National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held 12 hours of meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Malta this weekend, potentially paving the way for leader-level discussions later this year. Although the talks come as tensions are soaring between the world’s...
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The U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan Was Never Necessary
by Trenton Hale | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Twenty-two years ago today, the Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 became law following the attacks of 9/11, allowing the United States to invade Afghanistan that October. That war lasted for two decades and led to an opium crisis, the Taliban maintaining...
Africa is a Continent, Not a Chess Piece
by Brad Pearce | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Now that we are in a second Cold War era, there is a full fledged “Tournament of Shadows” for what was once called “The Dark Continent.” This was brought to light by the recent coup in the West African country of Niger, which saw the Palace Guards overthrow the...
American and NATO Leaders Say Ukraine’s Goals Will Lead to a Long War
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The top-ranking American military official and the civilian head of the North Atlantic alliance believe the war in Ukraine will continue for years if Kiev is to achieve its military goals. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree outlawing talks with...
TGIF: Free Speech Affirmed — Pretty Much
by Sheldon Richman | Sep 15, 2023 | Featured Articles, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
[Updated Sept. 16] The preliminary injunction against federal censorship of social-media users has survived the Biden administration's appeal. However, it remains on hold until Sept. 22 while the Supreme Court considers the matter. The latest ruling, 78 pages long, by...
So, About that Global Pandemic Treaty…
by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 13, 2023 | Featured Articles
Last week, First Lady Jill Biden reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 despite being double vaxxed and boosted. The White House Press Secretary then described President Joe Biden's subsequent return to cautionary measures like masking and "social distancing" to...
Why Are We in Niger?
by Ron Paul | Sep 13, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The July military coup in the west African country of Niger has once again brought attention to the fact that the U.S. government runs a global military empire that serves Washington’s special interests, and not the national interest. Before the coup made news...
Why We Don’t Negotiate
by Ted Snider | Sep 12, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The signature of Joe Biden's State Department has been the abdication of diplomacy. Its head, Antony Blinken, the chief U.S. diplomat, has abdicated the role of diplomat. Though obvious in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea, this absence of diplomacy has been...