InternationalCommentary
The newly published “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance” by the Biden administration underscores that the United States “will support Taiwan, a leading democracy and a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Iran has escalated its coercive pressure campaign on the Biden administration on two major fronts—the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program and terrorist attacks by Iranian… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
On March 5, 1946, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued a warning to the West in his famous “Iron Curtain” speech. In Fulton, Missouri,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Japanese–South Korean relations suffer from centuries of built-up animosity due to sensitive historical issues and sovereignty disputes. Cyclical spikes in tensions are triggered by incidents… Read More
SecurityCommentary
With so much discussion about Iran’s provocative nuclear activities and the Biden administration’s contemplation of rejoining the problem-ridden Iran nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action),… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In his first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since taking office, President Joe Biden met virtually with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Joe Biden spoke to a hastily thrown together virtual meeting of the Group of Seven last week. Given the short duration of Friday’s summit… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Americans get to elect their presidents. Not so in China. We may have moved from the 45th commander in chief to the 46th, and the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Mexican police officers were arrested last week and charged in the killing of more than a dozen Guatemalan migrants on the way to the United… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Former Secretary of State George Shultz died Saturday at the impressive age of 100 at his home in Stanford, California, where he had been a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
National security adviser Jake Sullivan underlined Washington’s clear interest in reinforcing the bilateral relationship between the United States and Poland during his first official call… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Israel and Kosovo made history Monday by officially establishing full diplomatic relations. Signing the groundbreaking agreement, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi highlighted the “warm and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Dr. Anthony Fauci just announced the Biden administration’s commitment to “advance gender equality at home and around the world.” This is underscored by President Joe… Read More
SecurityCommentary
News that President Joe Biden intends to seek a five-year extension of the New START agreement with Russia is disappointing, to say the least. New… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Alexei Navalny returned to Russia from Germany on Jan. 17 and was arrested at the airport upon arrival. Navalny, a leading Russian political opposition figure,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On the last day of the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a determination saying that genocide and crimes against humanity are taking place against… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Iran in a speech on Tuesday for the covert support and sanctuary it has extended to al-Qaeda. Pompeo charged… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Jan. 14 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, which began with Tunisians’ toppling of longtime strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s regime in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt agreed to restore ties with Qatar during the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit on Tuesday. The agreement marks the end of a dispute that has divided the Persian Gulf region since 2017. … Read More
InternationalCommentary
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation recently approved a $300 million investment in the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. That welcome Dec. 10 announcement partially… Read More
SecurityCommentary
They were called “refuseniks”—Jews in the Soviet Union who wanted to emigrate. They were not just “refused” the right to leave. They were spied on,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Morocco agreed on Dec. 10 to resume formal diplomatic relations with Israel, joining the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan as the fourth Arab country… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The European Union Commission, the executive arm of the EU, earlier this month published what it called a “new EU-US agenda for global change.” The… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Christine Fang is a Chinese national who is suspected of being a spy and has had ties to American mayors and other politicians, including Rep…. Read More
SecurityNews
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., on Thursday in response to revelations of his interactions with an alleged Chinese spy, accusing the… Read More
International Analysis
Joanne Herring, a longtime political activist and philanthropist, deserves a great deal of credit for helping break the back of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Horrific massacres of Christians in the northern and middle parts of Nigeria at the hands of Muslim militants and terrorists have been a daily occurrence… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Indo-Pacific region is going to be a critical foreign policy theater for the United States and its partners in the coming years. The U.S. must make it a priority to uphold… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Even though he was removed from 21st-century geopolitics by two centuries, the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte prophetically foretold of modern China’s rise on the world… Read More
SecurityCommentary
For the next several years, the U.S. is going to have to make some tough decisions in areas related to its foreign policy and national… Read More
