InternationalCommentary
Why Did ISIS Target Paris?
“Allah chose me … to travel to Europe in order to terrorize the crusaders waging war against the Muslims.” So begins an Islamic State magazine… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Yes, the European Union Wants a Court for That, Too…
When it comes to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a proposed trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, there are… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why al-Qaeda and ISIS Are Ruthlessly Targeting This Country
The small North African country of Tunisia suffered another major terror attack, the third this year. The attack should remind the world that Tunisia faces… Read More
InternationalCommentary
West Germany’s Former Chancellor Predicted Europe Would Have an Assimilation Problem
In 1990, former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt told me in an interview that massive Islamic immigration into Europe kept him awake at night. Between… Read More
InternationalNews
Anti-India Protests in Kathmandu Reflect Frustration With Blockade of Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Protesters here vented their frustration with India’s ongoing trade blockade of Nepal, which has created a nationwide fuel and medicine shortage and slowed the country’s… Read More
InternationalNews
How One Religious Organization Is Helping Syrian Refugees as They Arrive in Europe
As the United States debates how to properly vet 10,000 Syrian refugees expected to resettle here, employees with Samaritan’s Purse are stationed on the frontlines… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tunisia Is Now a Hot Spot for ISIS Recruitment. How the US Could Help Change That.
In Tunisia, the one nation progressing in the struggle to build a democracy from the Arab Spring revolutions, the governing party of President Beji Caid Essebsi… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Kazakhstan’s Economy: Collateral Damage From Low Oil Prices and Russia’s Recession
2015 has not been kind to Kazakhstan’s economy (the largest in Central Asia). Although it has the highest levels of economic freedom in the region,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Has Cuba Manufactured a Refugee Crisis?
A humanitarian crisis is developing in Central America along the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Earlier this week, the Nicaraguan military began refusing to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Australia, Catholic Bishops Face Court Action, Huge Fines Over Traditional Views on Marriage
Australians have always viewed America’s litigious culture with suspicion. Our “no worries mate” approach to life means we tend not to rush off to court… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why John Kerry Should Apologize to France
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry visited French President Francois Hollande to show American support to the French government. Unfortunately Kerry then proceeded to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
80 Trillion Yen Later, Another Recession
Japan is in recession, again. A year ago, I wrote about Japan facing back-to-back decline in its quarterly gross domestic product (GDP). Despite the Japanese… Read More
InternationalNews
GOP Lawmakers Prepare to Order ‘Pause’ to Syrian Refugees Entering US
Feeling pressure to respond to President Barack Obama’s ongoing plan to resettle Syrian refugees to the United States, House and Senate Republican lawmakers on Tuesday… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia Admits Plane Brought Down By Bomb But Putin Won’t Make Defeating ISIS Top Priority
Russia’s intelligence services have finally admitted what most have already suspected: that a bomb brought down the Russian commercial airliner over the Sinai Peninsula last… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After Paris, Obama’s Abandonment of Leadership
On Nov. 12, President Barack Obama said of ISIS: “What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain, and… Read More
InternationalNews
19 Photos of People Honoring France Across the World
Unity. It’s what fueled the violent terrorists who killed more than 132 people and injured 350 more in Paris Friday. But it’s also fueling citizens… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Can NATO Be Involved in Responding to Paris Attacks? Looking at Article 5
In light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, which resulted in at least 139 dead and another 350 wounded, there has been significant discussion… Read More
InternationalPoliticsSecurityCommentary
Helmut Schmidt, Cold Warrior: 1918–2015
Helmut Schmidt—chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982 and staunch U.S. ally—is dead. As chancellor, Schmidt saw his country through the fight against the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran’s New Wave of Anti-Americanism
Tehran seems determined to demonstrate that the nuclear agreement struck by the Obama administration will not alter the nature of the Iranian regime one whit…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
The effects of 21st-century socialism in Venezuela are horrifying. According to the International Monetary Fund, Venezuela’s economy will shrink by at least 10 percent in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Is Trying to Redefine International Norms on the Reach of States
With the decision to conduct a Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) in the waters around China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea, U.S.-Chinese relations… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s New Anti-ISIS Boots on the Ground in Syria: Too Little, Too Late?
There’s a lot of confusion about the announcement by the White House late last week about the upcoming deployment of U.S. special operations forces to… Read More
InternationalNews
Meet the Priest Who Cares for Hundreds of Christian Refugees Fleeing ISIS
AMMAN, JORDAN—In the small town of Marka, Jordan, about 20 minutes from downtown Amman, hundreds of Christian refugees and their families live under the steadfast… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Happy Birthday, United Nations! 70 Years Is Enough.
Did it escape your attention that last month was the 70th birthday of the United Nations? Did you miss the opportunity to celebrate by following… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Has a Serious Demographic Problem and Its New Two Child Policy Will Not Fix It
China’s recent decision to abandon the one-child policy in favor of a two-child policy, while welcome, is neither a fundamental policy shift nor a long-term… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why ISIS Is Killing Journalists
Last week, two press freedom groups—Reporters Without Borders and the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory—issued a press release detailing the plight of independent media in the northern… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What I Learned From Tibetan and Ukrainian Freedom Fighters
KATHMANDU, Nepal—About two months before a mortar killed him, 19-year-old Ukrainian soldier Daniel Kasyanenko smoked a cigarette with me in a trench in eastern Ukraine…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
The “Simple People” Aren’t Jumping Out of Their Seats for the EU
Last month during a speech in Madrid, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, boasted of popular support for EU integration. The boast came… Read More
InternationalCommentary
New Emails: Benghazi Cover Story Continues to Unravel
A new lot of emails released by the State Department on Halloween were so newsworthy that not even the holiday could drown it out. It… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As Other Nations Look North, Obama Administration Falls Behind in Arctic
In U.S. Arctic policy, President Barack Obama has focused on climate change. He also officially changed the name of Mt. McKinley to Denali, a decision… Read More
