International Analysis
Podcast: What It’s Like in France, Amid Heated Protests Over Green Tax
Alexandre Pesey has been to some of the “yellow jacket” protests going on in France right now over a fuel tax designed to promote green… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo, Haley Condemn Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley have rightly condemned Russia’s recent undue acts of aggression against Ukraine. Monday’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Russia’s Latest Aggression Against Ukraine Could Be Aimed at Boosting Putin’s Sagging Approval Ratings
Russian Federal Security Service border patrol boats opened fire Nov. 25 on three Ukrainian maritime vessels—two navy artillery ships and a tugboat—in a standoff in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Americans Should Be Grateful for a Poland That Prospers and Protects
We celebrated a significant milestone this Veterans Day: 100 years since the end of World War I. But another noteworthy anniversary fell on that day…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Treasury Can’t Go Wobbly When Sanctions Against Russians Are Starting to Hurt
Anybody in the inner circle of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin who might have cheered President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 must now be sorely disappointed…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Serbia’s Objections Shouldn’t Thwart Kosovo’s Bid to Create Its Own Army
Kosovo, a small country in the western Balkans, declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, after sectarian wars in the 1990s. A decade later, Kosovo… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
5 Reasons to Pursue a US-Swiss Trade Agreement
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer recently informed Congress that the United States would like to pursue trade talks with the European Union, the United Kingdom,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
British Conservatives Are Growing Weary of Their Own Leaders
The annual party conference of the British Conservative Party wrapped up Wednesday in the city of Birmingham. It’s been years—almost 20 years, in fact—since Conservative… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Ideal US-UK Free Trade Agreement Supports the Special Relationship
A group of 11 conservative and libertarian think tanks on Sept. 18 launched “The Ideal U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement: A Free Trader’s Perspective.” Published by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Visa Waiver Program Is Good for Poland, Great for US
Poland has been a crucial U.S. ally since the collapse of the Iron Curtain. One way for the U.S. to further strengthen that alliance, as… Read More
SecurityNews
NATO Chief Credits Trump for Allies’ Boosting Defense Spending, Rules Out Naming HQ for McCain
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says allies are stepping up in their commitments to defense spending, and gives some of the credit to President Donald Trump…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Kosovo Can Be a US Foreign Policy Success Story in the Balkans
The Balkans appeared on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy radar for the first time late last month, and that’s a good thing for southeastern Europe…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Swedish Election Result Was Fueled by Popular Discontent
Swedish voters went to the polls Sunday amid a backdrop of concerns over immigration and rising crime. The center-left bloc, led by Prime Minister Stefan… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Crushing of the Prague Spring and Its Modern Parallels
Tuesday marked 50 years since the Soviet Union—along with troops from the Warsaw Pact nations—on Aug. 21, 1968, invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the period of… Read More
International Analysis
The Daily Signal Podcast: Wednesday, Aug. 8
Nolan Peterson, who reports from Ukraine for The Daily Signal, joins us today to discuss the European land war no one’s paying any attention to—and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It’s Time to End Double Taxation With Croatia
Croatia is a strategic security and economic partner of the United States in the Balkan region, but the effectiveness of that partnership is limited by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is Right. NATO Countries Need to Up Their Defense Spending.
President Donald Trump may have offended some of our allies last week when he delivered a stern message reminding them of their unmet defense spending… Read More
InternationalNews
Indictments of 12 Russians Hit Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting
President Donald Trump, at a joint news conference Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Britain, previewed his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Before Judging Trump, NATO Allies Should Do Some Soul-Searching
President Donald Trump has no doubt caused a stir in Europe this week. Among other things, he has said Germany is a “captive” to Russia… Read More
InternationalNews
US Embassy to US Citizens in UK: ‘Keep a Low Profile’ During Trump Visit
The U.S. Embassy in London has issued an alert to U.S. citizens who will be in the United Kingdom’s capital city during U.S. President Donald… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Trump’s Approach to the NATO Summit
President Donald Trump is at the NATO summit, asking European countries to spend more on defense and berating Germany’s decision to rely more on Russia… Read More
InternationalCommentary
EU Hammers Out Migration Agreement, but the Devil’s in the Details
In the wee hours of Friday morning, leaders of the member states of the European Union announced they had reached an agreement at the European… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Yes, Brexit Will Happen. And It Will Work.
The past week has seen big, and potentially confusing, events in Great Britain’s struggle to Brexit—to regain its national independence from the European Union. As… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Italy’s New Populist Government Faces Daunting Economic, Immigration Challenges
Italy’s Five Star Movement and the Lega party managed to form a coalition government June 1, after months of talks following parliamentary elections in early… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Germany’s Migrant Crisis Continues
President Donald Trump has been tweeting a lot about the crime rate in Germany, a nation that took in many migrants and continues to do… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is More Right Than Wrong About Migrant Crime in Germany
President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday, “Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who… Read More
InternationalNews
Asylum Numbers Significantly Drop in European Union
Asylum numbers for people seeking entry into the European Union dropped significantly between 2016 to 2017, according to the European Union asylum office. The number… Read More
InternationalNews
Southern Poverty Law Center Pays Millions to Group It Wrongly Labeled Bigoted
The controversial Southern Poverty Law Center has reached a settlement to anti-extremist organization Quilliam resulting in an apology and a $3.375 million payment for wrongly… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Merkel’s Leadership Threatened by Killings by Immigrants, Wrought by Open Borders
Diana Feldman received an unusual text message from the phone of her 14-year-old daughter, Susanna, late last month. Written in broken German, the message said… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Here Are 8 Things Russia Must Do to Earn a Place Back in the G-7
On Friday, in his meeting with the Group of Seven countries, President Donald Trump proposed that Russia be able to rejoin the G-7. Russian President… Read More
