First House Republican to support measure calling for an end to the Korean War
The move represents a major step forward in efforts to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The move represents a major step forward in efforts to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The secretary of state’s quest in building a strategic coalition against Beijing this week wasn’t entirely successful.
The defense secretary is being hailed for his reforms, but what we got is standard budget fare dressed up to look like a new menu.
Policymakers often justify a heavy US presence in the region based on baseless ‘energy security’ fears.
The US-backed club of repressive governments in the Arab world is breaking the taboo on normalization with Israel. Could that strengthen pro-democracy forces in Israel/Palestine?
Israel has dropped its opposition to the US F-35 sale to UAE — at a stiff price of course. It’s all in the horse trading.
The need to align the positions of Sudan’s civilian and military leaders likely explains the limited nature of the deal with Israel.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on a third ceasefire in as many weeks, and given the failure of the first two to stop the fighting hopes were slim that this one would have much of an effect, either.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to boost efforts by the world’s largest Muslim movement to recontextualize Islam during a forthcoming visit to Indonesia as part of a three-nation Asian tour.
The most recent presidential debate didn’t inspire confidence that the next US administration will bring us closer to peace with North Korea.
Congress has been largely absent in asserting itself on national security issues, particularly since 9/11. A new report lays out a path for change.
The role Foundation for the Defense of Democracies served as a messaging hub for a controversial taxpayer-funded project, has never been revealed until now.
Despite public support, 21 years ago this month, the US Senate failed to ratify the CTBT, making the world more dangerous today than it needs to be.
President Trump may lose his reelection bid, but that will not be enough. We need fundamental change rather than a return to the status quo ante.
Caution is the watch word in Washington’s attempt to mediate the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
There was little bone, much less meat, to be had in this head-to-head. But what was said certainly left a bad taste.
Enacting sanctions is as second nature for Washington policy types as giving remarks at a think-tank or writing an op-ed for the Washington Post.
After a 20-year ban, the DoD is extending ties to Prabowo Subianto, a man who has never been held accountable for his crimes in Indonesia.
Headlines tend to gravitate toward Russian, Iranian, and Chinese info ops, but those originating in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are just as harmful.
Democracy promotion got a bad name during the George W. Bush years, but there are merits to returning to the concept both at home and abroad.
While the administration piles on more sanctions, real stories from inside Iran show how much ordinary people are suffering under their weight.