InternationalCommentary
The announcement of Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state, subject to Senate confirmation, sends a firm signal that the Trump presidency is committed… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Dramatic images of the protests rocking Iran should be a reminder of how good we have it in the United States and how easy it… Read More
InternationalCommentary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
