InternationalCommentary
What Turkey’s Election Means for the US
Last June, Turkey held a general election, but no single party won enough seats within the legislature to form a single ruling party. After a few… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Has More Billionaires than US
The number of Chinese billionaires has increased by almost 70 percent in the past year, according to figures in the 2015 “Hurun Rich List,” an… Read More
InternationalPoliticsSecurityCommentary
Architects of Disaster: The Destruction of Libya
Benghazi has been much in the news because of the long-awaited testimony by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As important as it is to… Read More
InternationalNews
The CIA’s Secret Himalayan Hotel for Tibetan Guerillas
POKHARA, Nepal—It’s been 43 years since the CIA cut off support to the Tibetan guerillas that the agency trained and armed to fight a covert… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Put the Brakes on Bangladesh’s Flawed War Criminal Process
The Bangladeshi authorities are set to execute two senior opposition politicians for alleged war crimes committed 45 years ago—by an International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The European Parliament is Wrong on Edward Snowden and National Security
On Oct. 29, the European Parliament approved a resolution (passed by 285 votes to 281) calling “on European Union Member States to drop any criminal… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Thanks, Russia, for Spurring American Action on ISIS
I never thought I’d say this, considering recent events, but we may have to—gulp—thank Russia for something: a potential positive (and long overdue) shift in… Read More
InternationalNews
North Korean Defector’s ‘Winter Butterfly’ Film Unveils Extremes of Starvation in North Korea
Young 11-year-old Jin-ho treks into the North Korean mountains every morning collecting firewood to earn just enough to keep him and his starving mother alive…. Read More
InternationalNews
As China Abandons One-Child Policy, Experts Agree Change Won’t Be Enough to Avert Demographic Crisis
China is abandoning its controversial “one-child policy” in favor of a universal two-child policy, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. The move comes after several… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Recent Elections in Latin America Carry Heavy Consequences
Over the weekend, four important elections occurred in the Western Hemisphere. Argentina and Guatemala held presidential elections; Colombia held local and municipal level elections. (Haiti… Read More
InternationalNews
First, an Earthquake Struck Nepal. Now, the Nation Is Dealing With Another Disaster.
POKHARA, Nepal—In 2010 Dilu Ranabath left Nepal to find work in Iraq. He took out a $4,000 bank loan to pay a fixer to get… Read More
InternationalNews
Why the Legacy of Tibet’s Cold War Freedom Fighters Still Matters
DHARAMSHALA, India—When Sonam Dorjee was a Buddhist monk at the Debung Monastery in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, he would not kill an insect. After… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What the US Achieved by Sailing Into the South China Sea
After months of discussion, and an interval of three years, the United States has finally matched actions to its verbal challenges of China’s island-building in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia and Iran Are Winning a War of Images in Syria
The leaders of Russia and Iran both have ramped up their propaganda machines to project images of surging regional influence within Syria. This aggressive news… Read More
InternationalNews
Tibet: The Forgotten Refugee Crisis
NEW DELHI, India— The Majnu Ka Tilla Tibetan refugee colony in New Delhi is a chaotic neighborhood of narrow alleys and shanty concrete structures packed… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Violence Has Increased in Israel
JERUSALEM—Over the years, Israelis have had to defend themselves from foreign armies, suicide bombers, and missiles. Over recent weeks, they’ve been confronting a new threat: young Palestinians… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Murder of Mohammad Akhlaq: Concerns on Religious Freedom in India
The ordeal did not take long. The quiet of the evening in Bisara, India, was replaced by the clamor of a vicious mob and the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Breaks Cyber Agreement: Congress Should Move Beyond “I Told You So” and Address the Problem
Last month, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China announced that “neither country’s government will conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Finally, Clinton Faces Panel on Benghazi: 5 Key Questions She Could Be Asked
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton will make her long-awaited appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. This will be a crucial moment in the Benghazi… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Liberal Party Wins Canadian Elections: Washington Should Pay More Attention to Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada won yesterday’s election, giving them an outright majority in the Canadian Parliament. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister designate and son… Read More
InternationalNews
Meet the Yale Law Grad Who Abandoned Her Career to Help Save 200 Chinese Babies
The past month marked two important milestones for human rights activist and lawyer Reggie Littlejohn. As of Sept. 25, China’s so-called “one-child policy” has officially… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why a ‘No-Fly Zone’ Will Not Work in Syria
The civil war in Syria rages on, hundreds of thousands of refugees continue to make their way onto European shores, and complicating matters further, Russia’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
State Department Fumbles Response to Palestinian Violence
For a brief moment the State Department got its reaction right to the Palestinian knife attacks against Israeli citizens last week. A very brief moment…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s ‘Best’ Foreign Policy Achievement
The president now plans to continue a U.S. ground force presence in Afghanistan to help hold off the Taliban until he leaves office. This is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Turkey’s Changing Role in the New Middle East
“We will manage the wave of change in the Middle East. Just as we have an ideal in our minds about Turkey, we have an… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Middle East Strategy Continues to Fail as Cuban and Iranian Troops Join Russian-Backed Offensive in Syria
Russia is not the only country that feels free to intervene in Syria on behalf of the Assad regime and attack U.S.-supported Syrian rebels. Cuba… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Putin Begins Propaganda Blitz to Sell his Syrian Bombing Campaign
The Russian government has launched an all-out media campaign to sell its involvement in Syria to the Russian people. On all official television channels (which… Read More
InternationalNews
The Daring Escape From a North Korean Prison That Took One Life but Saved Another
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea will be at the top of the agenda when President Barack Obama meets with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye at… Read More
InternationalNews
What’s Behind the Latest Israeli-Palestinian Violence
A new surge in Palestinian-Israeli attacks is drawing international attention because of its uniqueness. Since the Jewish high holidays, young Palestinians unaffiliated with any formal… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Masters of Psychological Warfare: How the Chinese Are Winning a Secret War
The comprehensive nature of issues discussed during Xi Jinping’s visit once again illuminated the extent of China’s political and social influence in the United States…. Read More
