InternationalCommentary
Q&A: Iran, the American Sailors, and Current Laws
Given the news that Iran held U.S. naval personnel and their two vessels for a day or so, and broadcast the images and videos of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
ISIS Fails to Achieve Its Goals With Indonesian Terror Attack
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week that claimed two innocent lives and left 20 injured. This is the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Ukraine Goes Dark: Russia-Attributed Hackers Take Down Power Grid
As many as 80,000 residents in western Ukraine lost power for six hours on Dec. 23. Cybersecurity firm iSight Partners has attributed the blackout to Russian… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s Big Military Reforms
Amidst the New Year transition from 2015 to 2016, the Chinese announced the first set of long-awaited major military reforms. This constitutes an enormous shift… Read More
InternationalNews
Why China Is the Biggest Deterrent to Stopping North Korea’s Nuclear Program
North Korea’s fourth nuclear test may be its most consequential, but the world is limited in how far it can escalate its response. Though the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Pakistan Must Act to Reassure India After Terror Attack
The attack on the Indian air base at Pathankot, which started on Saturday and lasted four days, was likely perpetrated by a Pakistan-based terrorist group and aimed… Read More
InternationalNews
Christmas in Kyiv: Ukraine’s Holiday From the War Comes to an End
KYIV, Ukraine—Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7. So in Ukraine’s capital city, the holiday season is still in full swing. The festivities in Kyiv leading up to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It Would Be a Mistake to Not Hold Steady in Afghanistan
In the wake of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, including reports that the Taliban may now control more territory than they have at any… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North Korea Claims Successful H-Bomb Nuclear Test
North Korea announced Wednesday that it has conducted a successful H-bomb nuclear test of a miniaturized warhead. Prior to the announcement, sensors had detected a… Read More
InternationalNews
How the Latest Middle East Crisis Complicates Iran Nuclear Deal, Syrian War
The breakdown in relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran complicates life for the United States, which has staked its hope for peace in the Middle… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Passive Acceptance of Iranian Provocations Helps Fuel Rising Iranian-Saudi Tensions
Saudi-Iranian relations have fallen to a new low after Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite cleric on Jan. 2 and Iran’s theocratic dictatorship responded with ominous… Read More
InternationalNews
Sweden Accepted More Refugees Per Capita Than Any Other EU Country. Now It’s Tightening Borders.
Sweden, Europe’s greatest benefactor toward Syrian refugees, is moving to tighten its borders as 2016 rolls in. “We’re willing to do more than anyone else,”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Was This Top North Korean Official Assassinated?
North Korea announced Wednesday that its most senior official in charge of inter-Korean relations died in a car accident. Kim Yang-gon was head of the United… Read More
InternationalNews
In Ukraine, Lenin Gets the Boot From Uncle Sam
KYIV, Ukraine—There’s a saying in Ukraine about the four stages of being poor. It goes like this: First, you don’t have any hryvnias (the Ukrainian… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the Obama Administration Changed Our Missile Defense Strategy
Recently the Russian strategic missile forces’ commander Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said Russia’s new missiles will have the capability to neutralize any future U.S. missile… Read More
InternationalFeature
What Could Happen If China Relaxes Its Grip on This Mountain Pass
NAMCHE BAZAR, Nepal—A network of cameras now monitors China’s side of the Nangpa La pass, say Tibetan traders who used to cross it regularly. A series… Read More
InternationalFeature
Retracing a High, Desperate Flight at Below Zero Near Mount Everest
NAMCHE BAZAR, Nepal—The hike to the Nangpa La refugee route was not an easy one. I felt fine and strong, but the weight of my… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Genocidal Rhetoric on the Rise in One African Nation
Located in central Africa, the small nation of Burundi is on the brink of civil war once again. In April, current President Pierre Nkurunziza announced… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Korea and Japan Resolve ‘Comfort Women’ Issue
South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement Monday to settle long-standing divisive issues resulting from Japan’s 1910-45 occupation of the Korean Peninsula. The most emotional… Read More
InternationalFeature
No Way Out: The Forbidden Himalayan Escape Route for Tibetan Refugees From China
NAMCHE BAZAR, Nepal—There are a lot of ways to die on the Nangpa La. For one, the altitude can kill you. This is what Tibetan… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Is Obama Administration Siding With Iran Over Congress?
The Obama administration’s controversial nuclear deal with Iran has generated a diplomatic kerfuffle that could limit Congress’s latitude in addressing unrelated security issues. Senior administration… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North Korea’s Leadership, Not the Weather, Is to Blame for Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
Earlier this year, Pyongyang declared it was suffering the “worst drought in 100 years.” Indeed, North Korea has suffered widespread food shortage since the early… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan: A Quarter of a Loaf
Fast on the heels of the COP21 climate change conference, the Obama Administration announced its first, and likely last, arms sale to Taiwan in this… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Are North Korean Defectors Destined for Severe Punishment?
China is currently considering repatriating nine young North Korean defectors back to North Korea. In early October, the defectors fled North Korea by crossing the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Spain’s Loss of National Sovereignty Driving Rise of Radical Leftists
The political establishment collapsed in Spain in Sunday’s elections, proving once again that this is a trend affecting the entire West, not just the U.S…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Proof That Obama Was Wrong About Cuba
“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Negative Effects on Haiti of Too Much Foreign Aid
In Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, the wheels of economic progress grind forward slowly. In the case of a newly-rehabilitated flour mill… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Have Human Rights Improved in Cuba? What a Dissident Thinks
It was one year ago this week that the Obama administration announced the United States would normalize relations with Cuba, saying the new policy would… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Refuses to Alter ISIS Strategy
President Barack Obama traveled to the Pentagon on Monday in a highly choreographed public relations exercise designed to reassure Americans about his administration’s efforts to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Hunger and Health Crisis in North Korea
In June of 2015, North Korea was reported to be suffering its “worst drought in 100 years.” Indeed, the country has suffered widespread food shortage… Read More
