SocietyCommentary
This article has been corrected to reflect that the U.K. panel of judges have ruled that children 16 and under are unable to give informed… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The British government, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced a major step forward Thursday in modernizing Britain’s armed forces by committing to increase defense… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Even though he was removed from 21st-century geopolitics by two centuries, the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte prophetically foretold of modern China’s rise on the world… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There’s been a reprisal in the past month of a disturbing trend in Europe: Islamist terror attacks. On Oct. 4, a migrant from Syria attacked… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump has placed a significant emphasis on the need for increased defense spending among NATO allies, and the newest data suggests his efforts… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Samuel Paty was brutally decapitated Oct. 16 outside a middle school in a north Paris suburb where he worked. Paty, 47, a history and geography… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The barbaric terrorist attack Thursday morning in a church in the French city of Nice is a reminder that the free world is engaged in… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Earlier this month in France, a teacher who reportedly showed caricatures of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during a civics class was beheaded by an 18-year-old… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“The United States has skin in the game, and we look forward to every member of the Three Seas Initiative contributing as well.” Those were… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
InternationalCommentary
At a White House ceremony last week, Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signed agreements aimed at normalizing economic relations between… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. will host Avdullah Hoti, the prime minister of Kosovo, and Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, on Friday for talks on normalizing relations…. Read More
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
