Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?
Days after the shock announcement from the Vatican that the first American pope in history had been elected, Chicago’s…
Category: Foreign Policy
Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria
Another of what may become many in-theater confrontations between Turkish and Israeli militaries inside Syria took place on Sunday…
Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…
US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…
Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…
Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…
EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…
Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground
Monday marked the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Energized by President Trump’s approach to bringing the conflict to…
Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions
A round of talks between the chief diplomats of Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia regarding how to…
Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?
From the shores of the Bosphorus to the Straits of Sorrow, from the temples of Luxor to the wastes…
New Pentagon Chief Hegseth Dispels ‘Illusory’ Hopes for Ukrainian Peace Agreement in First Major Policy
In his first headline appearance as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth told a committee in Brussels that the Trump Administration…
American Prisoners Released from Venezuela as Maduro Warmly Recounts Meeting with Trump’s Envoy
Despite not recognizing the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s third-consecutive term as President of Venezuela, a meeting between Maduro and…
Incomings and Outgoings Raise Hopes for Restrained Middle-East Policy Under Trump
On Tuesday, keen-eyed observers of the Trump transition will have marked a potentially seismic shift in the incoming administration’s…
Sharia Law in Damascus Portrayed as Downfall of a Tyrant While in Kabul it’s a Human Rights Violation
Story at a glance… Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader al-Jolani has announced that the new Syria will be governed by…
What Chance Is There That US-North Korea Talks Resume Under Trump?
Of the many foreign policy challenges facing Donald Trump in his second term, fewer share the stark contrasts of…
Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence
It was said at the time that Operation Cyclone was the most successful covert operation in CIA history. It…
Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.
Following Donald Trump’s clinching of the presidential office for the next four years, spokesmen in nations for whom US…
Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy
Last Tuesday, 13 humanitarian, faith-based, and foreign policy advocacy groups sent a letter to the seniormost Biden Administration officials…
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy
Of the monumental mass of foreign and war policy decisions awaiting either a Trump or Harris White House come…
Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’
Beijing has just wrapped up large training exercises that focused on blockading Taiwan. The exercises came shortly after provocative…