InternationalCommentary
If Trump Skips This Event, It Could Undercut US Influence in Asia
Early this week, it became clear that President Donald Trump had decided not to attend the East Asia Summit in the Philippines on Nov. 14…. Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Announces Push to Fix, Not Nix, Obama’s Iran Deal
President Donald Trump isn’t exiting the Iran nuclear agreement entirely, but he does want to enlist allies to put more teeth in it and push… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Failing Report Card for the Arms Trade Treaty
The third annual Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty is being held this week in Geneva, Switzerland. As I pointed out on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Who Pays for the Arms Trade Treaty? You Do
The nations that ratified a global Arms Trade Treaty are gathering for their third annual conference this week in Geneva, Switzerland. As always, this conference… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia Will Not Win a Diplomatic Tit-for-Tat With the US
The recent U.S.-Russian tit-for-tat—the expulsion of diplomats and the closing of consulates—appears to be resulting in more parity of representation between the two global powers…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
As Conflict Erupts Around the World, the US Must Not Defund This Critical Program
In the coming days, Congress will vote on major spending legislation that will include funding cuts for foreign policy and defense programs. Among the items… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the Trump Administration Is ‘Draining the Swamp’ at State Department
The State Department’s special envoys have long needed reform. That reform could be just around the corner if Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s new proposal… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump: Maybe Warning to North Korea ‘Wasn’t Tough Enough’
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his “fire and fury” warning to North Korea’s dictator may not have been strong enough. He also turned up… Read More
InternationalCommentary
These Special Appointees Often Undermine US Foreign Policy Goals. Here’s How to Fix the Problem.
There’s an age-old rule of family gatherings that still holds true today: Stay out of grandma’s way in the kitchen. She has a meal to… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Promises ‘Fire and Fury’ If North Korea Advances Nuclear Threat
President Donald Trump issued his strongest warning yet to North Korea after published reports that the communist dictatorship has developed a nuclear warhead. “They will… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Shouldn’t ‘Hold Back’ as North Korea Tests Missiles, Expert Advises
President Donald Trump needs to get tougher with North Korea by using existing legal options after the communist regime’s weekend progress in improving its capability… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Returning Seized Compounds to Russia Would Be a Mistake
In May, media reports indicated the Trump administration was considering returning two compounds—one in Maryland and one in New York—to Russia. Those compounds were seized… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Gives Important Military Backing to Taiwan
While much of the focus of President Donald Trump’s G-20 summit had to do with Europe, his trip could have big implications for Asia as… Read More
SecurityNews
Reagan Scholar: Trump Should Hold Russia Accountable for Plot to Kill Pope
A scholar of Ronald Reagan’s presidency says that by publicizing Moscow’s role in the 1981 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, he hopes to… Read More
SecurityNews
4 Response Strategies for Trump After North Korea’s New Missile Test
President Donald Trump may have no good options in responding to North Korea’s successful missile launch July 4, experts say, but a military strike is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Here’s Trump’s Chance to Recommit to the Vital Alliance With South Korea
This week’s U.S.-South Korea summit will be scrutinized for signals of the strength of the relationship and divergence in approaches to North Korea. The elections… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US-India Could Be World’s Next Great Global Partnership
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump will meet for the first time on Monday. Their conversation will set the tone for future… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Foreign Soros-Backed Media Outlet Bashes Conservatives With US Taxpayer Dollars
For additional proof that the State Department has no business teaming up overseas with the vast network funded by the billionaire George Soros, look no… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Foreign Trip Sends Strong Message That American Leadership Is Back
President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East and Europe is framing the parameters of his foreign policy style. That style is characterized by forcefully… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is Not Pro-Russia, Despite What the Media Says
Politically, no story is hotter than the one about President Donald Trump and the Russians. Last week’s appointment of a special counsel to investigate Russian… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How a Delicate Alliance Defeated Nazi Germany
It was President Franklin Roosevelt who decided on Dec. 31, 1941, that the allies should be called “United Nations” rather than “Associated Powers.” Prime Minister… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Did the Chinese Government Influence Voice of America?
The U.S. has long used international broadcasting as a tool in public diplomacy. Yet the nation’s international broadcasting agency—the Broadcasting Board of Governors—has been a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
For Bigger Defense Commitments, Bring NATO Finance Ministers to the Table
NATO heads of state will gather Thursday in Brussels for a so-called mini-summit (officially a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the heads-of-state level)…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
Trump Must Resist Pressure From Foreign Leaders to Cave in on Global Warming
President Donald Trump has arrived in Italy for the G-7 summit, where foreign leaders will press him to abandon core elements of his “America First”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Signals a Reset Between Israel and US
It’s time to patch up America’s second “special relationship” after eight years of frayed feelings between the United States and Israel. That’s the message President… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Must Banish the Era of Leading From Behind
Four months after taking office, President Donald Trump is taking his first foray onto the world stage. Over the course of the next seven days… Read More
SecurityNews
In New Russia Stir, White House and Allies Call Leaks to Media Real Problem
President Donald Trump’s Oval Office conversation with two Russian officials last week was “wholly appropriate,” national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Tuesday, expanding on his… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Trump Administration to Implement New ‘Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance’ Policy
On Monday, the Trump administration announced the implementation of the “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” policy, which helps ensure that American taxpayers do not… Read More
SecurityNews
CIA Confirmed Russians’ Role in Shooting of Pope John Paul II, Reagan Biographer Writes
Contrary to what “pragmatists” in U.S. government agencies concluded, top officials with the Soviet Union were behind the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Panic Over Foreign Aid Budget Could Use Some Perspective
Earlier this week, Foreign Policy published a leaked 15-page State Department internal document detailing the fiscal year 2018 budget numbers for five categories of foreign… Read More
