Czech Republic

Time to integrate State Partnership Program in Pentagon planning

As currently used, the program is a missed opportunity, especially when America needs to be strengthening its relationships abroad.

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.

Taiwan 194

Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

Swift trans-Atlantic action kept Turkey from fueling Belarus’ hybrid attacks

Following her meeting with President Biden at the White House last Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Twitter that the rising tensions on the Belarus-Poland border...

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Stands Up to Xi Jinping

A tale of two speeches.

Skinheads, Saints, and (National) Socialists

An Overview of the Transnational White Supremacist Extremist Movement

Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again

Erdogan saves Putin’s Belarusian ally by playing spoiler role within NATO.

Defusing Military-Civil Fusion

The Need to Identify and Respond to Chinese Military Companies

Biden Administration Should Ascertain the Status of Iran’s Arak Reactor

The Biden administration says it wants to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal because the accord seals off Tehran’s pathways to nuclear weapons, one of which involves plutonium. Yet the accord will not...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late April

Late April Trends

Secret Sites in the Desert: The Dangers of Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Hedging

If Washington fails to convince Riyadh, a regional partner, not to opt for domestic enrichment, then it will face greater hurdles getting Iran to accept limits on its own program.

Let’s get serious about US-Taiwan cybersecurity cooperation

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security released a public service advisory last Wednesday, noting how Chinese government-sponsored hackers have increased cyberattacks against the United States from...

Israel Renegotiates COVID-19 Testing Lab Deal With China

Amidst the severe economic downturn stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are desperate to increase the availability of testing kits, a prerequisite for lifting stay at home orders. China, whose...

IAEA Iran Safeguards Report Analysis

Iran Commits Multiple Violations of the Nuclear Deal, Several Non-Reversible

European lawmakers demand sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses

Members of the European Parliament have called on trade conditions with Iran to hinge on Tehran improving its appalling human rights record. “Iran is a country where women are imprisoned for being women,”...

Sanctioned Hezbollah Security Chief Works Closely with Lebanese Authorities

The Treasury Department designated Hezbollah security chief Wafiq Safa on Tuesday, along with two Hezbollah...

German Minister Helped Reverse Berlin’s Anti-Israel UN Voting Record

Jens Spahn, a prominent member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet, played a critical part in rolling-back Germany's anti-Israel voting record.

The Hungarian resistance

The European Union's quarrel over immigration intensifies.

NATO’s Two Percent and Burden Sharing

The debate over burden sharing within NATO is about as old as the alliance itself. However, rarely has the debate spilled into public discourse as acrimoniously as it did at the most recent NATO summi...