InternationalCommentary
As a foreigner and political activist, I am often criticized for supporting President Donald Trump, with many questioning both my motivations and what potential benefits… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Aug. 8, President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for the signing of a historic peace deal between the two countries… Read More
International News
Cambodia announced Friday it will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he helped bring the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict to a ceasefire… Read More
InternationalNews
The sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has rejected diplomatic talks with South Korea’s new liberal leader. “We clarify once again the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe’s leaders the way President Donald Trump does, but he too has a tough message… Read More
InternationalNews
Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing how free speech violations there affect American citizens, as… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Liberty, aspiration, and prosperity are the values that the U.S. and the U.K. once sought in tandem—the principles that defined our special relationship. But now,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The crowning event at the Highland Games in Scotland is the tug-of-war. Eight brothers in arms square off against eight others across the line, gripping… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Just when longtime North Korea watchers thought they had seen it all, Pyongyang managed to surprise them. The world has seemingly become inured to North Korea’s steadily escalating nuclear… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The House version of the State Department’s foreign operations appropriations bill calls for defunding the agency’s various special envoys, representatives, and coordinators unless expressly authorized… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Democrats in Congress have adopted a simple if cynical strategy to continue growing the national debt: just threaten that any spending cuts will lead to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I learned over a two-decade diplomatic career serving on four continents that whatever the relative size and power of our countries, even our allies don’t… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited “stalwart NATO ally” Romania on Oct. 20 to discuss a range of key bilateral issues. Austin noted that the two nations… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There has been an extraordinary amount of talk in policy circles recently about Taiwan and the U.S. commitment to Taiwan’s security—and for good reason. The… Read More
InternationalNews
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a central figure in the first impeachment of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden and Zelenskyy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
With the world watching in horror, the hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan resulted in the Taliban’s near complete control over Afghanistan’s population of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again,” President Joe Biden pledged in his Jan. 20 inaugural address. He announced on Feb. 4:… Read More
InternationalNews
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Although Washington’s attention has been riveted on Afghanistan, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the Oval Office on Aug. 26 will prompt the Biden… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Biden administration, whose failed efforts to appease the Taliban with a one-sided “peace” agreement have been exposed as a catastrophic error in Afghanistan, is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
You’ve heard of the International Criminal Police Organization thanks to Hollywood, which often features “Interpol agents.” In reality, there are no Interpol agents: Interpol simply… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Where America got Afghanistan wrong is “nation-building.” That’s a myth. Nations don’t build nations. Nations rebuild themselves. President Joe Biden, predictably, learned the wrong lesson. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s nomination of Croatia to join the Visa Waiver Program is a long overdue but welcome move that will advance U.S…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Three Seas Initiative has scored another notable achievement in Tokyo, following the successful gathering of the sixth Three Seas Summit and Business Forum in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The United States and Russia on Wednesday will hold the first round of a Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva. Talks of this type will be… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Washington last week and conveyed an unambiguous message; namely, that “it’s high time for democratic countries to unite and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The five-year old C5+1—forum that connects the five Central Asian nations, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and the United States—has become a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The United States and the Philippines will celebrate two important milestones in their bilateral relationship this year. Last weekend marked the 75th anniversary of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The people of Cuba stood up on Sunday and took to the streets to demand liberty and an end to 62 years of communist oppression…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Leaders and governments in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan, have opened the doors for more significant interaction with Washington, signaling a serious desire for elevated bilateral… Read More
