InternationalAnalysis
China, US Keep Their Defenses Up at Asian Security Conference
Dean Cheng, senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, has been in Singapore, where he was a guest at the region’s premier… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congressional Responses Show Overwhelming Rejection of Obama’s New Cuba Policy
If there was any confusion as to where Congress stood on Cuba, this week definitely put that to rest. From spending bills to legislation, a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Challenges, and Successes, for United States at UN Small Arms Meeting
Today, the second meeting of government experts for the U.N. “Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons” wraps up in New York. In… Read More
InternationalNews
Photo Essay: Remembering the Tiananmen Square Protests, 26 Years Later
On June 4, 1989, leaders of the Chinese Communist Party ordered the People’s Liberation Army to open fire on thousands of student protesters in Beijing’s… Read More
InternationalNews
Pro-Russian Separatists Launch Attack as Ukraine Braces for Possible Offensive
KYIV, Ukraine—In the predawn hours Wednesday, pro-Russian separatist tanks and artillery bombarded Ukrainian troops in the eastern town of Marinka, spurring Ukrainian military officials and… Read More
InternationalNews
Despite Russian Denials, Ukraine Bracing for Violent Summer
KYIV, Ukraine—Despite Moscow’s warming rhetoric in recent weeks, the Ukraine conflict is showing little evidence of cooling off this summer. On Sunday, three Ukrainian soldiers… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Japanese Pension Fund Hacked
Following a trilateral defense meeting Saturday of the U.S., Australia, and Japan, the Japan Pension Service (JPS) was hacked. The personal information of over 1.2… Read More
InternationalNews
Why This Chef Thinks Food Is the Right Recipe for U.S. Diplomacy
SAN FRANCISCO—For Sam Chapple-Sokol, a chef who has spent time working at the White House, food is the missing ingredient in international relations. The Daily… Read More
InternationalCommentary
An Alliance Carrying the Torch of Freedom in Europe
Last weekend, I had the honor of attending a meeting of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists in Winchester, England. The organization consists of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Give Indian Prime Minister a C for His First Year in Office
This week marks the end of Narendra Modi’s first year as prime minister of India. Elected with an unprecedented majority in Parliament, Indians had high… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Future Freely Chosen
The Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists consists of members of the European Parliament who oppose the centralized power of the European Union; they favor… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Korea–Japan Relationship: Time to Move Forward
After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successful trip to America, South Korean media and its people were up in arms. Seoul criticized Abe for not… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Bachelet’s Labor Reforms Could Reduce Economic Freedom in Chile
Chile has the highest level of economic freedom in Latin America and was the 7th most economically free country in the world according to the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why US Must Defend Human Rights Across the World
Two little-known bills in Congress—one on world press freedom, the other on Hong Kong—seek to reassert the idea that a moral defense of human rights… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Obama Needs to Step Up the Fight Against ISIS
Developments over this last weekend have left many Americans (and many of our allies) wondering about the progress (or lack thereof) of our fight against… Read More
InternationalNews
Report Details Widespread Prisoner Abuse, Torture in Ukraine Conflict
KYIV, Ukraine—Prisoner abuse, including torture and summary execution, is a daily occurrence on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, reflecting a brutal, ongoing conflict in which… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Steps the Next President Could Take to Boost Our Relationship With Latin America
For much of the last century, Latin America has seldom been a major focus for U.S. foreign policy. Yet President Obama’s controversial Cuba policy appears… Read More
InternationalNews
At President’s Synagogue Speech, American Jews Defend Obama’s Support to Israel
In a step to reassure American Jews that he supports Israel, President Obama today became the fourth president to speak before an audience at a… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
North Korea Claims Miniaturized Nuclear Weapons
Pyongyang claimed on Wednesday that it already has developed nuclear weapons small enough to fit on missiles. The powerful National Defense Commission declared “it is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S. Should Support Media Freedom in Africa
The state of media freedom in Africa is “grim,” according to the media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, which took stock of the situation recently… Read More
InternationalCommentary
House Committee Affirms Bipartisan Support for Broadcast Reform
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) voted unanimously in favor of reforming U.S. International Broadcasting (USIB). It is the second time the Committee has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Military Moves Into South China Sea Dispute, Solidifying China’s New Area Grab
CNN broadcast an exclusive report, as one of its reporters hitched a ride on a U.S. Navy P-8 patrol aircraft overflying the artificial islands the… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Minimum-Wage Lessons from Puerto Rico
If a policy change results in large numbers of poor people losing their jobs, would The Washington Post downplay the job destruction as a minor… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Meets With President of Tunisia, Rare Country Where Approval of US Is Rapidly Growing
Today, President Obama will meet with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who is marking his first trip to the United States since his democratic election… Read More
InternationalNews
Top US General ‘Impressed’ With Ukraine’s Treatment of Captured Russian Commandos
KYIV, Ukraine—The top U.S. Army commander in Europe praised the Ukrainian military Tuesday for how it handled the capture of two Russian special forces soldiers… Read More
InternationalNews
$5.7 Million Government Program Prompts Bipartisan Disdain
Reps. Tom Graves and Debbie Wasserman Schultz don’t agree on much, but the conservative and liberal lawmakers do share one goal when it comes to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S. Talks of Stronger North Korea Sanctions….and Talks…and Talks
While in South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry lambasted Pyongyang for its pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, flagrant disregard for international law,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fall of Ramadi Raises Questions About Obama’s Strategy to Defeat ISIS in Iraq
The seizure of the city of Ramadi by the Islamic State (or ISIS) on Sunday was a major setback for the Iraqi government and for… Read More
InternationalNews
Russian Dissident Looks to Raise ‘Rebel Army’ in Ukraine to Overthrow Putin
KYIV, Ukraine—Andrei Kuznetsov leans forward, clinches his angular jaw, narrows his sharp blue eyes and says: “I could tell you things that would shock Americans.”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Growing North Korean Missile Threat
On May 8, North Korea successfully conducted its first underwater ejection test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Analysts had predicted it would be several… Read More
