The price of American leadership
It’s high, but the value is higher
Nikki Haley
Hold the WHO accountable for embracing North Korea
Former President Donald Trump congratulated Kim Jong Un earlier this month after North Korea joined the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. Nikki Haley, Trump’s...
Op-eds
The world as it is
Nikki Haley’s approach is not based on wishful thinking
Op-eds
The Challenge of Containing a Nuclear Iran
Barring a great surprise, the Islamic Republic will get its nuke. How will the U.S. respond?
Op-eds
The U.N.’s final solution to the Israel question
Its campaign of demonization and delegitimization escalates
Op-eds
UN Peacekeeping in Cyprus: So Much for Deterrence
In Hans Christian Anderson’s children’s classic The Emperor’s New Clothes, the unfortunate emperor parades around the streets in his birthday suit, confident that his fine garments are seen by everyone...
Op-eds
Dear Captain Sully: Fasten your Seatbelt
You already have decades of experience navigating the skies. Now, you will need to navigate the realm of multilateral diplomacy.
Op-eds
The authoritarian conquest of the UN
Accommodation and engagement are no solution
Op-eds
China’s Potemkin Peacekeeping
The CCP is using its increased U.N. peacekeeping presence to shift international norms about human rights.
Op-eds
Don’t Let China Hijack the UN Security Council
The United States and other P-5 members should protect the integrity of the council and expose China’s deceptions.
Op-eds
Biden’s bad deals
His diplomats, like Obama’s, give without getting
Op-eds
Biden Takes First Step in Countering China Through UN Elections
The departments of State and Commerce last week announced their support for the candidacy of Doreen Bogdan-Martin to be the next secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The...
Policy Briefs
How Trump can expose biggest lie in Middle East: Palestinian ‘refugee’ myth
The Trump administration may be on its way out, but it can still advance American interests between now and January. This is particularly true in the Middle East, where White House policies have arguably...
Op-eds
One Term of ‘Maximum Pressure’ on North Korea
A new book from H.R. McMaster offers a look back at Trump's attempted containment and wooing of Kim Jong-un.
Op-eds
Don’t Let Iran Blow Up the U.N. Security Council
As a critical vote approaches, the fate of Iran nuclear sanctions—and decades of multilateralism—lies in the hands of Britain and France.
Op-eds
Countering a Corrupt China
How Covid-19 Has Exposed the Regime’s Power Plays
Op-eds
The Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Fault Lines in the ‘Great Power Competition’
Does the U.S. continue to work within the framework of existing global institutions or abandon those it sees as problematic?
Op-eds
The U.N. Human Rights Council strikes again
A motley crew of rights violators seeks to harm Israelis and Palestinians alike
Op-eds
Nikki Haley, all-American
She’s also a loyal and principled neo-Trumpian, which makes some people angry
Op-eds
Trump’s Syria decision is a victory for America’s enemies in the Middle East
Thousands of Syrian Kurdish fighters gave their lives to help America defeat the Islamic State, but President Trump just decided to abandon the Kurds to their worst enemy, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip...