Iran Seizes U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker
Iranian naval forces seized a Marshall Island-flagged oil tanker traveling through international waters in the Gulf of Oman on April 27. The tanker, Advantage Sweet, was transporting...
Houston
‘Like-minded nations must work together to make China treat others with respect’
David R. Stilwell, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) from June 2019 to early 2021, speaks to The Sunday Guardian. In this edition of Indo-Pacific: Behind...
Op-eds
Yes, Virginia, the Trump Administration Does Have a China Strategy
The administration is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to counter China’s concept of Comprehensive National Power.
Op-eds
China Sanctions U.S. Lawmakers and Human Rights Advocates
Beijing imposed a fresh round of sanctions this week on six U.S. lawmakers and five leaders of organizations that promote democracy and human rights, matching exactly the number of Chinese and Hong Kong...
Policy Briefs
Was Nixon Wrong About China?
It might be time to question the conventional wisdom.
Op-eds
Chevron’s Noble buy reflects Israel’s ‘warming’ ties with Gulf states — expert
International energy adviser says deal indicates Israel is ‘no longer a taboo’ in industry over fear of Arab boycott; still, the energy giant may end up selling the Israeli assets
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 Pastor is Not the Only U.S. Hostage in Turkey
Turkish-American relations are at a boiling point. This month, the United States not only ...
Op-eds
Lebanon Is Protecting Hezbollah’s Cocaine Trade in Latin America
Days after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Washington ramped up ...
Op-eds
Fix U.S. Airport Security Before It’s Too Late
The same security flaws that allow drugs into the United States can be exploited by terror groups and may eventually lead to another 9/11-type mass terror attack. It is time to close that gap by...
Op-eds
The Daunting Challenge Of Defending Israel’s Multi-Billion Dollar Gas Fields
Co-authored by Paul Alster Israel is looking forward to a considerable energy windfall with the development of the Leviathan and Tamar natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterr...
Op-eds
Louie Gohmert Says al Qaeda has Camps with Drug Cartels in Mexico
A Texas congressman stressing border security told an interviewer that a terrorist group is set up south of the Rio Grande. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, said on C-SPAN’s "Washingt...
Op-eds
Homegrown Terror is Real, But You Won’t Find It Online
Homegrown terrorism has become a topic of discussion in both Canada and the United States. A study by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service...
Op-eds
Natural Gas for Cars
It’s the key to ending OPEC’s control over the U.S. transportation industry.
Op-eds
Despite Criticism of Israel, Hitchens was Ardent Foe of Anti-Semitism
Not long ago, I told an older colleague of my admiration for Christopher Hitchens, the Anglo-American author, journalist and public intellectual who finally succumbed to esophageal cancer Thursda...
Op-eds
Medellin (and Bush) v. Texas
So see if you can follow this. George W. Bush, the imperial president of left-wing lampoon, orders his National Security Agency to intercept enemy communications without judicial warrant...
Op-eds
Review: Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim-Americans
Schanzer and Moosa of Duke University and Kurzman of the University of North Carolina have garnered a fair amount of media attention for their study despite its complete methodological failure. A...
Op-eds
Our Big Fat Moroccan Wedding
Our son Daniel (aka Lt Ledeen, USMC, based in Okinawa) is in the midst of week-long events that will culminate in the wedding ceremony on Thursday afternoon here in Jerusalem. He is marrying Nata...
Op-eds
Texans Uneasy Over Chinese Oil Investment in Lone Star State
The mainstream news has been relatively quiet in the last month about a recent and significant Chinese investment in South Texas oil. But Tom Pauken, chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, has...
Op-eds
The Iran-Houston Connection
Energy companies continue to leave the Iranian market in response to a series of new sanctions laws passed by the United States, the European Union, Canada and Australia, all of which are eager t...