Roger Wicker

Deepening Black Sea Crisis Demands US Involvement

Russian strikes on Black Sea shipping are probing NATO’s tolerance for attacks on allies. The US and Europe must reinforce the region.

Ezra Jin’s Release Is a Victory Washington Can Replicate

In the early hours of July 3, 2026, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was pulled from his jail cell in southern China. He assumed he was being transferred to another prison. Only when he arrived at the...

Axis of Aggressors

Lebanon Must Reform its Army or Lose American Aid

Washington is working on establishing a system “where vetted units within the Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF] have the training, the equipment, and the capability to go after elements of Hezbollah and dismantle...

CCP Raids Churches, Arrests Hundreds of Christians in ‘China’s Jerusalem’

Chinese authorities conducted a massive raid on Christian faith groups days before Christmas in Wenzhou — known as “China’s Jerusalem” — detaining hundreds of worshipers. Many were from Yayang...

From Pariah to Partner? Inside Syria’s Washington Comeback Bid

Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Shara’a and Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani travelled to Washington and New York for a week of key meetings in the third...

S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35

Thomas Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, suggested on Sunday that the impasse with Washington over Ankara’s procurement of the Russian S-400 air and missile defense system could be resolved...

Trump Can’t Have ‘Peace Through Strength’ on a Biden Defense Budget

It will be difficult for President Trump to implement his ‘Peace Through Strength’ foreign policy with a Biden defense budget. The Trump administration requested a $892.6 billion base defense budget...

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base

Supporting America’s Allies Puts America First

There’s plenty for MAGA Republicans to like in recent Senate-passed legislation to aid Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

Biden needs to follow Trump’s lead on Iran

The death of three US service members in Jordan Sunday, along with more than 40 injured, is just the latest – and deadliest – example of Iranian-backed militias targeting American forces in the Middle...

Pacific Deterrence: An Update from Admiral John Aquilino

Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now

Soldiers of Misfortune

The Wagner Group isn’t playing

A sorry summit

Meeting with African leaders, Biden avoids the pivotal issues

U.S. Should Seize and Sell Assets of Sanctioned Russian Elites to Aid Ukraine

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Tuesday that would enable Washington to seize and sell assets of sanctioned Russian elites and then use the proceeds to support Ukraine. As Washington...

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...

Congress Urges New Sanctions on Turkey

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced...