InternationalCommentary
News reports on Wednesday out of Germany indicate that prominent Russian political opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who recently became ill in Russia, may have been… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany. That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Belarus is in the midst of a national struggle that will determine its future geopolitical orientation: the Euro-Atlantic community or Moscow. On Aug. 9, Belarus… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In a recent speech to the senate of the Czech Republic , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted the importance of human rights and liberty… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Washington’s foreign policy community lost one of its most notable members this week. Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Croatia is an increasingly important economic and security partner of the United States in the Balkan region and a focal point of evolving geopolitical issues,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On both sides of the Atlantic, advocates for transgender rights are increasingly substituting ideology for biological reality. But while here in the U.S. the Supreme… Read More
InternationalNews
Cases of COVID-19 are spiking in U.S. states in the South and West at a time when initially hard-hit Europe is seeing a decline in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The United Kingdom on Wednesday nominated Liam Fox, former U.K. secretary of state for international trade, to be the next director-general of the World Trade… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has made a timely case that the U.S. and its allies should foster increased economic freedom as the world reels… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Iceland, a small Nordic country, has successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve and is ready to move ahead. Life in the country seems to be almost… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For more than a year, Europe has pressured the U.S. into a global pact to increase taxes on big tech firms. The U.S. just pulled… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump announced this week that he plans to reduce the number of U.S. soldiers in Germany by 9,500—roughly 28% of the force currently… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On May 27, Georgian Independence Day, the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi issued a statement condemning Russia’s continued borderization activities along the line of occupation in… Read More
InternationalNews
Sweden’s less rigid response to COVID-19 came under sharper attack in the past week after having enjoyed popular support. It’s still difficult, however, to judge… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Unconfirmed news reports say the Trump administration is considering the withdrawal of 9,500 troops from Germany. If true, that would not be a prudent decision,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Economic freedom has been growing rapidly in Bulgaria, one of Eastern Europe’s least heralded reformers. The country’s score in the latest edition of The Heritage… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Until the global economy was hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, oil production was booming in Azerbaijan. The country’s vast hydrocarbon and other natural resources—the backbone… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The first round of trade agreement talks between the U.S. and the United Kingdom took place online last month, with negotiators engaged in “positive and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It’s been a bad few days for the Communist Party-led government in Beijing in its efforts to gain economic and strategic influence in the United… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When making foreign policy decisions, one must be careful not to view the world prescriptively (the way we want it to be), but rather to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A recent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Navy last week entered the Barents Sea in international waters off the coast of Russia. It was the first time a U.S. surface ship… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic slammed Greece’s economy, the country’s ranking in The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom had lagged far behind most… Read More
InternationalNews
KYIV, Ukraine—As countries across Europe begin scaling back their coronavirus lockdowns, a snapshot of Russian military activities underscores that the Continent’s security problems before the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Estonia is a shining example of why freedom matters. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, this tiny northern Baltic country that shares a border… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The European Union organized a teleconference earlier this week to solicit pledges of funds to support efforts to develop and produce a COVID-19 vaccine. The… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The spread of COVID-19 has created a serious public health challenge for governments throughout the world, but several countries have responded differently. The U.S. and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic rightly prioritized good public health policy. Now, Washington is focusing on getting Americans safely back to work. The aim is to preserve livelihoods as well as lives. However, the plan… Read More
InternationalNews
KYIV, Ukraine—About 200 Ukrainian farm workers boarded a chartered aircraft Thursday bound for Finland. The flight was one of the few to leave Ukraine that… Read More
