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Walter Russell Mead & Lewis Libby

The focus should be on prosperity and good government, not perpetual resistance....

May 20, 2019

Hudson Institute

Transcript: Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Conversation with U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney

Following is the full transcript of the Hudson event titled Dialogues on American Foreign Policy a&World Affairs: A Conversation with Rep. Liz Cheney...

May 20, 2019

Hudson Institute

Transcript: The UN vs. Israel: Strengthening U.S.-Israeli Relations in the Age of Trump

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs & Jon Lerner

Following is the full transcript of the May 9th, 2019 Hudson event titled The UN vs. Israel: Strengthening U.S.-Israeli Relations in the Age of Trump...

May 20, 2019

The Telegraph

Do Not Underestimate the Depth of US Concern Over Huawei

Robert Spalding

There is a mistaken impression concerning the US national security policy-making process that says somehow our government is not serious because decis...

May 20, 2019

CNN

Why China is Not Celebrating the Unexpected Australian Election Result

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his conservative Liberal National coalition party defied more than three years of losing national polls t...

May 20, 2019

Hudson Institute

The False Arguments for Legal Marijuana

David W. Murray

Advocates for marijuana legalization, buoyed by success in several states, public polling numbers, and endorsement from nearly every major Democratic ...

May 19, 2019

USA TODAY

On Iran Strategy, Donald Trump Replaces Barack Obama’s Mirage with Containment

In short, Trump has replaced the clarity of a mirage with the messiness of reality....

May 17, 2019

Fox Business

Iran Regime is Beginning to Panic

In an interview on Fox Business, Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran....

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May 16, 2019

Mises Institute

Can the Fed Keep This Long Cycle Going?

Brendan Brown

Our current super-long economic cycle is a monetary curse. Under sound money it would not exist, and under the pre-1914 gold standard, it never occurr...

May 16, 2019

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

A Court Worth Having? Growing Pains at the International Criminal Court

Tod Lindberg

The establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague is a testament to liberal normative aspiration in international politics—th...

May 16, 2019

Munk Debates

Is China a Threat to the Liberal International Order?

Michael Pillsbury participated in a Munk Debate alongside H.R. McMaster to argue why China is a threat to the liberal international order....

May 15, 2019

Fox News

Pompeo Meets with Putin Amid US Tensions with Iran

Hudson Institute's Rebeccah Heinrichs on Fox News discussed why Iran has warned the international community against 'making crises' in the midst of Po...

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May 15, 2019

KJZZ

Iran Tensions Signal 'Returning To Status Quo'

Blaise Misztal

In a radio interview with KJZZ (NPR Phoenix), Blaise Misztal discusses increasing tensions in Iran and the Trump administration’s Middle East policy...

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May 15, 2019

WCBS 880

Rerun In Istanbul Mayoral Election

Blaise Misztal

Using claims of electoral irregularity, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has called for a rerun in Istanbul’s mayoral election. ...

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May 15, 2019

Wall Street Journal

‘White House Warriors’ Review: A Bullpen for Strategy

Arthur Herman

The National Security Council’s unorthodox mix of personnel and flexible agenda can lead to major breakthroughs and disasters alike....

May 14, 2019

Fox News

Rising Tensions Between U.S. and Iran

Michael Pregent

Michael Pregent joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News to discuss the U.S. shifting of military assets in the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran. ...

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May 14, 2019

Moscow Times

Why Russia Wants to Break the Internet

Bruno Maçães

Internet isolation increases Russia’s unpredictability....

May 14, 2019

NPR

Trump Adviser On China Offers Grim Assessment Of Escalating Tariffs

In an interview with Steve Inskeep on NPR, Michael Pillsbury discusses the state of play in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war....

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May 14, 2019

The Federalist

Mike Pompeo’s Meeting With Putin Highlights Trump’s Reversal Of Obama’s Russia Failures

Despite the conspiracy theory that the American president was a Russian stooge, the Trump administration has pursued an agenda that the Russians and D...

May 13, 2019

Forbes

Why Theresa May Must Go

Arthur Herman

While the rest of the world was ogling the latest royal baby last week, a major scandal was erupting in the halls of Her Majesty’s Government. That ...

May 13, 2019

Wall Street Journal

What ‘America First’ Means to Pompeo

The secretary of state elaborates on Trump’s slogan, appealing to the Founders’ vision....

May 13, 2019

Fox Business

China Could Have Been More ‘Ferocious’ with Tariffs

In an interview on Fox Business, Michael Pillsbury discusses China’s retaliatory tariffs and the possibility of progress on the talks at the next G2...

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May 13, 2019

Hudson Institute

The Expanding China-Russia Defense Partnership

Richard Weitz

Over the last three decades, China and Russia have developed an increasingly close military relationship built on arms sales, joint military exercises...

