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Poland is a Model U.S. Ally – Let’s Act Like It March 25, 2025

Earlier this month, Elon Musk inserted himself into another political debate about Russia’s war on Ukraine. In his comments, he noted his Starlink system as the “backbone” of the Ukrainian army, asserting that, “their entire frontline would collapse”...

Poland

Ukraine

history

History of Panama Canal and Chinese Interest in It March 25, 2025

A Chinese cultural center on the outskirts of Panama City was busy with people coming and going on a Wednesday afternoon in March, a reminder of China’s long history in the region. ...

Panama

Japan, China, South Korea Meet; ‘Turning Point in History’ March 24, 2025

Who’s Afraid of the China Select Committee? March 24, 2025

Recently, the House Select Committee on the Competition with the Chinese Communist Party released a video highlighting the whirlwind of bipartisan accomplishments and groundbreaking investigations they’ve undertaken. The CCP’s decades-long political ...

How Campus Activism on Israel-Palestine Warps Global Security Priorities March 24, 2025

Thanks to university-driven activism over the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Gaza has politically sidelined the West’s commitment to global security in other regions of the world.Israel-Palestine is one of the few conflicts that inspires activ...

Western Leaders Should Think Twice Before Removing Foreign Dictators March 22, 2025

Libya. Iraq. Syria. All were countries that suffered under the decades-long reign of brutal dictators. All have been swept up into anarchic spells of violence and terror after the West moved to overthrow those dictators. With last weekend’s news of t...

The Quid Pro Quo for Peace in Ukraine March 22, 2025

President Trump promises a rapprochement with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Before we dismiss this as a pipedream, we should understand the options that Trump has in dealing with President Putin. What will be the quid pro quo for peace in Ukraine...

Trump’s Latin American Sticks Could End up Stuck in His Spokes March 22, 2025

He appears to be racking up wins through pure aggression, but history shows that these tactics lose juice over time. ...

Latin America

America Should Talk to Hamas About Hostages March 21, 2025

Axios recently reported that Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “lashed out” at U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler in a “tense” phone call for negotiating with terror group Hamas for the return of a kidnapped U.S. citizen.In February, the U....

The Soft Face of Zimbabwe’s Dictatorship March 20, 2025

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to select a new president this week to succeed Thomas Bach. In a field of seven candidates, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, Africa's most decorated Olympian, could make history as the first woman to head t...

Trump Calls Canada to Action March 19, 2025

The U.S. is beating up on Canada.The friendship between the U.S. and Canada is historic but has fallen into an inexplicable confrontation. Bizarrely, President Trump has proposed that a fellow member of the powerful Group of Seven major economic powe...

canada

Donald Trump

economics

Trump Should Resist Another America-Last War in the Middle East March 18, 2025

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump made clear that he wants history to remember him as a “peacemaker and a unifier.” In his telling, “we will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end—and perhap...

iran

Is China Losing Africa to India? March 18, 2025

"Africa is entering a period where, for the first time in modern history, it will not be dominated by external powers," Gregory Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association, told Newsweek. "The influence of Europe, Russia, the...

china

Illegal Border Crossings Drop to Lowest Levels in February History March 17, 2025

Americas

Congress Should Pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act March 17, 2025

Much ink has already been spilled on the antisemitism crisis plaguing the United States. As the new Trump administration seeks to crack down on antisemitism on university campuses, Congress should finally pass legislation which treats the subject wit...

Ukraine’s Unsung Military Heroes Can Lead the Nation’s Path Forward March 17, 2025

The intricacies of the battlefields in the Ukraine-Russia war are numerous, as most military leaders and politicians continue to do nothing but complicate the situation. Coupled with a dysfunctional approach to conflict resolution, the issue of milit...

Ukraine

Politics

veterans

The Death of the UK Conservative Party March 15, 2025

If one does not follow British politics closely, it may be difficult to understand the near-total collapse of the Conservative Party. The oldest and most electorally successful political party in history is now facing possible extinction and near tot...

Conservative

EU Defense Proposal Isn't a Course Correction March 14, 2025

It is not entirely without irony that the “The Most Successful Peace Project in the History of Mankind” is currently planning the continent’s most ambitious armaments programme since the end of World War Two. ...

European Union

defense spending

Mineral Trade Did Not Cause Conflict in the Congo March 14, 2025

The surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has some commentators blaming a familiar scapegoat: mineral trade and American technology companies whose products contain coltan and other “conflict minerals.” Eastern Congo is rich i...

Give Them a Voice: Many Gazans Desperately Want to Emigrate March 12, 2025

Last week, the United States and Israel rejected the Arab League proposal for reconstruction of Gaza. The Arab leaders’ plan was a response to President Trump's call to facilitate the migration of Gazans to countries of refuge following the devastati...

Ukraine Can’t Rely Just on ‘Security Guarantees’ March 11, 2025

The future is not always a foreign country. While many continue to wring their hands over the fate of Ukraine in the near term, the long-term challenges to sustaining a free and independent nation are likely far more significant. In the long history ...

Ukraine

The Road to Hell Is Paved With Russian Resets March 07, 2025

The US appears on the verge of yet another reset of relations with Moscow. History suggests it will lead to broken promises and more war. ...

NATO’s Future is Churchillian, Not Wilsonian March 05, 2025

An uncertain future threatens to overshadow celebrations of this April’s 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s founding. NATO has, without question, been one of the most successful military alliances in human history. Now, howe...

NATO

Broken Promises and Their Consequences March 04, 2025

More than three decades after the Cold War ended, the United States continues to treat Russia as an existential enemy rather than a potential partner. This hostility, deeply embedded in Washington’s foreign policy establishment, is not just ideologic...

Zelensky on Gilligan’s Island March 04, 2025

In the 1960’s television series Gilligan’s Island, Gilligan was always telling rivals they were both right. The joke was the impossibility of that outcome. By contrast, in the Trump-Zelenskyy showdown, both are right. And wrong.As often is true with ...

Ukraine

Russia

Trump administration