Rift Between U.S. And EU On Iran Underscores A Global Power Realignment
The difference of interests between the United States and the EU has never been so stark and will only continue to grow.
It’s Time For The United States To Stop Funding Other Wealthy Countries’ Defense
Article 5’s commitment to common defense means nothing if other NATO members aren’t making, or actively trying to make, their contributions to the club.
Why President Trump Should Recognize The Armenian Genocide
Despite the passage of a century, the Turkish government seems to have grown more resistant to hearing that its Ottoman forebears had anything to do with the mass killings of Armenians.
The US Is On The Brink Of A Full-Blown Trade War With The European Union
American policymakers can no longer ignore the conflict of interest between the EU and the U.S. on trade.
Putin’s Anti-US Rhetoric Is Heating Up, And We Should Take Him Seriously
Russia’s economy might be weak, and the country might have demographic problems, but on international standing and regional influence, Putin is no lightweight.
Non-Citizens May Dislike Him, But Trump’s Still The Leader Of The Free World
Pew polling indicates that the free world may not love him. But so long as he’s sitting in the Oval Office, Donald Trump will remain its leader.
Can We Escape A Second Cold War With Russia?
Peter Conradi’s new book ‘Who Lost Russia?’ recaps a quarter-century of failed diplomacy, and raises the question of whether the West can admit past mistakes and come up with a plan for dealing with Russia.
Trump’s Team Is Starting To Think Seriously About Counterterrorism
If Trump’s shock presidential win taught us anything, it should be that the United States cannot be so stretched protecting others that it hurts its own citizens.
Election Results Likely To Accelerate Turkey’s Authoritarianism
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party are hailing the victory as a clear mandate from the people, despite winning by a razor-thin margin.
The Trump Administration Is Not A Bunch Of Toadies For Russia
If President Trump were a Manchurian candidate bent on making Russia ‘great again,’ then the place to look is not his speeches, but his administration’s policies regarding Russia.
Trump’s Team Does Global Damage Control For Their Bombastic Chief
Trump’s drive-by policymaking could be a huge distraction for his top foreign policy surrogates—and more importantly, sow chaos across the globe.
Rex Tillerson In His Own Words On America’s Biggest Foreign Policy Challenges
Over the course of the lengthy hearing, his testimony painted a coherent picture of what a Rex Tillerson-style American foreign policy might look like.
How Congress Can Moderate Donald Trump’s Proclamations About Trade With Asia
The United States could help protect Hong Kong’s democracy efforts from Chinese intrusion and safeguard its important place in international trade and finance.
Michael Flynn Is The Wrong Man For Trump’s National Security Advisor
For a job that requires laser-sharp judgment, Michael Flynn seriously misjudges major world leaders like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Neither Trump Nor Clinton Are Up To Meeting Our Foreign Policy Challenges
Surveying the foreign policy looming landscape, it’s not at all clear that either of the two frontrunners are up to the task.
It’s Obama’s Fault Russia Is Now A Major Threat
The entire American Left now has amnesia about having passively enabled a rising Russia over the last several years.
Is Donald Trump A Russian Quisling?
A recent chain of events comes within a context that supports the theory of a Trump-Kremlin alliance. You’ve got to read it to believe it.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Sends Mixed Messages To Enemies And Allies
The man who has a fair chance of being our next president casually dropped in an interview that he would violate a treaty the United States has upheld since NATO’s founding in 1949.
Relax. Brexit Won’t Cause International Order To Collapse
To resist the homogenizing influence of globalization and supranational organizations is not itself an anti-liberal act.
Americans Aren’t The World’s Rent-A-Cops
Americans as the world’s cops is okay with Donald Trump, so long as we are rent-a-cops.
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