InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: The Importance of US-Saudi Relationship
The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is raising new questions about the U.S.-Saudi alliance. We talk to Jim Phillips of The Heritage Foundation about… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Full Investigation Needed Before US Takes Action on the Khashoggi Crisis
The disappearance and suspected murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi threatens to derail Washington’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, a key Middle Eastern ally. The Trump… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump: Saudi Journalist Likely Dead, Consequences Could Be ‘Severe’
President Donald Trump said Thursday it appears missing Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, based on information available so far. Secretary… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Seeks Answers in Saudi Journalist’s ‘Terrible’ Disappearance in Turkey
Saudi Arabia’s government has some explaining to do to the United States about a missing Washington Post columnist, foreign policy experts say, but the Trump… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Rape Survivor Just Won the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘Feminists’ Are Nowhere to Be Found.
As feminists were busy peddling their “War on Women” narrative in the U.S., Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad was honored with the Nobel Peace… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Next Migrant Crisis Could Come From This Syrian City
This is a transcript of an interview on the Sept. 20 episode of The Daily Signal podcast. It was edited for length, style, and clarity. Daniel… Read More
International Analysis
The Daily Signal Podcast: The Next Migrant Crisis May Come Out of This Syrian Region
The civil war in Syria has killed over 100,000 civilians, displaced millions more, and produced a historic migrant crisis that affects Europe to this day…. Read More
InternationalNews
Trump to Shut Down Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Washington Office
The Trump administration will order the Palestine Liberation Organization to shutter its Washington, D.C., office in a bid to increase pressure on Palestinian leadership amid… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Trump Was Right to End Funding for the UN Palestinian Aid Organization
Last week, the State Department announced that the Trump administration had concluded an internal review and decided to end all U.S. contributions to the United… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Iran’s Saber Rattling on Persian Gulf Likely to Rattle World Oil Markets
The commander of the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Alireza Tangsiri, warned on Monday that Iran maintained control of the Persian Gulf and that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pakistan Is Taking a Dark Turn. It’s Time for a New US Policy.
Pakistanis went to the polls last month for elections to choose their provincial and national leaders, and the results were disturbing. Imran Khan—a 65-year-old former… Read More
InternationalCommentary
SecurityNews
Trump Restores Some Sanctions on Iran Lifted in Obama Nuclear Deal
The first round of U.S. sanctions on Iran go into effect Tuesday, with another, more stinging round set to hit in November—reimposing restrictions that were… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tunisia Is Showing Democracy Can Work in the Arab World
While violent civil conflicts have prevailed elsewhere in the Middle East since the Arab Spring of 2011, Tunisia has pursued a transition to democracy without… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The True Extent of Palestinian Hatred for Israel
Pick up any newspaper and you might get the impression that Israel is being ruthless and aggressive when it comes to dealing militarily with the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo Stands Up for the Iranian People in Major Speech
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a Reaganesque speech on Iran at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sunday. The speech, titled “Supporting Iranian Voices,”… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
ISIS May Be on the Run, but It’s Far From Finished
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, was charged on June 13 with providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS…. Read More
InternationalNews
‘Politics Is Driving the Day’: Nikki Haley Slams Latest UN Resolution Blaming Israel for Gaza Violence
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the U.N. resolution blaming Israel for recent violence at the Gaza border. “The nature of this… Read More
InternationalNews
Obama Administration Allegedly Let Iran Access US Financial System Because It Was ‘Desperate to Get a Deal’
The Obama administration secretly allowed Iran to access the U.S. financial system to convert assets to U.S. dollars, despite repeated assurances that it would not… Read More
InternationalCommentary
To Achieve Middle East Peace, Nations Must Recognize Israel’s Capital
In 1841, Orson Hyde, an early Latter-day Saint and distant family relative of my wife, visited the Holy Land. He said a prayer on the… Read More
InternationalNews
Pompeo to Unveil New Iran Strategy in Heritage Foundation Speech
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will present a “diplomatic road map” on Monday for pursuing a “new security architecture” for dealing with Tehran after the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Hamas Hides Behind Smoke and Mirrors to Attack Israel
Much of the news media’s coverage of Monday’s opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem linked the ceremony to Palestinian riots along Gaza’s border with… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Rejection of Iran Deal Puts America First
May 8, 2018, is not just the date when President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran deal. It will ultimately go down in history… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Moving Embassy to Jerusalem Shows the US Is Unique. Just Like Israel.
I was privileged to attend the dedication of the new American Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14—an event of enormous import that will remain with… Read More
InternationalCommentary
No, We Have Not Failed in Afghanistan. Here’s Why the US Should Stay.
With each successful Taliban attack, the inevitable headlines appear about America’s failures in Afghanistan. That’s why, as President Donald Trump reviews his Afghan policy this… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Blame Hamas, Not Ivanka Trump
Perhaps because they never were on board with President Donald Trump’s promise to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, some have unfairly… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Q&A: Analyzing the Embassy Move to Jerusalem, Palestinian Protests
The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips spoke to The Daily Signal’s Daniel Davis and Katrina Trinko for an interview for “The Daily Signal” podcast Monday. Below… Read More
InternationalNews
Podcast: The US Embassy Opens in Jerusalem
As tens of thousands of Palestinians protest, the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem. The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips, a senior research fellow who… Read More
InternationalNews
Post Deal, How the US Can Keep Pressuring Iran
While President Donald Trump said the United States would give Iran a shot at making a more effective nuclear deal, experts—even those who backed the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Ends Iran Nuclear Deal, Leaving Ball in Iran’s Court
President Donald Trump pulled the plug on the Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, taking it off life support after months of warning that the flawed 2015… Read More
