InternationalCommentary
The U.S. is reportedly set to block a military aid tranche to Pakistan because of its failure to crack down on the Haqqani network, a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The greatest likelihood for military conflict on the Korean Peninsula is not from a full-scale North Korean invasion, but from a series of escalatory responses… Read More
InternationalNews
SARTANA, Ukraine—A biography of Winston Churchill sits on Stephan Machsma’s desk. Machsma is the mayor of Sartana, Ukraine, and he is leading the town’s approximately… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Thailand’s long-running political turmoil, and its consequent feud with Washington over its return to democracy, was interrupted on August 17. At least 20 people are… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Remember those funny commercials where the opera stars sing, “I have a structured settlement and I need cash now!”? Nicolás Maduro knows what they mean…. Read More
InternationalNews
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—A mortar killed Daniel Kasyanenko on a battlefield in eastern Ukraine. He was 19 years old. He died on Aug. 6, almost six months… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Just before Secretary of State John Kerry raised the Stars and Stripes in Havana last week as he opened the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Sen…. Read More
InternationalNews
Under a deal requiring Iran to curb its nuclear program, the United States and the broader international community will lift sanctions on Tehran imposed over… Read More
InternationalNews
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—Thunderstorms hovering over the Sea of Azov caught the setting sun, turning orange and then pink. A cool end-of-day breeze kicked up. Later Sunday… Read More
InternationalNews
Fifty-three years ago today, the eyes of the world turned to East Germany as an 18-year-old’s suffering became an international symbol of cruelty. Peter Fechter,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Let’s cut to the chase: Does the Iran deal make war more or less likely? “No deal means a greater chance of more war in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Dear Sen. Schumer, Or may I call you “Chuck”? About 30 years ago, when I first met you, you were an informal kind of guy…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Do you think opposition to the Obama administration’s deal with Iran is strictly a partisan issue? Hardly. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York recently joined… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When it comes to the Iran deal, the devil is in details, particularly when it comes to verification and arms control. In the latest spin… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II by releasing a highly anticipated statement to make amends to… Read More
InternationalNews
The American flag was raised next to the U.S. embassy in Havana for the first time in 54 years Friday, but Cuban dissidents who have… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Thousands of women and girls have been brutally raped, beaten, and sold as slaves by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Many of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Michaela Dodge and Cameron Swathwood wrote earlier this week on the failures of the president’s Iran deal: Under the terms of the recently finalized… Read More
InternationalCommentary
For decades, the U.S. and other nations have engaged in negotiations to achieve North Korean denuclearization. Pyongyang signed several agreements promising never to build nuclear… Read More
InternationalNews
President Barack Obama has launched a sweeping campaign to sell his historic Iran deal to Congress, advertising the accord as the sole alternative to war… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There is a strong likelihood that when Secretary John Kerry raises the American flag in Havana this Friday, he will meet with General Raul Castro… Read More
InternationalCommentary
ISIS now claims it has the names, home addresses and other personally identifiable information of thousands of U.S. military personnel and government employees. It’s called… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) devalued the renminbi by almost 4 percent, the most significant two-day devaluation since the mid-1990s…. Read More
InternationalNews
KYIV, Ukraine—It was called position 18. The house, which was yellow and had its roof caved in from artillery hits, was only a hundred meters… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Under the terms of the recently finalized nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), Iran will now have less oversight and restrictions on its nuclear… Read More
InternationalFeature
KYIV, Ukraine—This was supposed to be a routine reconnaissance mission, but suddenly it became complicated. They had been crawling in the woods to stay concealed when… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tired of the bantering about the deeply-flawed Iran nuclear deal? No worries—there are plenty of other scary scenarios to mull over during your morning coffee… Read More
InternationalCommentary
By praising Ethiopia’s repressive regime for being “democratically elected” last week, President Obama was driving home once again something that should be abundantly clear by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The war is on. Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed a vast information network across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as within the European… Read More
InternationalNews
Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of the most influential Jewish Democrats in Congress, came out in opposition to President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran last night…. Read More
