Tuesday, November 19 marked 1,000 days since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though Ukraine’s civil war has been ongoing for over ten years. President-elect Donald Trump has a clear mandate to try and end the war, but with staffing picks like Marco Rubio as secretary of...
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A Political Price is Being Paid for Being in the West
by Ted Snider | Nov 15, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The concept of “the West” is a complex and difficult one. At times it excludes countries in the geographical west, like Cuba and Venezuela and sometimes Brazil. At times it includes countries not in the geographical west, like Japan and Australia. As Richard Sakwa has...
All Of Your War Propaganda Describes Israel
by John Weeks | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On October 30, former President Bill Clinton gave a campaign speech for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. Speaking at the Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church, Clinton attempted to persuade American Muslims in that crucial...
‘Waltzing’ Towards Disaster
by Daniel Larison | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
President-elect Donald Trump has named Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida as his incoming National Security Advisor, continuing his streak of choosing some of the most hardline men in the Republican Party to run his foreign policy. Waltz may not be as well-known as John...
Will Trump End Washington’s Proxy War in Ukraine?
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Donald Trump’s re-election as president is fueling speculation that he will terminate U.S. financial and logistical support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. Trump himself contributed to that speculation during his June 28, 2024 debate with President Joe Biden...
Evidence is Shaky For Iran’s ‘Trump Assassination Plot’
by Ken Silva | Nov 12, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The Justice Department announced on Friday that it uncovered more evidence of an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump—but the evidence of such a plot is the word of a criminal in Iran, who told the FBI about the conspiracy over the phone. The DOJ’s...
The Man Who Can Help Trump Bring Peace to Korea
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Columbia Professor of Genetics Joseph D. Terwilliger has an exceptional resume. Along with his post at an elite institution, he is an accomplished tuba player, speaks a multitude of languages, has traveled to nearly every country on Washington’s official enemies list,...
TGIF: That Was the Election that Was
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 8, 2024 | Economics, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
One can be overjoyed by the repudiation of a candidate without being pleased with the opposing candidate's victory. This election is an occasion for that reaction. An American (or anyone actually) is perfectly justified in taking pleasure in Kamala Harris's...