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The Trouble With Allies August 20, 2024

Immediately after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, U.S. President Joe Biden agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel had the right to defend itself. ...

Alliance

The Case for a More Strategic U.S. Foreign Policy August 15, 2024

As the nation focuses on the coming presidential election, the foreign policy landscape surrounding the United States is in disarray. Israel is bracing for a retaliatory Iranian attack following their killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeah...

Trump or Not, NATO Must Change August 15, 2024

The alliance faces numerous challenges. To cope, European members should shoulder more of the collective burden. ...

EU Is Terrified of Trump Holding Them Accountable for NATO August 15, 2024

Since the 2024 election cycle has begun, the left-wing media keeps reminding us that European leaders are terrified about the prospect of a change in administration because of the earth-shattering expectation that they may be pressured to pay their f...

Canadian Foreign Minister Undermines NATO on China August 10, 2024

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly’s official visit to Beijing last month demonstrates both a failure to take Chinese interference in Canadian democracy seriously and an apparent determination to undermine the United States and other NATO allies ...

Saving Conservative Foreign Policy From Itself August 10, 2024

Over the years, conservatism in the Western world has transformed into ethno-nationalism, limiting membership and making global alliances difficult. ...

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Rescuing NATO From Crisis August 09, 2024

Start shedding the ideological baggage and mission creep and get on with the business of being a defensive military alliance again ...

NATO

Censorship Inc., GARM Strangles Publications August 07, 2024

How the Global Alliance for Responsible Media tries to crush dissenting voices...

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Strategic Balances and Fractures in Central Asia August 06, 2024

While mutual antagonism towards the United States currently unites Russia, China, and Iran in Central Asia, their collaboration is more a strategic convenience than a deep-seated alliance. ...

Russia

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Why Ukraine Should Not Be on an “Irreversible Path” Into NATO August 05, 2024

If Donald Trump wins this November, with Ohio Senator JD Vance as his VP,Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO could vanish — and that wouldn’t be a bad outcome. Given Ukraine’s minimal economic and strategic relevance to United States national interests, ...

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Polling Shows Shift in Israeli Opinions of Gaza and Two-State Solution August 02, 2024

This July, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Council for a Secure America conducted a poll of over 600 Jewish Israeli citizens to help inform its discussions with key stakeholders in America. The poll found that the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel produced...

U.S.-Japan Alliance From Coordination to Integration August 02, 2024

This week, Tokyo hosted the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, which brought together the two countries’ defense and foreign ministers. Although these “2+2 meetings” are fairly mundane and routine occurrences, this one had unusual importance...

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