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Category: Foreign Policy

New START Treaty Extension Remains Unsigned – US Weighs Nuclear Escalation
Foreign Policy

New START Treaty Extension Remains Unsigned – US Weighs Nuclear Escalation

October 2, 2020

PICTURED: Marshall Billingslea, the current arms control negotiator for the United States, speaking at a press conference in Latvia,…

Trump Rushes to Fulfill Foreign Policy Promises Before November Elections
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Trump Rushes to Fulfill Foreign Policy Promises Before November Elections

September 12, 2020

PICTURED: William Ruger, speaking with attendees at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.…

U.S. Attempts to Utilize a Clause in the Iranian Nuclear Deal They Withdrew From 2 Years Ago
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U.S. Attempts to Utilize a Clause in the Iranian Nuclear Deal They Withdrew From 2 Years Ago

August 20, 2020

NEW YORK CITY, U.S. September 2018. PICTURED: Sec. of State Mike Pompeo attends a meeting in the United Nations…

With $740 Billion for Bankrolling Defense DoD Gets Another $550 Billion
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With $740 Billion for Bankrolling Defense DoD Gets Another $550 Billion

July 31, 2020

PICTURED: The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense, Washington D.C. WASHINGTON D.C., July 30th, 2020. Proceedings were brought…

Trump Appoints New German Ambassador – Moves Forward with Troop Withdrawals
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Trump Appoints New German Ambassador – Moves Forward with Troop Withdrawals

July 30, 2020

PICTURED: Douglas Macgregor meeting with IDF Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi. CC 4.0. WASHINGTON D.C.…

Russia to Cut Military Spending for COVID-19 While House Democrats Ensure $740 Billion for Pentagon
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Russia to Cut Military Spending for COVID-19 While House Democrats Ensure $740 Billion for Pentagon

July 22, 2020

MOSCOW, Russia. July 20th, 2020. The advent of COVID-19 and a resulting fall in oil prices has forced the…

Trump Looks to Appoint Peace Advocate as Official Ambassador to Afghanistan
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Trump Looks to Appoint Peace Advocate as Official Ambassador to Afghanistan

July 20, 2020

PICTURED: William Ruger, speaking with attendees at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.…

Russia and US Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements
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Russia and US Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements

July 9, 2020February 5, 2026

Director-general of the arms control department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fu Cong, told reporters in Beijing…

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles
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New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles

July 2, 2020

PICTURED: The X-51 Waverider prototype hypersonic glide missile. The latest National Defense Authorization (NDA) for 2021 contains a lot…

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Global War on Terror
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New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Global War on Terror

June 29, 2020

PICTURED: Aerial view of Camp Phillips at Windward Point, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The National Defense Auth. for FY 2021…

Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First
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Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First

June 25, 2020July 17, 2025

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that all of Washington’s wishes of Iranian nuclear arms control could come true…

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?
Foreign Policy

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?

June 22, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. WASHINGTON. June 18th, 2020. Congressman Eliot…

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?
Foreign Policy

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?

June 8, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. President Trump’s administration announced on June…

33 Years After Iran Contra, U.S. Tries a Second Sanctions Campaign in Nicaragua
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33 Years After Iran Contra, U.S. Tries a Second Sanctions Campaign in Nicaragua

May 29, 2020

PICTURED: President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega. Photo Credit: Cancelleria de Ecuador. CC. 2.0 WASHINGTON. May 22nd, 2020. Chairman Jim…

Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty
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Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty

May 22, 2020February 5, 2026

Statements from the Trump administration indicate that 6 months from Friday it will be withdrawing from the Treaty on…

The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19
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The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19

May 4, 2020

PICTURED: President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to his right. Mnuchin is…

The Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus in the U.S. Continually Calls for Intervention
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The Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus in the U.S. Continually Calls for Intervention

May 1, 2020

Over the last 12 months, there have been several large calls for renewed or continued interventionist foreign policy across…

Iran Sanctions Have Likely Failed as Tehran Celebrates Satellite Deployment
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Iran Sanctions Have Likely Failed as Tehran Celebrates Satellite Deployment

April 29, 2020

Dasht-e Kavir, Iran. April 22, 2020. Iranian military satellite Nour-1 is seen before launch from the Qassed launcher Photo…

These Colors Don’t Run – The Face of the Military During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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These Colors Don’t Run – The Face of the Military During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2020

JAPAN, September 16th, 2018. PICTURED: Captain Brett Crozier tours the 7th fleet flagship the USS Blue Ridge with Lt.…

The Empire of U.S. Bases Could be the Most High Profile Case of a Coronavirus Casualty
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The Empire of U.S. Bases Could be the Most High Profile Case of a Coronavirus Casualty

April 1, 2020

PICTURED: A sandstorm rolls into the Al-Asad air base, Iraq. WASHINGTON. March 31st, 2019. With over 200 military bases…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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