May 13, 2019

National Review

For Britain’s Tories, Election Losses Are a Wake-Up Call — and an Opportunity

Chris Gavin

On May 2nd, voters across the U.K. went to the polls to vote in local elections. Given the Conservative government’s continued failure to deliver Bre...

May 13, 2019

Howie Carr Show

The U.S. Situation with Iran

In a radio interview on the Howie Carr Show, Mike Doran discusses the foreign policy in the Middle East and the situation in Iran....

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May 11, 2019

Fox News

President Trump Raises Tariffs on Chinese Goods as Latest Round of Trade Talks Ends Without A Deal

In an interview with Paul Gigot on Fox Business, Michael Pillsbury discusses the latest impasse with China on trade talks....

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May 10, 2019

Fox Business

China was Misled by Obama Administration on Trade

In an interview with Lou Dobbs on Fox Business, Michael Pillsbury discusses the president’s new tariffs and what it means for ongoing China trade ta...

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May 10, 2019

John Batchelor Show

Pompeo’s Visit to Iraq and Iranian Sanctions

In a radio interview with John Batchelor, Mike Doran discusses Pompeo’s visit to Iraq and Iranian sanctions....

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May 9, 2019

RealClear Defense

Hamas Cyber Attack and Israel’s Armed Response

Seth Cropsey

Israel’s actions demonstrate that the game is changing: cyber-attacks can have a significant impact on the citizens of a country and typing on a keybo...

May 8, 2019

The Australian

Trump on Track in Middle East

Kenneth R. Weinstein et al.

You can certainly argue against this approach but you can’t claim it’s incoherent....

May 8, 2019

Hudson Institute

China’s ‘Infosphere’ of Influence

William Schneider

The establishment of a global 5G network is the critical enabler of the global infosphere, facilitating the integration of other mutually reinforcing ...

May 8, 2019

Newsmax

Asia Bibi, Persecuted for Christian Faith in Pakistan, Is Now Free

Lela Gilbert

The story of Asia Bibi is almost unbelievable, particularly to those of us who enjoy unparalleled freedoms....

May 7, 2019

Hudson Institute

Transcript: Seminar on the North Korean Abductions Issue

Please note: This transcript is based off a recording and includes an interpreter’s translation of Japanese remarks. Mistranslations may appear in t...

May 7, 2019

Fox Business

Mike Pompeo Visits Baghdad Amid US-Iran Tensions

Michael Pregent

In an interview on Fox Business, Mike Pregent discusses Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Baghdad and why Iran shouldn’t try to close the ...

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May 7, 2019

WMUR

Former Drug Czar Speaks Out Against Marijuana Legalization in NH

John P. Walters

In an interview with WMUR, John Walters discusses the threat of marijuana legalization and his testimony against the legalization bill in New Hampshir...

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May 6, 2019

Wall Street Journal

Why Trump Is Raising Tariffs on China

The president’s tough line will reduce friction later by giving Beijing an incentive to comply with a trade deal....

May 6, 2019

The National Interest

North Korea's Weapons Launch: Kim Jong-un is Flailing and That is Good

Trump should keep the pressure up until a deal is reached or it becomes clear Pyongyang will not yield....

May 6, 2019

Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Blunt Ambassador to Berlin

Richard Grenell isn’t apologizing, though he’s ruffled even pro-American feathers....

May 5, 2019

Fox Business

Uprising in Venezuela

In an interview on Fox Business, Rebeccah Heinrichs discussed the recent uprising and unrest developing in Venezuela. ...

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May 4, 2019

Sunday Guardian

Buying Russian Armaments Could Hurt India-US Military Ties

Eric B. Brown & Aparna Pande

Besides harming US-India strategic cooperation, the S-400 is part and parcel of an inferior suite of defence technologies made by a fading Russian pow...

May 3, 2019

The Hill

Trump Should Target Maduro Mafia to Restore Democracy in Venezuela

Nate Sibley

The Trump administration has responded robustly to the coup led by Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, which began with fraudulent elections in 2018 and cont...

May 3, 2019

Washington Examiner

Kelly Knight Craft Should be UN Ambassador and in Trump's Cabinet

Jon Lerner

United Nations ambassador nominee Kelly Knight Craft is smart, capable, and knowledgeable about the foreign policy challenges facing our country. Her ...

May 3, 2019

RealClearDefense

The Pentagon Has a Defenseless Approach to 5G

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

America’s enemies will laugh with anticipated victory when they read of Pentagon recommendations for 5G...

May 2, 2019

National Catholic Register

France’s Other Burning Churches

Nina Shea

The country needs to identify the circumstances and motives behind the attacks and take decisive action....

May 1, 2019

The Australian

Party Rules Set China Apart From Global Economy

Australia has an important choice: help shape and improve important elements of a US-led collective effort to impose carrots and sticks on China to pe...

