December 3, 2019
TurkeyThe Turkish president’s war will likely fail because he doesn’t know what he wants.
September 6, 2019
Sub-Saharan AfricaRobert Mugabe, who ruled over Zimbabwe for 37 years, died on September 6. His was an undeniably epic life of glaring contradictions. He was a passionate voice for the liberation of the Zimbabwean people from the injustice and humiliation of white minority rule, but a brutal oppressor when those same people sought to exercise political freedom.
December 11, 2018
Saudi ArabiaWhy is everyone so angry about Saudi Arabia's crown prince? Jamal Khashoggi is only a small part of the story.
September 19, 2018
United Nations General AssemblyNext week Donald J. Trump returns to the United Nations for the annual opening of the UN General Assembly. While Trump exceeded expectations during his first UN appearance last year, he will face mor…
November 21, 2013
IranHere’s an interesting quote: Never have I seen Israel and America’s core Arab allies working more in concert to stymie a major foreign policy initiative of a sitting U.S. president, and never have I…
November 8, 2018
U.S. Foreign PolicyAsia must accept that Democrat House win will not upset America First approach.
November 29, 2017
United StatesThroughout his first ten months in office, President Trump has portrayed himself not only as a champion for workers—a debatable claim—but also an important friend to American business. He has stacked…
November 15, 2017
Southeast AsiaDuring his marathon visit to Asia earlier this month, U.S. President Donald J. Trump at least demonstrated to Asian allies that he is not going to ignore the region. His trip was the longest by a U.S…
July 6, 2017
TradeOn the eve of his first G-20 summit meeting, President Trump faces one of the most important decisions of his young administration: whether or not to impose tough restrictions on imported steel. If…
November 18, 2015
Middle East and North AfricaThe question of what happened in the late 2008 Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations between Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas has been controversial since those talks took place. But now w…