InternationalCommentary
India Must Abandon Sterilization Campaigns
Eleven women have died after undergoing laparoscopic tubectomies as part of a mass sterilization campaign in Chhattisgarh, India. Of the more than 80 women who… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Suspected Russian Penetration of U.S. Critical Infrastructure Calls for Firm Response
When people think of computer hacking, China immediately comes to mind. Recent news reports, however, puts the spotlight on Russia as a sophisticated state player… Read More
InternationalCommentary
25 Years After Fall of Berlin Wall, New Threats to Our Freedom
Twenty-five years ago today, the world changed when the seemingly impenetrable wall between East and West Germany was torn down by a people determined to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why North Korea Released Its Last Two American Captives
North Korea unexpectedly released the final two American citizens it had been holding on trumped-up charges of espionage. Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller were freed… Read More
InternationalNews
Expelled Journalist: ‘Popular Anti-Criminal Revolution’ in Ukraine Worries Russia
Russian authorities never threatened American journalist David Satter. For years, the Moscow correspondent for the London Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal wrote with… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Corruption Continues to Hurt Honduran Development
After 2009 socio-political turmoil caused by the constitutional crisis, Honduras has been slowly recovering and reintegrating into the international community. However, the deterioration of confidence… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The End of the Cold War Still Has Lessons to Teach Us
This Sunday, November 9, marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia’s Relentless “Soft Power” Push
A new “Russian Soft Power” report from the Russian ITAR-TASS news agency has concluded that President Vladimir Putin is both the main asset and the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This Blind Cuban Dissident Tells the New York Times What They Have Wrong on Cuba
On the day when millions of Americans were exercising their sovereign right to elect their leaders, a blind Cuban dissident who’s never been able to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Toronto School Board Nixes Confucius Institute
Last week, the Toronto school board became the latest in a series of North American educational institutions to eject the Chinese government from its classrooms…. Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
Time to Cut Fuel Subsidies in Emerging Markets
Newly elected and reelected leaders in Brazil, India, and Indonesia have a new impetus to jump-start reforms in their countries: falling global oil prices. Since… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Major Attack Highlights Pakistan’s Continued Vulnerability to Terrorism
In the largest terrorist attack in Pakistan in more than a year, a suicide bomber on Sunday detonated his explosives near the border with India… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Asia’s Essential Contributions to America
America is inextricably linked to Asia; whether through trade, investment, or immigration, the United States and Asia have been and will continue to be vital… Read More
InternationalNews
‘Never Discouraged’: Pro-Democracy Newspaperman Joins Hong Kong Student Protesters
In mid-October, during the peak of the democracy protests in Hong Kong, decidedly different demonstrators congregated outside the printing plant of Next Media, publisher of… Read More
InternationalNews
Why Tunisia Might Be America’s First ‘Truly Democratic Partner’ in the Arab World
Tunisia has been billed as the success story of the Arab Spring. As countries such as Syria, Libya and Egypt struggle with conflict, Tunisia —… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Will Brazil Take a Hard Left Turn Down ALBA Avenue?
After a dirty and divisive campaign, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT) was narrowly re-elected last week to a second term over… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Dark Side of Russian State Media
On October 29, Serbian news sources reported that the Kremlin planned to open 29 bureaus of Rossiya Segodnya, a Russian state media outlet, in capital… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why the US Can’t Trust Iran to Help Defeat ISIS
Suggestions have been floated that the U.S. should work with Iran to defeat the growing threat posed by the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS… Read More
InternationalNews
‘Chickens***’ Slur Doesn’t Faze Israel’s Netanyahu
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fought back at the Obama administration Wednesday, a day after a senior U.S. official was quoted as calling Netanyahu a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Confucius Institutes and Academic Freedom
By cancelling their Confucius Institute programs, the University of Chicago and Penn State have signaled resistance to the People’s Republic of China’s attempt to promote… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Wrong to Conflate Visa Waiver Program with Shooting in Ottawa
Last week, the shooting in Ottawa that claimed the life of Corporal Nathan Cirillo was called a terrorist attack by Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
US General: North Korea Now Has Nuclear Warheads for Missiles
North Korea now has the ability to produce a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can be mounted atop a ballistic missile. That is the assessment of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tunisians Bravely Embrace Democracy, Calling for Greater Economic Freedom
Holding a free and fair election without violence, Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, has defied skeptics once again and continues its bottom-up democratic transition from despotism. On… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S., South Korea Reverse Plan to Turn Over Military Command
Washington and Seoul wisely decided during senior-level military talks on October 23 to abandon a 2007 plan to dissolve the existing allied military command structure… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Russia Is Using Propaganda
Russian military incursions into the airspace of NATO countries and submarine expeditions into Swedish territorial waters have intensified since its annexation of Crimea in March,… Read More
InternationalNews
Hong Kong Democracy Leader Faults China for Shattering Peace, City’s Elegance
Until he was the target of tear gas recently during protests, Martin Lee, founding chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong, knew his city… Read More
InternationalNews
Canada’s Emotional Welcome for Hero Who Killed Terrorist
After shooting and killing the man who gunned down Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, at Canada’s National War Memorial yesterday and then began a rampage through… Read More
InternationalNews
From Africa to the US: Ebola in One Timeline
President Obama calls the Ebola virus a “serious disease.” The World Health Organization classifies the outbreak an “international health emergency.” Below are the facts, tracking… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
China’s Slowdown Not Good for the Global Economy or the U.S.
China announced on Tuesday that third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth had slowed to 7.3 percent, the slowest since the 2008–2009 global recession. This… Read More
InternationalCommentary
North Korea Releases American Captive. But Two More Americans Remain Captive.
Pyongyang has unexpectedly released Jeffrey Fowle, one of three American citizens being held for alleged crimes against North Korea. Fowle, a 56-year-old American tourist, was… Read More
