Donald Trump’s election as President guarantees that America’s Middle East policy will change. The real question, though, and a major early test for Trump, is whether it will change enough. Does he understand that the region’s geopolitics differ dramatically from when he left office, and could change even more before Inauguration Day? The early signs […]
Read MoreThe former National Security Advisor in the Trump Administration and ambassador to the UN under George W. Bush inaugurated the FAES 2024 Campus yesterday. Just a few metres from Madrid’s Retiro Park, the veteran foreign policy expert spoke to EL MUNDO about international news, full of “threats”. This article was first published in Spanish in […]
Israel’s stunning attacks on Hezbollah via exploding pagers and walkie-talkies demonstrate both the creativity and cunning of its intelligence and defense forces, and their capacity to strike deep into the heart of its adversaries’ domains. The casualties among Hezbollah’s top leadership (and allies, like Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon) plus the significant near-term degradation of Hezbollah’s […]
For more than a century, U.S. diplomats in Russia have had to fend off propaganda, outright lies, harassment and seduction, often simultaneously. Our envoys have been gulled into damaging concessions, and their Washington bosses have proved just as susceptible. Recall Franklin Roosevelt’s appalling observation about Joseph Stalin: “I think if I give him everything that I […]
I recently sat down with @BillKristol for a lengthy discussion on what to expect from Trump's cabinet picks and what a second administration may look like.
"Their seas and rivers were full of fish, the air sweet, the climate healthy, and above all, they were in the full enjoyment of liberty, civil and religious" - Ben Franklin. Happy Thanksgiving! Special thanks to the brave men & women defending our country.
Opinion | The Desolate Wilderness
An editorial published annually since 1961: An account of the Pilgrims’ journey to Plymouth in 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton.
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Trump believes in tariffs, and is indifferent to the risk of trade wars. American businesses need to take this seriously.
When it comes down to it, I think Trump is serious about imposing significant tariffs. He doesn't understand how tariffs work, I don’t think he fully realizeas the potential for retaliation by the European Union, Japan, and China, and what the economic impact would be.
The Biden administration is failing to press Pakistan's government to release Imran Khan, thus allowing China to exploit Pakistan's domestic tensions to increase its influence, contrary to US national interests.
Protesters Supporting Pakistani Ex-Leader Are Dispersed in Crackdown
Thousands of demonstrators seeking the release of Imran Khan, the jailed ex-prime minister, fled the capital. Four c...
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It is an absolute necessity that Tulsi Gabbard & other top-level appointees have a full FBI background investigation. This isn’t discriminatory against Tulsi Gabbard; everyone should have a full background check, especially the nominee for Director of National Intelligence.
One down, more to follow.
Biden’s approval of Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons in Russia is the right decision. I just worry if it’s too little too late.
For the past two and a half years Russia has largely deterred the U.S. from being able to provide Ukraine with adequate assistance in a strategic way. One debate after another has delayed us from providing aid in a timely manner. For Ukraine to be successful in their fight, the…
This ongoing threat of a “wider war” in Ukraine could be conventional, or it could be nuclear. If it’s a conventional threat, then where is the Russian army that’s going to provoke this war? And if it's nuclear, it is important to remember that the U.S. has never renounced the…
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