Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’
I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.
I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.
REVIEW: 'The CIA: An Imperial History’ by Hugh Wilford
Encouragingly, most Americans understand that
Having lost it's Syrian ally in the former Assad regime, Russia is shifting forces from Syria to other places.
If Julani is to remain in power for the coming years, he could play a transformative role in Syria and the Middle East.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is beating his chest again, hinting he may use nuclear weapons. Don’t buy the bluffs: We’re not on the verge of a nuclear World War III. Putin’s huffing...
“In times of rapid change,” remarked industrialist J. Paul Getty, “experience could be your worst enemy.” For those in Washington, Brussels, and Berlin who are panicking about what a second...
Now is the time to think about what needs to be achieved
In many ways, the failure of the Palestinian cause in the last two decades is a result of the decisions of Arafat during the ten years he presided over the Palestinian Authority.
Under the president’s watch, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to describe any foreign policy portfolio that has furthered the country’s national interest.
Israel has long enjoyed positive relations with Kurdish people in the Middle East. It is part of a partnership between Jews and Kurds and also shared interests in the region
Clashes Reported in Kursk Region: Ukrainian officials claimed on November 5 that Ukrainian troops traded artillery fire with North Korean units in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. A day...
It’s time for Europe and the US to tighten the financial screws on Russia and accelerate an end to the war.
Iran now feels it can launch ballistic missiles at Israel whenever it wants.
The expansion of BRICS into countries that are close to the West shows how many states are hedging their bets on this non-western group of powerful economies.
By attending a three-day summit in Russia and lending credence to Putin’s despotism, the U.N. secretary-general is effectively spitting in the faces of both Ukraine and Israel.
How the World’s Democracies Can Win
A "small yard, high fence"-centered approach to China is ill-suited for today’s technological and geopolitical environment and threatens to have a deleterious effect on the global economy. Beijing’s distortive, state-backed industrial policy requires a more systemic response. A full-throated American defense of free trade and economic prosperity would better mobilize the private sector and American allies – as opposed to an approach that relies solely on tactical restrictions on trade and investment.
The downfall of Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh is nearly complete. Earlier this month, Lebanese authorities arrested the former financial wunderkind on charges...
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, called for the BRICS bloc of states (named after original founders Brazil, Russia, India, China,...