SecurityCommentary
That One Time the Obama Administration Used Diplomacy Well
File it under “things you don’t see very often.” A press release from Republican Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, declaring, “I… Read More
InternationalNews
Israeli Leader a Pillar of Calm in Face of Rocket Attacks
“We face a very, very brutal terrorist enemy.” As rockets fired by Hamas rained down yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coolly and calmly described… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Our Politicians Keep Surrendering U.S. Independence to Other Nations
Four weeks after D-Day, having fought fiercely for 28 consecutive days, American troops were still within eyeshot of the Normandy coast. They were already short… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration Should Speak Up for Hong Kong
Hong Kong may sound remote and exotic to many Americans, but what happens there affects many here and its continued success and prosperity is in… Read More
InternationalNews
Sudanese Christian Mom Fears Baby Disabled After Giving Birth in Chains
The woman who was sentenced to death in Sudan for her Christian faith says she fears her newborn baby is physically disabled because her legs were chained… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Compromising With Iran Is Not the Answer
Secretary of State John Kerry recently floated a mind-numbing idea: to help turn back ISIS, the Islamic terrorist group that has seized control of more… Read More
SecurityNews
Price to Avoid Another Benghazi? House Leaders Question $461 Million Training Center
With the deadly Benghazi attacks providing impetus and momentum, the State Department announced this spring that it will build a $461 million training center for… Read More
Megyn Kelly Takes Down State Department Spokeswoman on Obama’s Iraq Rhetoric
Megyn Kelly went on offense last night. On “The Kelly File,” she aggressively questioned a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, on what the Fox News… Read More
SecurityCommentary
You Can’t Use the Military to Solve Every Government Problem
“What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?” —Madeline Albright, 1993, as she argued for… Read More
SocietyNews
Kerry Asks Sudan to ‘Respect’ Condemned Mom’s Religious Freedom
A day after Christian groups rallied outside the White House seeking presidential action on behalf of a mother condemned to hang in Sudan because of… Read More
SecurityNews
Hillary Clinton: Child Border Crossers Should Be Sent Home
Hillary Clinton yesterday took a firm stand on how the U.S. should handle a wave of unaccompanied children from Central America who are migrating across… Read More
SocietyNews
At White House Rally, Lawmakers Ask Obama to Save Christian Mom in Sudan
In the shadow of the White House, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., joined prominent Christian groups in calling for President Obama… Read More
SecurityNews
How the New Benghazi Committee Can Drive the Investigation Forward
The new House special committee to investigate the Benghazi terrorist attacks wields broad legal authority to do its job. The panel can access classified documents… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Tiananmen a Quarter-Century Later: China Remains Dangerously Unpredictable
The headlines and news crawls daily suggest a steadily deteriorating situation in East Asia: “Tensions Rise as Fishing Vessel Sinks,” “Vietnam Says China Attacked 4… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
European Election Results Show Europeans Fed-up With European Union Integration
Voters sent a clear message in elections May 22 – 25 for the European Parliament: Many remain deeply skeptical regarding further EU integration. The European… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Top 5 Things President Obama Should Do Today
Only some of each president’s speeches are billed as “major,” and today’s is one of them for President Obama. His commencement address at West Point… Read More
SocietyNews
Mark Steyn Thinks Obama Could Use Pen, Phone to Free Sudan Mom
As U.S. officials and bureaucrats depict the wife of an American citizen’s plight in Sudan as outrageous, delicate and complicated, conservative commentator Mark Steyn proposes… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Ukraine’s Future: To Whom Does It Belong?
In the recent makeshift referenda in Donetsk and Luhansk unrecognized by the West, a small minority of eligible voters voted in favor of secession from… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Q&A: Ukraine Presidential Election and Russia’s Next Move
Ukraine is wracked by violence between its soldiers and pro-Russian forces, and the country will hold a presidential election Sunday. We asked Iryna Fedets, a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Guide to Ukraine’s Presidential Election: What’s at Stake?
Ukrainian voters will go to the polls Sunday to vote in the country’s first presidential election since the start of the Maidan uprising last November–and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Time for Germany to Step Up on the World Stage
“I’d rather have a German division in front of me than a French division behind me.” So quipped Gen. George “Blood & Guts” Patton. The… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
NATO Allies Actively Assisting Russian Military? Unacceptable
Ukrainian soldiers and police remain willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to fend off Russia’s attempts to take over eastern Ukraine — last week, seven… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Are China and North Korea at Odds? These Are the Implications of a Rift
Recent reports that the People’s Republic of China has not exported any crude oil to North Korea for the last three months raise the possibility… Read More
Armed Services Chairman on Obama: ‘Our Foreign Policy Is a Mess’
President Obama’s wrongheaded view of the world has weakened America’s military and turned foreign policy into a “mess” — and Republicans bear some of the… Read More
News
John Kerry Recants Israel ‘Apartheid State’ Comments
Secretary of State John Kerry has recanted his statements about the possibility of Israel becoming “an apartheid state,” asserting that he does not believe “… Read More
Why Kerry Was Wrong to Rebuke Israel With ‘Apartheid’ Comment
Secretary of State John Kerry undiplomatically declared that Israel risks becoming “an apartheid state” if it fails to negotiate a peace agreement with the Palestinian… Read More
Palestinian Reconciliation Deal Derails Kerry’s Peace Efforts
The reconciliation agreement announced between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on April 23 is a severe setback for peace prospects and a slap in… Read More
News
U.S. Soft Power Urged to Counter Russian Propaganda on Ukraine
The United States should ramp up the use of “soft power” and public diplomacy through international broadcasts to counter Russia’s intentions in Ukraine, two experts… Read More
Iran Exploits Interim Nuclear Agreement to Undermine Sanctions
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to release a report indicating that Iran is fulfilling its commitments under the November interim agreement on… Read More
News
Iran’s New U.N. Ambassador Exploited American Hostages
While posing as a friendly and pragmatic reformer, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stuck a finger in the eye of Washington by appointing a diplomat… Read More