April 30, 2019

Forbes

Problems and Prospects for 5G Deployment in the United States

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Virtual networks are well worth exploring before the U.S. gets locked into the slow-moving rollout of a solution which extends reliance on the current...

April 30, 2019

Forbes

What 'Game of Thrones' Can Teach Food Companies About Fighting Obesity

Hank Cardello

Just as the fantasy world needed former villains and warring families to unite against the White Walkers, the non-fantasy world needs all food industr...

April 30, 2019

Wall Street Journal

Can China Dislodge Russia in Central Asia?

Liselotte Odgaard & Thomas J. Duesterberg

In one former Soviet republic, Beijing’s blandishments get it only so far....

April 30, 2019

Orlando Sentinel

How A New Space Launch Rule Will Benefit Florida

Sean Kelly

The FAA's proposed new rule for the licensing of commercial space launch and reentry is just the kind of regulatory tweak needed for the state’s ambit...

April 29, 2019

Fox Business

T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Would Be Win for David, Not Goliath

Robert M. McDowell

Monday marks one year since T-Mobile US Inc. Opens a New Window. and Sprint Corp. announced their planned merger, and regulators at the Justice Depar...

April 29, 2019

The City of Europe’s Future

Ben Judah

Forget economic anxiety. Rotterdam is a warning that the emerging political fight across Europe really is about cultural assimilation after all....

April 26, 2019

Newsy

How Kim-Putin Relationship Impacts U.S.-North Korea Negotiations

Richard Weitz

In an interview with Newsy, Richard Weitz discusses how the Kim-Putin relationship could affect US-NK negotiations. ...

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April 26, 2019

Hudson Institute

Takeaways: Caught in the Crossfire: Balancing EU Relations with the U.S. and China

Key take-aways from the April panel and discussion at Hudson Institute...

April 26, 2019

Religion Unplugged

Can The US Choke Iran’s Radical Islamist Regime?

Lela Gilbert

For four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to be one of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. Its cruelty has not only...

April 25, 2019

The Print

US Needs India as an Ally Against China and Can’t Afford to Bully it Over Iran Oil, Trade

Aparna Pande

Washington cannot penalise India on the economic front and expect New Delhi to collaborate with the United States on the Indo-Pacific front. ...

April 25, 2019

CNN International

The Fallout of the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings

Husain Haqqani discussed the why the Sri Lanka bombings caught analysts by surprise, and what government's can learn from the tragedy. ...

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April 24, 2019

Daily Signal

Euroskeptic Parties Cast Outsize Shadow Over EU Elections

Peter Rough

With one month to go before the EU parliamentary elections, euroskeptic parties are poised to capitalize on establishment missteps and emerge stronger...

April 23, 2019

Ceylon Today

Is Security Framework Between USA, Japan, India and Australia Dead?

Satoru Nagao

The United States, Japan, India, and Australia have continued to promote cooperation, even if not under the name Quad. As in 2007 and 2017, the Quad w...

April 23, 2019

American Interest

Welfare and Debt: A Moynihan Assessment

Christopher DeMuth

If Pat Moynihan were still with us today, he would be impressed by our comprehensive rejection of constraint....

April 23, 2019

Council on Foreign Relations

A Realistic Foreign Policy Should Diplomacy With North Korea Fail

The deterrence and containment of North Korea remain both feasible and less undesirable than the stark alternatives of war and appeasement....

April 22, 2019

Wall Street Journal

Trump Takes Aim at Caracas and Havana

Russia hopes to repeat in Venezuela the humiliation it inflicted in Syria....

April 22, 2019

Real Clear World

How U.S. Can Beat China on Infrastructure

Robert Spalding

Instead of spending money in China, we should be investing in the U.S. economy. ...

April 22, 2019

Fox Business

The Attacks on Sri Lanka

Rebeccah Heinrichs discussed the attacks in Sri Lanka. ...

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April 22, 2019

Fox News

War on Christians is Intensifying

Nina Shea

Nina Shea discusses the recent Sri Lanka bombings and the growing attacks on Christians worldwide. ...

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April 22, 2019

Mosaic

An American Perspective on Israel's Election

Douglas J. Feith

Washington could encourage a strategic realignment in the Middle East and a helpful reframing of the Israel-Palestinian conflict....

April 20, 2019

The Print

Pakistani Generals Want to Restore Their Golden Era & That’s Why Musharraf’s Team is Back

Musharraf’s team was competent because it secured western assistance, pledging to fight terrorists while covertly assisting them at the same time....

April 19, 2019

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology

Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan

Aykan Erdemir

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkish government over the course of the last 16 years has demonstrated a mixed track record with regard to religious minor...

April 19, 2019

The Print

Beg, Borrow, Repeat: Pakistan’s IMF Addiction Continues Even as its Finance Minister Leaves

Pakistan’s military-driven economic decision-making is based on ‘Jazba’ and 'Chanda'....

