China’s extraordinary coronavirus arrogance. The regime in Beijing seems to think that only America is responsible.
Hezbollah encircles itself at home and abroad. Hassan Nasrallah’s organization faces a crisis of domestic legitimacy and foreign freedom of action.
Russia invents CIA plot to kill Catholics and make Belarus turn on Lukashenko. It's a rather wild theory from the head of Putin's foreign intelligence service.
NATO must warn Lukashenko against using his territory as a Russian launching base. The Russians could use Belarus to constrict the Baltics.
Hezbollah fuels Lebanon’s descent towards civil war. The Shia political-terrorist group is refusing to make concessions for reform.
China prepares to fly fighter jets over Taiwan. Beijing is increasingly aggravated and paranoid over U.S. efforts to support Taipei.
What's going on with Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Nationalist grievances are finding match with Turkish engagement.
Democrats unveil their three-prong plan to defeat Coney Barrett's confirmation. They want to spread concern about abortion and gay rights, and the risk Barrett might affirm a Trump electoral victory.
China's not so free speech. A top Beijing thinker claims that he sees an opportunity for expanded expression rights. But with a catch.
China’s concentration camp lies again unmasked. The Communist Party has no regard for the truth or the interest of its own citizens.
Russia plays hardball on Alexey Navalny poisoning. Moscow believes that it holds the cards. It should be educated otherwise.
Saudi Arabia lays the diplomatic ground for a nuclear weapons program. The king has outlined what is motivating the strategic shift: Iran.
North Korea’s nuclear fishing lesson. The decision by North Korean soldiers to execute and immolate a South Korean fisherman is indicative of why the regime cannot be trusted with nuclear-tipped ICBMs.
Ford and Tesla dance to Xi’s tune. The two American car manufacturers are putting profit before patriotism.
China’s 2060 carbon pledge is a public relations stunt. The truer reality of Xi Jinping’s energy program is best measured by his new coal plants.
Xi Jinping’s Tuesday lesson of clowns and lies. The Chinese leader offered democracy to the world in his UN speech, and 18 years for a clown insult at home.
Trump uses UN speech to slam China. The president seems focused on increasing pressure on Beijing before November’s elections.
Why Iran is unlikely to retaliate over new US sanctions. The regime needs a means of action that maximizes the probability of uncontested confrontation.
How Vladimir Putin bought three successive British Prime Ministers. The financial data speaks to a story of influence purchasing.
Mark Esper’s misguided arrogance on China’s navy. The Defense Secretary should be less flippant about a capable enemy.
Why Turkey’s Erdogan might need confrontation with an aircraft carrier. The situation in the eastern Mediterranean is highly tense.
It’s China which is the imperialist. The geography proves it.
How Navalny hotel find furthers the evidence against Putin. The discovery of a Novichok-tainted water bottle shows that the Russian state entered Navalny’s room.
China betrays India border commitment. The Chinese Communist Party is not terribly reliable when it comes to keeping word.
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus strongman, chooses to become Putin’s newest pet. Lukashenko has given up on any pretense beyond supplication to the Kremlin.
Salafi-Jihadists continue to pose the most serious terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland. Here’s why these individuals, not white supremacists, are the key concern.
Three NATO lessons in the Arctic. Britain, America, and Norway send a message to Vladimir Putin.
How 9/11 might have been much worse. If weapons of mass destruction had been smuggled into the nation.
In Britain, a Rule Britannia rebuke to political correctness. The BBC was forced to back down from its last night of the proms patriotism purge.
The Trump administration underplays intelligence on Alexey Navalny poisoning. The U.S. knows there is a very high likelihood that Navalny was Novichoked on Putin’s direct orders.
Support Taiwan, with eyes open. The U.S. must be aware of Chinese red lines and emotions as it forges Taipei’s better deterrence against invasion.
20 years ago, British special forces won a great victory in West Africa. Operation Barras saw the SAS rescue hostages and decimate a gang of killers.
The rising risk of a conflict between China and India. The two nuclear powers are escalating their military activities along the line of control.
The US should host a British Astute-class submarine at Guam. Such a deployment would be affordable for both nations, while serving deterrent and operational needs against China.
Sink Nord Stream II over Navalny poisoning. The Russian dissident’s near death experience provides a new impetus for ending Putin’s energy blackmail platform.
Decoding China’s new letter to America. The opinion article by a Vice Foreign Minister evinces Beijing’s insecurity over current U.S. policy.
Why China is bullying the Czech Republic with a piano. Xi Jinping wants Prague to know that it will suffer unless it defers to Beijing’s agenda.
Does Kim Jong Un want Trump or Biden? The answer may come with what Kim decides to display on October 10th.
What happened at the Battle of Belleau Wood. Here's a brief primer on the great feats done those June 1918 days.
How China is ruining the oceans and rivers. Beijing has little regard for the rights of others. Fish or farmers alike.
Michael Pack can address Voice of America espionage concerns without firing dozens of journalists. The key to America's better interest rests in a focus on short term visa extensions and new security investigations.
A very Delta Force Medal of Honor. The upcoming recipient earned his medal for operations distinctly representative of Delta.
Why it matters that Alexey Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok class nerve agent. Only Putin controls that neurotoxin. The U.S. must respond.
Charlie Hebdo is right to republish Prophet Mohammed cartoons. The magazine is offering a memorial to its fallen. And a defense of freedom.
The Pentagon provides Joe Biden a nuclear wake up call. In its latest China military report, the Defense Department points out Beijing’s rising nuclear weapons capabilities.
Emmanuel Macron takes a worthy risk with Lebanon reform gambit. The French president recognizes the stakes are high.
Russia embarrasses NATO and the U.S. Air Force. Two Russian naval air force operations last Friday showed NATO that its air defenses are not up to task.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reminds everyone that he is an antisemitic despot. The Iranian leader is very upset with Jared Kushner
Kenosha visit is all about politics for Trump and the protesters. And all about stress for the Secret Service. The dynamics at play in Wisconsin are both complex and variable.
