Mike Pompeo’s fight for unalienable rights
The Human Rights Establishment wants him out of the marketplace of ideas
Mike Pompeo
Five reasons it’s smart to ban Chinese apps
Both President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are openly talking about emulating India’s ban on some Chinese mobile phone apps. While this may seem trivial, it is actually a surprisingly...
Op-eds
Taliban suicide team strikes NDS headquarters in Afghan city
The Taliban has claimed credit for today’s suicide assault in the provincial capital of Samangan in northern Afghanistan. The attack belies U.S. officials’ claims that the Taliban has not been fighting...
Op-eds
Maximize Pressure on Iran: Fortify the Sanctions Wall
The Islamic Republic of Iran is in crisis. U.S. sanctions have crippled the country’s economy. Protests over the regime’s failed policies continue. The Islamic Republic has reportedly even reduced force...
Op-eds
How to Beat China’s Military-Civil Fusion
China’s strategy relies on poaching foreign technology. Ours should be geared toward stopping them.
Op-eds
From India’s Himalayan Border to Our Local Cell Networks, It’s Time to Push Back Against China
High in the Himalayan mountains, Chinese soldiers ambushed Indian troops this week, resulting in a brutal battle on the Indian side of their shared border. Twenty Indians were killed, while China won’t...
Op-eds
Washington’s Muted Response Emboldens Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy
A Turkish court on June 11 convicted Metin Topuz, a Turkish national and liaison officer for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, to eight years and nine months...
Policy Briefs
Defending America’s defenders
Beginning to stand up to a hostile international organization
Op-eds
Taliban falsely claims al Qaeda doesn’t exist in Afghanistan
General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), questioned the Taliban’s willingness to take action against al Qaeda during an online conference held last week. The...
Op-eds
After COVID-19, It’s Time for Washington to Embrace a Bolder Taiwan Strategy
The time has come for a rethink of U.S. Taiwan policy.
Op-eds
Trump’s Executive Order on Chinese Students Addresses a Complicated—But Real—Issue
This issue requires a surgical scalpel, not a sledgehammer.
Op-eds
What the New York Times Never Told Readers About Sirajuddin Haqqani
Revisiting the op-ed the paper published by the deputy emir of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Op-eds
China versus the world
While America staggers from coronavirus lockdown to riot curfew, China is pushing out at sea, on its borders, in its legal claims, and in the global economy. America and its allies have begun to realize...
Op-eds
Hong Kong is the new front line for China’s oppressive ambition
Last month, China’s legislature resolved to introduce a new national security law for Hong Kong. That law criminalizes “treason, secession, sedition, [and] subversion.” It empowers Beijing to deploy...
Op-eds
Israel Awards Desalination Plant Construction to Domestic Firm Over China
Israel announced this week that it is awarding a $1.5 billion bid to build the world’s largest desalination plant to Israel’s IDE Technologies. Reports indicate that IDE Technologies offered to complete...
Policy Briefs
Understanding China’s Latest Move Against Hong Kong
The CCP is using the threat of a foreign bogeyman to encroach on residents' freedoms.
Op-eds
The Fallout From China’s Hong Kong Power Play
In a surprise move last week, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced plans to impose a controversial national security law in Hong Kong. The CCP’s decision follows months of unrest in the special...
Policy Briefs
Lebanon’s Interwoven Fantasy Worlds All Lead to War With Israel
How much should America pay to maintain the fraying fabric?
Op-eds
Don’t Bail Out Tehran’s Precision Guided Munitions Project
Iran, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, is demanding sanctions relief. Lebanon, too, is looking for a financial bailout after defaulting on a Eurobond. Neither should get the financial aid they are requesting. Iran’s...
Op-eds
Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions
When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...