April 19, 2019

Fox Business

North Korea Negotiations, and Russia's Reaction to the Redacted Mueller Report

In an interview with Fox Business, Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses ongoing negotiations with North Korea and Russia’s reaction to the redacted Mueller ...

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April 19, 2019

Providence Magazine

Indonesian Presidential Election Win for Jokowi Is Good News

Paul Marshall

Widodo's reelection helps cement democracy in Indonesia, a vitally important reason the US should warmly welcome it...

April 19, 2019

Commentary

The UN and Israel in the Nikki Haley Era

Jon Lerner

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations stood up to the most powerful anti-Israel organization in the world...

April 17, 2019

ABC

The West Has Been Naïve About China

In an interview with ABC, John Lee discusses whether the West has been naïve about China....

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April 17, 2019

The Print

Praise for Pakistani Food but Silence on Terror Won’t Help & German Envoy Must Know That

Reassuring bad governments that all is well is diplomatic equivalent of a doctor telling a diabetic he needn’t limit his sugar intake....

April 17, 2019

The American Mind

What Is Nationalism: A Conversation with Chris DeMuth

Christopher DeMuth

In a podcast interview with The American Mind, Chris DeMuth discusses nationalism and conservatism in the era of President Trump. ...

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April 16, 2019

The Hill

Why America Needs the Ability to Track Enemy Missiles from Space

China merely having the uncontested ability to target American bases in the region, even if its leaders chose not to attack preemptively, could cause ...

April 16, 2019

CNN

Kim Jong Un’s Latest Denuclearization Ultimatums

In an interview with Brian Todd on CNN, Patrick Cronin discusses Kim Jong Un’s latest ultimatums for any future denuclearization talks with the U.S....

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April 16, 2019

Wall Street Journal

The West and Middle East Dictators

Sudan and Algeria topple despots, but experience teaches us not to expect much....

April 16, 2019

CIMSEC

Adapting Command and Control for 21st Century Seapower

Bryan McGrath

As the United States winds down from two regional land conflicts that have dominated the 21st century, great power competition with China and Russia r...

April 15, 2019

New Straits Times

Australia should learn from Malaysia and Japan

Regardless of the result, China, which has placed Australia in the diplomatic freezer since the first half of 2018, will offer Australia a diplomatic ...

April 15, 2019

South China Morning Post

Israel Has Reached ‘Peak China’

Mario Mancuso

US pressure and domestic concerns mean relations won’t improve from here...

April 15, 2019

Christianity Today

Is Islam Receptive to Religious Freedom?

Paul Marshall

The short-term outlook appears grim, says scholar Daniel Philpott, but there are grounds for hope....

April 15, 2019

The European Conservative

Democratic Self-Government or Mass Migration?

John Fonte

Whether migration is decided by Davos, by the migrants, or by the __demos__ will determine the direction of the West in the 21st century....

April 12, 2019

National Review

Sudan’s Bashir Must Face Justice for His Genocides

Nina Shea

One of the world’s most brutal dictators has just fallen. What comes next is key....

April 12, 2019

The Print

Imran Khan said Pakistan doesn’t have use for militant groups. Take it with pinch of salt

Imran Khan should know learning English and Math did not deter Osama bin Laden from becoming a terrorist, they won’t deradicalise others....

April 12, 2019

Providence

Culture and Religion Divide Europe, Affecting US-Europe Relations

Peter Rough

Today’s continent is fractured along fault lines that are only growing wider....

April 12, 2019

Mises Wire

The Menace of Sub-Zero Interest-Rate Policy

Brendan Brown

Sub-zero interest rate policy as Europe and Japan have practiced for many years menaces global economic prosperity. Yet Congress and the White House a...

April 11, 2019

The Hill

The Fault Lines Behind Trump-Moon Summit

A Moon-Trump press conference at the White House is unlikely to erase festering doubts about bilateral relations or Kim Jong Un....

April 10, 2019

ProvCast

America's Global Role in the Age of Trump

In a podcast interview with Providence Magazine, Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses America’s foreign policy, China, Russia, and America’s moral leaders...

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April 10, 2019

KJZZ

What's The State Of U.S. Foreign Policy?

In a radio interview with KJZZ, Walter Russell Mead discussed U.S. foreign policy in the Trump administration, including threats from Russia and China...

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April 9, 2019

World Politics Review

How the EU Can Take On Dirty Money, the Darker Side of Globalization

Nate Sibley

When the European Commission recently attempted to blacklist 23 countries that it accuses of maintaining deficient systems to restrict money launderin...

April 9, 2019

POLITICO Europe

How Europe Learned to Fear China

Bruno Maçães

Not too long ago, Europeans shrugged at Beijing’s rise....

April 9, 2019

Wall Street Journal

Make-Believe Meat and the Future