Cuba

The president’s speech

The one he should give (but don’t hold your breath)

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign

Turkish Banks Suspend Use of Russia’s Mir Payment System

Three Turkish state-owned banks suspended their use of the Russian payment system “Mir” — Moscow’s alternative to the Brussels-based SWIFT messaging service — on Tuesday. This move comes amid...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

How Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Gambit Backfired

Beijing’s shock-and-awe military response has created a new normal in East Asia.

Mystery Cargo

Senior Iranian and Venezuelan officials are traveling around the world on a cargo plane. Argentina detained them. But what are they up to?

North Korean Reds Chairing UN Disarmament Conference While Testing Missiles

Biden resists a serious boycott, hoping to reform the UN from within.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June

The White House Is Bending the Law on Syria Sanctions

Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. national interest

A letter to J.D. Vance

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May

Biden’s overdue National Security Strategy

If he understands the threats, it won’t be what he planned

Accommodating Iran Will Be No More Successful Than Accommodating Russia

Putin’s horrifying war in Ukraine shows the likely results of the West continuing to ignore Iran’s nuclear quest

Russia, Ukraine, and the West’s grand delusion

Freedom must be defended or surrendered – there’s no third option

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: March

Soleimani U

A new academic center in Caracas named after the Iranian mass murderer is the latest node in Tehran’s soft power network in Latin America

Biden Can Reset the UN’s Discriminatory Approach to Israel

The United States led when it persuaded the General Assembly to repeal its 1975 vote declaring Zionism to be racism. It should now actively and decisively lead the effort to end the Commission of Inquiry, which the UNHRC created to conclude essentially the same thing.

Investors Should Demand Transparency From ESG Research Firms

End-of-year data show that in 2021, investment surged in stocks rated positively by financial research firms on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, which include an ever-growing list of...

The coalition of the unwilling

Western elites prefer not to fight authoritarianism