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September 20, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Donald Trump Has Vowed to Raise Tariffs. Can He?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. Congress is empowered to set tariff policy, but it has delegated much of its authority to the president.

Shipping containers at Port Newark, New Jersey

September 19, 2024

United Kingdom
The UK Foreign Secretary Makes His First Speech

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has just given his first set speech, but it wasn't about foreign policy. He is miscast in his current role.

September 18, 2024

United States
Happy 77th Birthday to the United States Air Force

The United States Air Force marks seventy-seven years of service today. 

USAF B-52 Stratofortress in flight

September 13, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Did the Harris-Trump Debate Reset the Presidential Race?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: History suggests that any bump Kamala Harris gets from the debate will be fleeting.

Trump-Harris Presidential Debate ABC

September 9, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Texas Sues for Ability to Seek Records of Women who Obtain Out-of-State Abortions

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers August 31 to September 6.

Abortion rights demonstrators hold up signs and drum against the the windows of Denton City Hall while police watch from the inside as Denton’s city council meets to vote on a resolution seeking to make enforcing Texas’ trigger law on abortion a low priority for its police force, in Denton, Texas, U.S. June 28, 2022.

September 6, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The United States Has a Debt Problem

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Whoever wins in November could find their policy plans stymied by a mounting national debt.

Debt Screen

September 5, 2024

Taiwan
Can the Taiwan People’s Party Survive?

Mounting scandals surrounding the Taiwan People's Party raise questions about its long term viability.

Taiwan People's Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je, walks on the day of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections in Taipei, Taiwan.

August 30, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Sit Down With CNN

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: The Democratic presidential nominee wasn’t asked about the biggest issues she would face as preside…

Harris and Wlatz ii

August 26, 2024

South Korea
A Diplomatic Early Warning: Resolving the Recurring Historical Grievance Litigation Between South Korea and Japan

South Korea and Japan’s leaders must develop creative policies to resolve recurring historical grievance litigation.

Defense ministers of Korea, Japan, and the United States wear black suits while shaking hands in front of a table with documents and small flags.

August 23, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Kamala Harris Makes Her Case to the Nation

This Week: The Democratic nominee said America has a “fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past.”

Harris at DNC