International Analysis
The Revolt in Russia, Explained
The Wagner Group, mercenaries led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, revolted against the Kremlin over the weekend after its leader claimed the Russian military killed 2,000 of… Read More
Jim Caviezel Slams Woke Media, Calls for Trafficking Whistleblowers To Step Up
WASHINGTON, D.C.—”Sound of Freedom” star Jim Caviezel believes that his new film will empower people to fight human trafficking worldwide, and perhaps even bring forward… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Brexit Blame Game
Seven years ago, on June 23, 2016, the British people voted to leave the European Union. That departure didn’t happen until early 2020, and even… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden Administration Fails to Share Intel on COVID-19 Origins, but Independent Evidence Is Piling Up
The Biden administration has missed the June 18 statutory deadline for delivering U.S. intelligence information on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to Congress. Despite… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Lessons From Swedish Border Ignored by Biden, Mayorkas
It wasn’t exactly profundity on display when Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson declared earlier this month that “massive immigration and poor integration simply do not… Read More
InternationalNews
China’s Belt and Road Initiative Is Far From Benign, House Panel Is Told
“China’s malign influence is growing exponentially, and its encroachment into the Western Hemisphere poses a clear and present danger,” Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Not-So-Secret US-South Korea Action Plan
Policymakers in Washington and Seoul rightly suspect that by the 70th anniversary of Korean-American relations, the agenda for the two nations is way more than… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In UK Relations, Biden Administration Substitutes ‘Declarations’ for Action
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak—the U.K.’s third prime minister in the past year—visited the White House on Thursday in his first official trip to the… Read More
International Analysis
‘A Very Dangerous Situation,’ Benedict Rogers Says of US Depending Too Much on China For Imports
According to the Council on Foreign Relations, “the United States imports more from China than from any other country.” The total volume of imports in… Read More
InternationalNews
After Kowtowing to China, Disney Agrees to Meet With Uyghur Groups
The Walt Disney Co. has reportedly agreed to meet with representatives of the Uyghur Human Rights Project after intense pressure from a Republican congressman from… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
‘SPIRITUAL WAR’: Christian Group Sends Bibles to Ukraine, Sees Denominations Unifying Amid Russian Invasion
ORLANDO, Fla.—A Christian group that sends Bibles to Eastern European countries has a report from the field: The war in Ukraine is a “spiritual war,”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Europe Envy: Few of Pathologies Destroying US Are Present in Any Comparable Degree There
This one of the saddest of the more than 1,000 columns I have written. I am writing in Budapest after spending four days in Warsaw… Read More
InternationalNews
US Had Intel on Ukrainian Plot to Sabotage Nord Stream Pipeline Months Before Blasts: Report
The Biden administration knew of a Ukrainian plot to destroy the Nord Stream 1 pipeline months before three mysterious blasts tore holes in both major… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pride Is 1st of 7 Deadly Sins. Arrogance in Pushing Sexual Politics Abroad Could Be 8th.
I learned over a two-decade diplomatic career serving on four continents that whatever the relative size and power of our countries, even our allies don’t… Read More
International Analysis
China, Russia, Iran, North Korea All Emboldened With Biden in the White House, Retired Israeli General Warns
ORLANDO, Fla.—Israel recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, and many Jews and Christians see the state’s existence as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy, but a former… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The American-Swiss Partnership: Shared Values, Strong Ties on Economic and Strategic Issues
The United States and Switzerland have long been described as “Sister Republics”—a term that symbolizes their deep and abiding partnership. Sharing common democratic values, the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Moving to France Showed Me True Cost of ‘Free’ European Health Care, Child Care, and Retirement
An oft-repeated phrase among those favoring taxpayer-funded health care, day care, and pensions is that such programs are “free.” However, I recently moved to France,… Read More
InternationalNews
House Select Committee on China Adopts Policies for Taiwan, Against Uyghur Genocide
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released two reports Wednesday with numerous policy recommendations aimed at bolstering “Taiwan deterrence” and helping to stop… Read More
International Commentary
Where Ukraine-Russia War Stands After 15 Months
It’s now been 15 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian military personnel have been killed. And now, it appears… Read More
InternationalNews
Rabbi Explains How Israel Rejected Socialism, Grew More Religious, and Fights Terrorism … and Why It Matters for the US
ORLANDO, Fla.—While socialism, secularism, and radical activists seem ascendant in the U.S., an American-born Israeli rabbi who left America in 2011 argues that Israel rejected… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
4 Major Themes From National Conservatism Conference
LONDON—The latest National Conservatism conference, held May 15-17 here, may end up being a pivotal moment in British politics. The convention, sponsored by the Edmund… Read More
InternationalNews
Robust One-Nation Conservatism Is What Woke Globalist Elites Fear Most, Heritage Foundation President Tells London Conference
Cultural crises and crumbling Western institutions can only be remedied by a broader conservative movement that remains focused on the renewal of national identity and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Our Nation’s Capital, Chinese Students Seek Freedom From Communist Oppression
A group of Chinese students in Washington, D.C., is taking a stand against the Chinese Communist Party’s interference in U.S. academia. This small but determined… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Time for US, Japan to Make Case for Adding South Korea to Group of 7 Nations
As the global economy faces growing, complex challenges on multiple fronts, the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations needs to be reinvigorated to remain credible… Read More
InternationalCommentary
‘We Have 2 Different Latin Americas, Moochers and Looters’
There’s a socialist wave in Latin America. Mexico, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil recently elected leftists. These politicians at least distance themselves from thugs like… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Massive Tourism, Oil Pipeline Projects to Boost Jordanian Economy
Jordan’s tourism sector is booming. In the first quarter of 2023, tourism increased by 90.7%, surpassing tourism numbers in the first quarter of pre-COVID 2019…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden Shovels Millions to Nonprofits to Aid His Open-Border Schemes. Congress Must Cut Off Cash Spigot.
The Left has intentionally chosen emotional weapons to achieve its open-borders agenda—asylum, unaccompanied alien children, “humanitarian parole,” and nongovernmental organizations, particularly faith-based groups. The Left… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Beijing Telegraphs Its Intentions With Recent Military Exercises Around Taiwan
In a historic event on April 5, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held the highest-ranking meeting ever between a Taiwanese… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Virginia Governor Elevates State’s Economic Partnership With Taiwan
“Together, we will continue to build a deep and lasting partnership.” That was the unmistakable, powerful message Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin conveyed Monday to President… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South American Partners Turning Away From US and Toward China, Iran
Earlier this month, Beijing’s state-owned China Southern Power Grid announced the acquisition of nearly $3 billion in assets of Peru’s electric power grid, giving China… Read More
