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A Trump Doctrine for Singapore and Beyond May. 18, 2018
After Pyongyang railed this week that the U.S.-South Korean Max Thunder military drills were a rehea... Read More
The Iranian Deal Is Still a Good Bargain May. 03, 2018
The case against the nuclear deal with Iran is reminiscent of what Woody Allen once said: "Life is f... Read More
Expect the North Korea Talks to Be Fruitless Apr. 22, 2018
Donald Trump says that if his meeting with Kim Jong Un "is not fruitful," he will "respectfully leav... Read More
Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet? Mar. 27, 2018
The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately k... Read More
Little Rocket Man Wins the Round Jan. 12, 2018
After a year in which he tested a hydrogen bomb and an ICBM, threatened to destroy the United States... Read More
North Korea and Presidential Hot Air Jan. 05, 2018
Talk is cheap, especially in matters of foreign policy. Over the past decade, we've learned that wor... Read More
Little Rocket Man's Risky Game Dec. 01, 2017
In the morning darkness of Wednesday, Kim Jong Un launched an ICBM that rose almost 2,800 miles into... Read More
Trump's Dangerous Confusion on the Iranian Deal Sep. 24, 2017
When it comes to the Iranian nuclear deal, the Trump administration is a carnival of contradiction. ... Read More
Give Japan and South Korea the Bomb Sep. 20, 2017
On May 6, 1981, New York Times columnist Drew Middleton explained the rationale behind French Presid... Read More
Is the American Empire Worth the Price? Aug. 11, 2017
"When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight," Samuel Johnson observed, "it concentrates his ... Read More
Facing Down the North Korean Threat Jul. 09, 2017
Imagine this situation: The United States faces a hostile and possibly deranged dictator ruling an A... Read More
A New Iran Policy Jun. 30, 2017
Five-plus months into the Trump administration, the outlines of a new foreign policy remain unclear.... Read More
War Cries Drown Out 'America First' Apr. 18, 2017
"Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean pro... Read More
U.S. Should Look to Slow the Arms Race Mar. 30, 2017
As Winston Churchill warned, if we ramp up the arms race, we'll just "make the rubble bounce." The s... Read More
Who Answers for Government Lies? May. 19, 2016
Here is a quick pop quiz. What happens if we lie to the government? What happens if the government l... Read More
Obama and Trump at Hiroshima May. 12, 2016
In early August, 1945, a 19-year-old Navy ensign sailed from California to take part in the invasion... Read More
Trump Tries to Hijack America. Want to Stop Him? Apr. 06, 2016
Standing behind the lectern in the White House briefing room Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Oba... Read More
Why Is North Korea Our Problem? Jan. 08, 2016
For Xi Jinping, it has been a rough week. Panicked flight from China's currency twice caused a plung... Read More
Russia's Threat Oct. 09, 2015
When Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, he predicted that the occ... Read More
Iran Deal Is Obama's Foreign Policy Obamacare Aug. 04, 2015
President Obama's sordid Iran nuke deal is looking more and more like the foreign policy version of ... Read More
