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
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
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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
