InternationalCommentary
The Iran Deal Onion: The More Layers You Peel, the More It Stinks
“This thing is like an onion,” George Costanza once said on an episode of “Seinfeld.” “The more layers you peel, the more it stinks.” Just… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Mexico, Interested in US Gun Control, Pushes International Arms Treaty
The first annual meeting of the nations that have ratified the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened on Monday, August 24 at a spa in… Read More
InternationalNews
16 Photos of the Refugees Stranded in Hungary Amid Migrant Crisis
Thousands of migrants from Middle Eastern countries, including Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, have fled to Europe. As European countries grapple with the situation, Hungary has… Read More
InternationalNews
UK’s Former Defense Secretary: The West ‘Surrendered’ to Iran in Nuclear Talks
The nuclear agreement between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers merely places Tehran’s nuclear ambitions “on hold” and undercuts the international community’s ability… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Things John Kerry Got Wrong on the Iran Deal
Wednesday, a 34th Senator came out in favor of the flawed Iran Deal, which means the Senate will not veto President Obama’s agreement. A majority… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Europe Gives Trinidad the Charlie Brown Treatment
The nations that have ratified the controversial Arms Trade Treaty, which seeks to regulate the international sale of conventional arms, concluded their first meeting last… Read More
InternationalNews
Thousands Take to New York Streets to Protest Iran Deal
Thousands of protesters poured into Manhattan Tuesday evening to demand, outside Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s New York office, that Congress vote against the Iran nuclear agreement. “Change… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Korea Looks To China for Help With Aggressive North Korea
South Korean President Park Geun-hye traveled to Beijing this week to attend events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. She… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Haiti Struggles to Restore Democracy and Fight Corruption
Haiti finally held legislative elections last month. As Jacky Charles of the Miami Herald reported, they were “violent” and “chaotic.” But at least they happened…. Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Ukraine War Is Supposed to End Today. But It Won’t.
KYIV, Ukraine—One year ago I was in Mariupol, Ukraine, when the first cease-fire was signed on Sept. 5, 2014. Late that afternoon I visited the… Read More
InternationalNews
Ukraine: Deadly Protests Outside Parliament Over Autonomy Vote
KYIV, Ukraine—One Ukrainian National Guard soldier died and more than 100 law enforcement personnel and civilians were injured, several critically, after violent protests erupted outside… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Iran Policy: Trust, Don’t Verify
Initially, I thought the news was beyond parody. The Associated Press last week ran a story headlined “U.N. to let Iran inspect nuke work site.” I soon realized… Read More
InternationalCommentary
4 Misleading Claims Obama Made About Iran Deal In New Remarks
President Obama addressed the nation in a continued effort to reverse Americans’ declining support for the Iran deal. In the past few days alone, more… Read More
InternationalNews
More Than 200 Retired Military Leaders Push Congress to Reject Iran Deal
More than 200 retired U.S. generals and admirals added their names to the Iran nuclear agreement’s opposition this week after they sent a letter to… Read More
InternationalNews
As War Escalates, Ukrainian Volunteer Battalion Remains Sidelined
URZUF, Ukraine—The vehicle yard at the Ukrainian National Guard Azov Battalion’s base here looks like the set of a Mad Max movie. There is a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Treaty Negotiations, Obama Administration Broke Own Red Line and Alienated China
CANCUN, Mexico – After China went Communist in the late 1940s, conservatives liked to ask “who lost China?” That same question occurred to me on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Lost Generation: Where Have 4 Million Syrians Fled?
AMMAN, Jordan – According to United Nations figures, more than 4 million Syrians have fled their homeland, with another 7 million displaced internally within Syria…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why There Is Still Time to Demand a Better Iran Deal
As Congress’ September deadline to approve or condemn the Iran deal approaches, the Obama administration has intensified its lobbying efforts, appealing to individual members of… Read More
InternationalNews
Meet 5 Key Democrats Who Could Determine the Fate of Iran Deal
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington announced support for the Iran deal Tuesday, following on the heels of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., to further President… Read More
InternationalNews
Iran’s Support for Terrorism, and How It Relates to the Nuclear Deal
The Obama administration and its negotiating partners have described their nuclear deal with Iran as the best way to prevent Tehran from getting a bomb… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Reagan Would Have Opposed Iran Deal
Proponents of President Obama’s Iran deal have invoked analogies to President Reagan’s arms control approach in effort to increase desirability for the unpopular agreement in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Challenges Remain for Nepal’s Constitutional Reform
After seven years of political deadlock and three missed deadlines, Nepal is expected to pass its long awaited constitution at the end of August. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Memo to Obama: It’s Not Iran Deal Critics Who Are the ‘Crazy’ Ones
Just back from his annual summer vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, President Barack Obama has returned to disparaging his political adversaries and anyone who happens to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North and South Korea Step Back From Precipice of War
SEOUL, South Korea – After marathon talks, North and South Korea have reached an agreement to defuse the rising tensions, which had created the potential… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Secret Side Deal Reveals Disturbing Flaw in Iran Nuclear Agreement
The Associated Press released a bombshell report on Wednesday that revealed that Iran will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a military… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As Taliban Transitions, Pakistan Should Act
The Taliban is in transition. Its leadership council in Quetta—in Pakistan’s Balochistan province—announced recently that Mullah Akhtar Mansour would replace Mullah Mohammed Omar as the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What’s Wrong With the UN’s New 169 Goals
The United Nations is quite proud of its Millennium Development Goals—the criteria it uses to measure the success of economic development programs. In a 2013… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress Should Reject Iran Deal, Force Administration Back to Drawing Board
You’ve heard the argument. If Congress turns down the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran will rush to get a nuclear bomb within two to three months…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Brazil’s President Rousseff Rocked by Anti-Government Protests
Over the weekend, massive anti-government protests swept across the South American country of Brazil. Its citizens were calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff… Read More
InternationalNews
Michigan Could Keep Its Iran Sanctions Regardless of Washington’s Actions
As Congress spends its August recess deliberating the Iran deal, Michigan has introduced two resolutions this week urging U.S. legislators to oppose the accord. The… Read More
