InternationalSecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration Should Speak Up for Hong Kong
Hong Kong may sound remote and exotic to many Americans, but what happens there affects many here and its continued success and prosperity is in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
U.S. Shortwave Broadcasting to Asia Is Muted
Once again, the U.S. government’s international broadcasting is at the center of a storm of its own making. The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Japan’s Robot Revolution
Japan is one of the few countries in the world likely to experience something that popular movies have predicted for years: a robot revolution. That… Read More
InternationalNews
Sudanese Christian Mom Fears Baby Disabled After Giving Birth in Chains
The woman who was sentenced to death in Sudan for her Christian faith says she fears her newborn baby is physically disabled because her legs were chained… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
The United Nations’ Gun-Control Efforts Are Failing
The Fifth Biennial Meeting of States for the United Nations “Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Nuclear Bombs Should Stay in Europe
A recent article in Foreign Affairs argued for the elimination of all U.S. tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) currently stationed Europe. Throughout the article, Barry Blechman… Read More
InternationalSecurityAnalysis
The Iraq Meltdown: What Next?
The swift collapse of Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq in the face of an al-Qaeda-spearheaded Sunni insurgency is a disastrous setback for U.S. counterterrorism… Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
Energy: Exporting Gas Is Now a Necessity for the United States
The recent $400 billion energy deal between Russia and China, the largest of its kind, is set to reshape the global energy markets and geopolitics…. Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Is Brazil Ready for the World Cup?
The World Cup starts tomorrow and right now, there’s little faith Brazil will come out of the games unscathed. Government mismanagement, burdensome bureaucracy and outsize… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Al-Qaeda Seeks American Recruits in Syria
Al-Qaeda forces in Syria are actively seeking recruits from Americans who have traveled there to fight or to assist opposition forces, according to U.S. officials… Read More
