United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Examining U.S. Sanctions Policy, Implementation, and Enforcement

Lawmakers, Former Top Officials Offer Bipartisan Rebuke of Biden’s Syria Policy

Earlier today, an open letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the administration’s passive response to Arab governments’ accelerating normalization...

A Strategy to End the Systematic Theft of Humanitarian Aid in Syria

Will Erdogan Embrace The West?

It may not have seemed like it at the time, but the devastating earthquakes which hit Turkey on February 6 postponed a crisis. In recent weeks, Washington has demonstrated its solidarity with Turkey by providing...

Congress Questions Biden Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey

The Biden administration informally notified Congress of its intention to sell 40 new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, along with 79 upgrade kits to modernize the Turkish Air Force’s existing F-16 fleet....

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December

Now Is Not the Time to Negotiate with Putin

Pushing for negotiations could undermine the morale of the Ukrainians fighting in the field.

The Weaponization of Capital

Strategic Implications of China’s Private Equity/Venture Capital Playbook

Pelosi’s promise

Showing up in Taiwan is not enough

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

U.S. Senate votes 95-1 to add Finland and Sweden to NATO alliance

The U.S. Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday to add Finland and Sweden to the NATO alliance. The overwhelming vote is a major rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a resounding expression of American...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

As Pelosi visits Taiwan, don’t miss the action on China in Congress

All eyes are understandably on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan this week as Beijing issues threats and rattles its saber. But those interested in supporting the free people of Taiwan...

Missing the Mark

Reassessing U.S. Military Aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces

The world as it is

Nikki Haley’s approach is not based on wishful thinking

Across Party Lines, Senators Tell Biden to Get Tough on Assad

At a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week, senators from across the political spectrum pressed the Biden administration to isolate Syria’s criminal regime and fully enforce the...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June

Don’t Let Iran Humiliate the IAEA Again

New reporting and an IAEA assessment reveal that Iran is in violation of both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the JCPOA.

Putin supports NATO

He’s revitalizing a beneficial international community

Deal or no deal

Iran’s rulers may be demanding too much even for Biden