Trump Should Act Against Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons
Existing sanctions aren’t deterring Moscow. Fortunately, there’s bipartisan agreement on the need for new ones.
Bill Clinton
McMaster and commander in chief
The former national security advisor on the urgent need for “strategic competence”
Op-eds
If Biden, Then What, on Iran?
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,” wrote Alexander Pope in An Essay on Man. Such sentiment describes perfectly the lingering adherents of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement known as the JCPOA....
Op-eds
In the Era of U.S. Energy Abundance: The Role of the Caspian Region in U.S. Policy
For most of the last fifty years, international energy policy has been a major focus of U.S. foreign and national security policy.1 Washington has viewed ensuring the energy security of its allies—especially...
Memos
Iran’s rulers (still) seek nuclear weapons
Yet more evidence that those who despise us can’t be bought off
Op-eds
What the alien invasion has wrought
Attacked by a common enemy, earthlings have not united
Op-eds
Who made the world sick?
China’s Communist rulers did, with assistance from, you know, WHO
Op-eds
The Next Iranian Revolution
Why Washington Should Seek Regime Change in Tehran
Op-eds
Rock, Paper, Scissors in the Middle East
Trump’s is the latest play in a decadeslong game of trying to counter previous ‘peace process’ moves by each new American administration
Op-eds
The companies we keep
“I have tried to help the people of the world to make it a little better,” wrote James Naismith, basketball’s inventor, in 1918, reflecting on a life of Christian education and athletics. He would...
Op-eds
The Israeli–Palestinian Struggle, Continued.
Whenever the Israeli–Palestinian question arises in Washington, an assumption inevitably precedes it: the United States has an important and unique role to play in advancing peace between these two...
Op-eds
Once Upon a Time, U.S. Foreign Policy Worked
George H.W. Bush's administration was evidence of what the establishment was capable of.
Op-eds
The life, times and foreign policies of Jimmy Carter
One of his wisest advisors attempts to give them a new and improved look.
Op-eds
Americans’ right to self-rule
In a stern and defiant speech earlier this month, National Security Adviser John Bolton made clear that the United States will not...
Op-eds
Advancing freedom of religion globally
Twenty years ago, President Clinton, with bipartisan support, signed into law the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). The intention: to enshrine religious freedom as a core component of A...
Op-eds
Palestinians have mail
For years, smart and well-meaning “peace processors” have worked hard to find a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They’ve never come close. Commentators keen on being perceived as...
Op-eds
Trump’s art of the nuclear deals
Donald Trump inherited two deadly serious national security crises, one in the Middle East, one in the Far East. Look closely and you’ll see that these crises are inseverable....
Op-eds
The Nuclear Deal Makes America Complicit in Iranian Crimes
The fundamental question when discussing a nuclear deal with Tehran is this: Are you prepared to fight over it? If not, then any deal is a good deal. This willingness to go to the mat also affect...
Op-eds
US-North Korea summit: How Trump can score a major deal
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Wednesd...
Op-eds
Europe’s Sanctions-Blocking Threats Are Empty
European Union official’s threat this month that Europe would block any attempt by the United States to reimpose sanctions on Iran showed a new level of desperation to deter President Donal...