Hong Kong

The U.S. should sanction Western enablers of China's repression in Hong Kong. The latest conviction of journalists is another step toward Beijing's elimination of freedom there.

Taiwan defense spending, China vs. Philippines

No, Taiwan isn't spending enough on defense. If Poland, with an economy the same size as that of Taiwan, can spend 4.1% of GDP on defense, Taiwan must spend more than 2.5% of GDP on defense.

U.S. must resist China's aggression toward the Philippines. The situation in the South China Sea is increasingly intolerable for the treaty defense ally and U.S. alliance credibility.

Havana Syndrome, China panel

 From last week

House Republicans challenged Biden on Havana Syndrome. Congress deserves credit for getting after this concern.

Examining China's multipronged threat. A panel discussion in Denver.

Mossad names

No, the U.S. didn't leak Mossad agent names to Iran. The accusation was made by an unreliable Kuwaiti newspaper then absurdly amplified on social media.

Foreign adversaries in election, UK Judge in Hong Kong

Why Iran (and likely China) are for Harris, and Russia and North Korea are for Trump. Different adversaries have varied expectations of what the next president might bring.

Top U.K. judge betrays Hong Kong for China's gold. David Neuberger is a former U.K. supreme court judge who has sold out the principles of the democratic rule of law.

Europe speech, China carrier

European crackdown on free speech deserves American derision. The European Union and United Kingdom are taking extreme liberties with their threats to U.S. citizens.

China carrier deployment underlines U.S. Navy overstretch. The Chinese rule the waves in the West Pacific this week.

Ukraine offensive/Biden

Expect the White House to criticize Ukraine's impressive offensive into Russia. The Biden Administration is too deferential to Russian escalation narratives.

Russia fight

British Army chief outlines new strategy to fight Russia. The general is sacrificing mass for reconnaissance maneuver.

Ukraine offensive

What's behind Ukraine's incursion into Russia? The limited offensive into Kursk seems designed to create friction, dilute Putin's authority, and to boost Ukrainian morale.

China deterrence

How the Navy's Middle East deployments undermine China deterrence. The Navy is too small to cope with extended, scaled deployments to the Middle East and China's challenge.

English riots

What's going on with the English riots? White working-class frustration over the economy and immigration has bled out into violent thuggery.

Harris prisoner swap

Thank the CIA director not Vice President Harris for the Russian prisoner swap agreement. There is an unserious effort to portray Harris as instrumental to the agreement.

Gershkovich, Biden

Evan Gershkovich swap carries a dangerous FSB cost. Vladimir Putin has learned that even his Western-target assassins are on the prospective table for release.

Biden deserves credit for Russia prisoner swap but... we shouldn't forget that it was Biden's misguided trade of Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout which precipitated Evan Gershkovich's detention.