the Asia-Pacific Region
This summer promises to be a turbulent one for the Asia-Pacific region. As the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore made clear, the United States and China are… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Modi’s US Trip Highlights Improved Relations With India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the U.S. this week for the fourth time in two years. While in Washington, he will hold summit-level… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Tiananmen Square Massacre Still Matters
This article was originally published in 2016. June 4 marks the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a day that will live forever in Chinese history,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela’s Crisis Is the Latest Example of Why Socialism Doesn’t Work
It seems the “Socialism of the 21th Century” is really no different from socialism from the past. Venezuela’s current tragedy, simultaneously culminating in food shortages,… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Face of Evil: Surveying the ISIS Killing Fields in Northern Iraq
SINJAR, Iraq—Evil doesn’t always reveal itself through goose-stepping armies or skyscrapers collapsing on a clear autumn day. Sometimes, it’s only a sun-bleached bone in a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Hiroshima Speech Reflects His Unrealistic View of History
President Barack Obama’s speech at Hiroshima was a poignant discourse on the horrors of war. He spoke eloquently of the death of innocent lives and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the Liberal Echo Chamber Sold the Lie of ‘Moderate’ Iranian Leaders
The Obama administration’s controversial efforts to sell the flawed Iran nuclear deal continue to reverberate, after Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes gave an ill-advised… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Europe Rolls Over on Greek Debt (Again), With No Reforms
European Union checklist for May 2016: 1) Greek Loans Rolled Over (again!)—Check! 2) Crisis Averted (again!)—Check! 3) Structural Problems in Greece Left Unsolved (again!)—Check! To… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Chinese Ballistic Missile Submarines Should Definitely Cause Concern
As the United States continues to struggle with adequately funding its armed forces, other nations around the world are developing impressive military capabilities. Case in… Read More
InternationalNews
A Look at Life on the Front Lines in the War Against Islamic State
MOSUL FRONT, Iraq—The Daily Signal’s foreign correspondent, Nolan Peterson, recently visited the Kurdish peshmerga’s front line positions surrounding the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul—Iraq’s second-biggest… Read More
InternationalNews
Russia Releases Jailed Ukrainian Pilot
KYIV, Ukraine—As part of a prisoner swap, Russia has released jailed Ukrainian army helicopter pilot and Member of Parliament Nadia Savchenko, who became a national… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Despite Rising Tensions in Southeast Asia, US Still Projecting Uncertainty
There is a lot going on in Southeast Asia. The United States has conducted another freedom of navigation operation in the area of several disputed islands…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Killing of Taliban Leader in Pakistan Demonstrates Shift in US Strategy
U.S. officials say they are confident that a drone strike carried out in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Saturday killed top Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tensions Rising With China After Near Collision
To say the bilateral relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China is ‘complex’ might just be the ultimate of understatements. Consider… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran Is Demanding Reparations From US for 63 Years of ‘Spiritual and Material Damage’
Iran is demanding the U.S. pay for 63 years of “spiritual and material damage.” The Iranian parliament cited examples of U.S. “hostile action” towards Tehran such… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Meet the Kurdish Female Warrior Who Battles ISIS
Lt. Colonel Nahida Ahmad Rashid is a top ranking female commander in the peshmerga, the army of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Peshmerga (meaning… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
China’s Challenge to International Cybersecurity
Chinese activities in cyberspace regularly garner a great deal of attention. Chinese hackers have been accused of stealing millions of records from U.S. government databases,… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Rousseff’s Downfall Punctuates Brazil’s ‘Lost Decade’
Brazil’s senate voted to begin impeachment trails for President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday. Rousseff, who is accused of breaking federal budget laws, will be suspended… Read More
