InternationalCommentary
How Will China’s Economic Slowdown Affect the US?
Since the 2008–2009 global recession, China has accounted for roughly one-third of global economic growth, by far the highest in the world. With a GDP… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russians Turn Up the Diplomatic Heat on US Broadcasting Chief
The Russian government just turned the heat up a notch on U.S. officials in what is an already heated diplomatic climate. In the past few… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the US Must Respond to China’s Rejection of South China Sea Court Decision
An arbitration court accepted claims made by the Philippines against China in the South China Sea, however, China’s refusal to obey the court’s decision requires… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As the Iran Deal Turns 1, Here Are 6 Examples That Prove We Can’t Trust Iran
From the beginning, the nuclear deal with Iran was a bad one. President Barack Obama claimed it would make the world “safer and more secure.”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Moldova Whistleblower Exposes ‘Bank Robbery of the Century,’ Raises IMF Questions
As the West develops its strategy to deal with a resurgent Russia, more must be done to focus on the so-called gray areas lying between… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Shouldn’t Be Fooled by South Sudanese Leaders
Four days of heavy fighting in the South Sudanese capital of Juba between troops loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Protecting Internet Freedom
Internet freedom has been part of U.S. foreign policy since 2010, when the Internet had just emerged as a powerful political tool, fueling activism in… Read More
InternationalNews
While NATO Discussed Russian Aggression, Fighting Spiked in Eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Over the weekend, as NATO leaders in Warsaw, Poland, were discussing ways to counter Russian aggression, the conflict in eastern Ukraine concurrently spiked to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Despite Setback, India Should Press on — Supported by U.S. — with NSG Membership Bid
The 48 member states of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an international coalition that aims to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling nuclear-related exports, gathered at… Read More
InternationalNews
Administration Defends UN-Funded, Anti-Israel Textbooks for Palestinians
U.S. taxpayers provide nearly $400 million a year to a United Nations program that critics say sends anti-Semitic, anti-Israel textbooks to schools for Palestinian refugees…. Read More
InternationalPoliticsCommentary
Phony Brexit Woes: Britain Should Tell EU Elite to Take a Hike
Many political pundits are upset over Brexit because they believe that Europe—the entire world, actually—needs more “harmonization” of financial regulators. They see Brexit as a… Read More
InternationalNews
Russian Threat Takes Center Stage at NATO’s Warsaw Summit
WARSAW, Poland—Russian aggression, radical Islamist terrorism, the refugee crisis, Brexit, Afghanistan. The list of challenges NATO leaders faced at the biennial summit here over the… Read More
InternationalNews
Could Putin Face Resurgent NATO? Russian Aggression a Top Issue for Obama’s Final Summit
Increased Russian aggression will be among the central issues when President Barack Obama attends his final NATO Summit in Warsaw, as the United States and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Shanghai: The New Silicon Valley?
Shanghai’s benchmark stock exchange, in combination with China’s other major bourse in Shenzhen, have the highest stock-market capitalization in all of Asia. Until recently, few… Read More
InternationalCommentary
India Rising?
India has emerged as the most favored destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2015, outpacing China (for the first time) and even the U.S…. Read More
InternationalNews
US Should Be Wary of New Philippines President
It was a crazy election. One of the candidates for president threw around wildly irresponsible ideas, perhaps for entertainment value, perhaps because he really meant… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Keep Calm and Carry On Trading
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that it could lead to war. A Brookings Institution scholar wondered ominously if it was the “greatest catastrophe”… Read More
InternationalNews
Experts Doubt Obama’s Final Troop Cut in Afghanistan Helps His Successor
President Barack Obama said he won’t withdraw nearly half the remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan, much less completely withdraw as he originally intended, so the… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
US Sanctions North Korea for Human Rights Violations
On July 6, the Obama administration imposed sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other senior North Korean individuals and organizations for human… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What Americans Can Learn From the Failure of Centralized Education in Brazil
Despite the geographic differences, Brazil and the United States have much in common: both are continental, diverse countries organized in federations with relatively autonomous states…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Bangladesh Attack Shows Depth of Country’s Extremist Problems
As Bangladesh comes to grip with the horrific terrorist attack July 1 at a café in an upscale neighborhood in Dhaka, the Sheikh Hasina government must focus… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Makes Clear It’s Better to Be America’s Adversary Than Ally
Rarely has the stark contrast between being an adversary of America and being an American friend been more in evidence than in the news this… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Number of Victims Rescued From Human Trafficking Almost Doubled in 2016
According to the newly released Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the number of human trafficking victims rescued and traffickers prosecuted nearly doubled in 2016. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Americans Should Care About Attacks on Religious Liberty in Russia
There are troubling new developments in Russia. Russia’s parliament, the Federal Assembly, has just approved so-called anti-terrorism legislation that criminalizes free speech and that attacks religious… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Istanbul Terrorist Attack Is Another Strike in ISIS Ramadan Offensive
As the death toll mounts from the June 28 terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, it appears that the attack bears the fingerprints of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
LGBT Groups Seek to Entrench Agenda at the UN
The U.N. Human Rights Council, which was created in 2006 to replace the notoriously corrupt and ineffective Commission on Human Rights, has proven disappointing in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Administration’s Goal Is to Undermine Brexit Vote
Before Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union last Thursday, the Obama administration was eager to pressure the British people to stay in. They… Read More
InternationalCommentary
NATO Designates Cyber as Official Domain for Warfare
While the claim that hackers linked to the Russian government hacked the Democratic National Committee to steal research on GOP candidates certainly grabbed headlines, a… Read More
InternationalNews
After Brexit, Paul Ryan Calls for ‘Special’ Trade Deal With Britain
House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling for the United States to engage in a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom once it completes the… Read More
InternationalNews
What Brexit Means for the European Union’s Future
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could inspire other disaffected nations to consider a way out unless the bloc responds to anxiety across the… Read More
