SecurityNews
Could COVID-19 Have Come From Chinese Lab? 4 Things to Know
Once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, the notion that the new coronavirus spread from a research lab in Wuhan, China has gained more mainstream backing… Read More
PoliticsNews
Pompeo: US Brings Home 50,000 From 90 Countries
In the midst of Holy Week, which is also supposed to be the point of peak coronavirus deaths, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was able… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nation of Georgia Is America’s Proven Ally in Fighting Common Challenges
The South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become an important partner for the United States on a range of critical global issues. The small but… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s Outrageous Coronavirus Blame Game
China is ramping up aggressive propaganda efforts to pin the blame for the coronavirus pandemic on the United States. Less than three months ago, however,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New State Department Warning Shows Travel Restrictions Key to Curbing Coronavirus
As the State Department warns Americans not to travel internationally and advises all Americans abroad to return home or prepare to shelter in place, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Expelling US Journalists, China Escalates Political Warfare Over Coronavirus
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the People’s Republic of China has taken the opportunity to further close off the rest of the world’s… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
America’s Opportunity to Quell Russian Meddling in Libya
Borscht, or beet soup, is a staple of Eastern European cuisine. Its dense, complex flavor derives in part from the sour cream that is often… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We’re Not Closing Our Eyes’: Senate Panel Seeks Documents in Biden-Ukraine Investigation
A Senate committee is poised to issue a subpoena for documents as part of an investigation of the Ukrainian dealings of former Vice President Joe… Read More
SecurityNews
Amid Impeachment, Pompeo Visit to Ukraine Underscores US Support
KYIV, Ukraine—In a visit here, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday underscored America’s commitment to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression, downplaying concerns… Read More
SecurityNews
A General’s View of Why US Should Stay in Afghanistan
Despite overtures from the Taliban and declining interest among Americans, it is essential that the United States remain in Afghanistan, retired Army Gen. Jack Keane… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Palestinians Miss Opportunity by Rejecting Trump Peace Plan
President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday at a White House ceremony attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump declared… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Peace Plan for Palestine Is Doomed to Fail
Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat met at Camp David where Barak offered… Read More
SecurityNews
Rep. Ilhan Omar Casts Iranians, Iraqis as Victims of Trump
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., berated President Donald Trump’s administration Thursday and cast the Iraqi people as victims on the House floor. Omar said the Trump… Read More
InternationalNews
5 Top Iranian Officials You Should Know
Tensions between the United States and Iran seem to be deescalating again, but the countries clearly are still at loggerheads. Much media attention has been… Read More
SecurityNews
Questions Mount as Ukrainian Airliner Crashes in Iran, Killing All Onboard, Hours After Missile Attack
KYIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed Wednesday morning only minutes after takeoff from Tehran and only hours after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Opts for More Sanctions, Not Military Action, After Iran’s Attack
Less than 24 hours after Iran fired 15 missiles at U.S. military facilities in Iraq, President Donald Trump signaled a strong desire to deescalate by… Read More
SecurityNews
It’s Iranian Regime, Not US, That Threatens Persian Culture, Pompeo Says
The United States will not target “cultural sites” in Iran for military strikes, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, days after President Donald Trump alluded… Read More
SecurityNews
Kurdish Opposition Prepares for War After Iran’s Top General Dies in US Drone Strike
KYIV, Ukraine—After a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed Iran’s top military commander, members of a coalition of Iraq-based, Kurdish Iranian militias say they are ready… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Scholar Disinvited as Speaker for NATO Celebration Shouldn’t Have Planned to Criticize President
I recently came across Stanley Sloan’s Dec. 7 Facebook post, in which he let his friends and followers know that his planned address for the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Afghanistan Trip Shows He’s No Isolationist
It was not a happy Thanksgiving for President Donald Trump’s detractors, as the president showed with his surprise trip Thursday to Afghanistan that “America First”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Chilling Ignorance of History
How can one person get so much wrong in one sentence? I refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, the neo-socialist Democrat, who endorsed presidential candidate Sen…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Window Closing for Nuke Talks With North Korea
North Korea and the United States gave strikingly different interpretations of the collapse of working-level denuclearization talks in Stockholm. Pyongyang characteristically took a maximalist approach,… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Announces ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire, End to Sanctions on Turkey
President Donald Trump announced what he called a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds, as well as the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Turkey…. Read More
SecurityNews
Pence: ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire Achievable Between Turks and Kurds
Vice President Mike Pence expressed hope Tuesday night for a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds after the five-day pause in hostilities in northeastern… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Europe Refuses to Take Back Captured ISIS Fighters
When the caliphate of the Islamic State collapsed, its fighters scattered. Many ISIS terrorists ended up in camps being run by Syrian Kurds in northern Syria…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Doesn’t Want Small-Ball Nuke Deals. Here Are 3 Reasons He’s Right.
Voices are clamoring for President Donald Trump to make small nuclear deals with Iran and North Korea. All the arguments for doing so are bad…. Read More
InternationalNews
How a Former Warsaw Pact Nation Became an Example for NATO Allies
WARSAW, Poland—Tomasz Szatkowski is an anomaly on two fronts. He’s the youngest ambassador to NATO and represents one of just seven members of the 28-nation… Read More
SecurityNews
Secretary of State Confirms He Was on Trump Phone Call With Ukraine’s President
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Wednesday that he was on the July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
A US Victory at the Universal Postal Union
Numerous articles have criticized the Trump administration over its policy toward the United Nations and other international organizations. In particular, they assert that U.S. decisions… Read More
SecurityNews
US Politics Threaten to Derail Ukraine’s Peace Talks With Russia
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine is at a crossroads. After more than five years of war against Russian forces in its eastern Donbas region, the former Soviet republic… Read More
