InternationalCommentary
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow Wednesday put him squarely on the map as one of the main players in the Trump administration…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Foreign aid can help advance U.S. national interests, for example, by promoting our values globally or by demonstrating to the world the goodwill of the… Read More
InternationalNews
North Korea will be the top agenda item for President Donald Trump when he meets Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We have somebody that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia is seeking to gain diplomatic leverage in Afghanistan by hosting a regional meeting next month with governments that have a stake in Kabul’s future…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
In recent days, Heritage Foundation scholars have reported on the significant cuts said to be included in President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget… Read More
SecurityNews
In light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions recusing himself from the Russian investigation, a government watchdog group is asking every senator to provide a list… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As the Trump administration considers cuts to the budgets of the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and other international affairs agencies, it must… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is a perfect fit for the position of national security adviser, and it is no surprise that his selection by… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Some media outlets reported last week that President Donald Trump called the Obama administration’s New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, with Russia a… Read More
InternationalNews
At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson took harsh questioning from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Former Ambassador John Bolton is right about a lot of things, not the least of which is that the world is a dangerous place and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The transition team has announced that President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen Friday. Not only is there nothing wrong with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How will history judge the national security and foreign policy of President Barack Obama? From the Iran deal to the Russian reset, the world is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
South Korea recently announced it would restart negotiations with Japan for a military and intelligence sharing agreement. Washington should encourage this growing security cooperation. Moon… Read More
InternationalNews
In the waning months of his presidency, President Barack Obama issued a directive he called “irreversible,” expanding transactions related to Cuban pharmaceuticals, increasing transportation, and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The inhospitable Arctic could become a major area of contention between world powers in the coming decades. As new passages open it, it is up… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sixty-seven years ago yesterday, the U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO. Ravaged by two world wars, and faced with the very real… Read More
SecurityCommentary
One year after the negotiation of the nuclear agreement, Iran continues to pursue the hostile policies that make it dangerous to the United States and… Read More
InternationalNews
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
SecurityNews
Nearly one year after a group of six nations led by the United States reached a nuclear deal with Iran, one of the loudest critics… Read More
SecurityNews
The Obama administration is spinning its own spin on the Iran nuclear deal, explaining two omissions from official records of public press briefings regarding questions… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
A preliminary agreement between Washington and New Delhi to share military logistics marks another step forward in their defense relationship, assuming the agreement is soon… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In an example of how not to negotiate national security issues, Secretary of State John Kerry triggered confusion and consternation for key ally South Korea… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The activists behind the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) have never been shy about blaming the U.S. and other democracies far more than they blame dictatorships… Read More
InternationalNews
The breakdown in relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran complicates life for the United States, which has staked its hope for peace in the Middle… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It’s been reported by the Wall Street Journal that the Obama administration has continued spying on several close American allies, and in particular on Israel. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It was a lot like one of those holiday family get-togethers. You know, one of those annual gatherings that are well-intentioned expressions of love and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Washington is waking up to the fact that America is an Arctic nation. But, as in a doomed polar expedition, the administration seems to be… Read More
InternationalNews
According to Joshua Gonnerman, a doctoral student in historical theology at the Catholic University of America, it’s been anything but business as usual on campus… Read More
SecurityNews
President Obama compared congressional Republicans who reject his nuclear deal to Iranian hardliners who chant “death to America” during a speech selling the agreement with… Read More
