InternationalCommentary
Yes, Iran Is Still Hostile to the US
The Obama legacy is already unraveling. Last week, President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, revealed that the nuclear deal with Iran was… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Obama Is Wrong to Focus on Hiroshima
History remains very much alive in East Asia. Millennia of invasions, occupations, and subjugation form the foundation for present-day perceptions. The predominant calamity for many… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Cynical Spinmeister Who Helped Sell Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal
Now that the Obama administration is spiraling down to a sputtering end, the misguided architects of its disastrous Middle East policies are clamoring to defend… Read More
InternationalNews
With the Peshmerga on the Front Lines Against ISIS
GWER, Iraq—First you notice the sound of jet engines. The sky is overcast, so you can’t see the coalition warplanes. But you can hear them…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Anthrax Terror Plot Shows ISIS’ Reach Into East Africa
Kenyan police announced this week that they had arrested a man interning at a Kenyan hospital who was planning a major anthrax attack on the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Administration Finally Honors American Heroes Killed in Benghazi
The Obama administration’s decision recently to honor two former Navy SEALs, killed in the line of duty overseas, is so obviously the right one and should… Read More
InternationalNews
After Green Zone Protests, Can Iraq Be Salvaged?
The scene of hundreds of protesters storming Baghdad’s U.S. installed “Green Zone” and parliament building this past weekend underscored the political challenges facing Iraq, and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Horrible Practice of Honor Killings in Pakistan
More than 1,000 girls and women die in honor killings in Pakistan each year. The United Nations estimates that there are about 5,000 honor killings… Read More
InternationalCommentary
USAID Worker’s Murder Highlights Bangladesh’s Descent Into Extremism
Bangladesh has become a hotbed for Islamic extremists, and a recent spree of murders demonstrate a move away from democracy and freedom of speech in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Our Next President Must Stand Up to Putin
Whoever takes over the White House in 2017 will face an aggressive, revanchist Russia that is a threat to the United States and our allies…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Press Freedom Is Under Attack Around the World
The 2016 edition of the World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders is out, and the news is not good. According to the group,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Russia Is Lying to Us About Syria
What seemed like an encouraging headline a few weeks ago was really all smoke and mirrors—far from pulling out of Syria, Russia has been rolling… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Anti-Brexit Threat Will Backfire
Last Friday Barack Obama made an extraordinary intervention into the British debate over whether or not to remain in the European Union. Just two months… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Do Human Rights Abuses Cause Terrorism?
Secretary of State John Kerry and Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski presided over the release of the… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Bank of Japan May Further Increase Asset Purchases This Month
For almost a year and a half the Bank of Japan has been purchasing assets at around 7 trillion Yen (roughly $64 billion) a month,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Flexes Its Military Muscles While America Does Nothing
In the last few days, China has undertaken several new military actions. These include landing a military aircraft on one of their new artificial islands… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Castros Are Getting Everything They Want From Obama
The White House decision to disinvite a Grammy-award winning jazz legend who is a strong defender of democracy in Cuba was nothing short of contemptible…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
North Korea May Be Preparing Another Nuclear Test
South Korea announced that it is monitoring increased activity indicative of another nuclear test at North Korea’s Punggyi nuclear test site. The South Korean Ministry… Read More
InternationalNews
America’s Iran ‘Tilt’ Likely Topic as Obama Visits Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia Wednesday trying to salvage what he can from a historically stable partnership that has frayed over differing priorities… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Africa Is Losing the War Against Corruption
Once a model for emerging African democracies, South Africa is now mired in corruption that undermines its economy, provokes social unrest, and betrays the dreams… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Carnival’s ‘Hate Boat’ to Havana Heralds the Shape of Things to Come
Carnival Cruises is kind of a pioneer in Cuba, though not in the way it intended. Right now it is Exhibit A of the perils… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Russian Propaganda War on Reality
The Russian government’s reliance on propaganda to advance its aggressive agenda and control its own population should give the West pause before partnering with Vladimir Putin…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Why China’s Economy Is on Borrowed Time
On Friday China announced its economy had expanded at a 6.7 percent rate in the first quarter of 2016. While this is the slowest growth… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Brazil’s Presidential Woes Reflect Lack of Economic Freedom
The Financial Times reports that on Sunday, April 17, “the lower house of Brazil’s congress is set to vote on the motion to impeach President… Read More
InternationalNews
Panama Papers and Political Turmoil Deal Ukraine a Reality Check
KYIV, Ukraine—The sniper’s bullet went into the head of the man standing in front of Valentyn Onyshchenko. Blood and brain matter sprayed into Onyshchenko’s face… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Carnival Launches the ‘Hate Boat’ to Cuba
Ordinarily taking a cruise to Cuba would not rate high in my house. Being trapped on a ship packed with “wild and crazy” middle-agers eager… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why You Can’t Google ‘Panama Papers’ in China
Typing the phrase “Panama Papers” into Baidu (China’s equivalent to Google) will yield the message “The search results may not meet the relevant regulations, and… Read More
InternationalNews
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Calls It Quits, Pressure Mounts to Form New Coalition
KYIV, Ukraine—In a televised address Sunday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced he would step down Tuesday, marking the end of a two-month-long political crisis…. Read More
InternationalNews
US Needs NATO Now as Much as Ever, Student of the Alliance Says
Policy leaders are reflecting on the legacy and future of NATO this week, the anniversary of the alliance’s creation 67 years ago. One of them… Read More
InternationalNews
Kyiv, Washington Agree: Russian Threat Isn’t Going Away
KYIV, Ukraine—The Ukraine war is going into its third year, and leaders in Washington and Kyiv are bracing for the possibility that Russian military brinkmanship… Read More
