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Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Donald Trump has long criticized U.S. foreign policy. That doesn’t mean he wants America to “come h…

It’s been one year since Russia’s brutal unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The ten-day special military operation didn’t go as planned for Russian leader Putin. The war wages on, but with the strong commitment of the United States and President Biden. Prospects for peace are gloomy. What is the endgame ?

NATO expansion in the '90s. U.S. Defense Secretary Les Aspin asked in 1993: "How do you deal with the question of membership?" Ultimately, the Clinton administration's answer to that question may have had more to do with domestic politics than international alliances.

How the United States should deal with Putin.

WASHINGTON, DC  —  The solidarity on display at the recent NATO, US-EU, and G-7 summits has revealled a rejuvenated West. While Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to wage war on Ukraine, the Atlantic democracies are responding with impressive, and somewhat unexpected, unity as they arm Ukraine, reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and sanction the Russian economy.

The solidarity on display at the recent Nato, US-EU, and G7 summits has revealed a rejuvenated West. While Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to wage

To prevent Afghanistan from becoming a failed state, the U.S. must end its economic isolation of the country and jumpstart international efforts to resuscitate its collapsing economy.

WASHINGTON, DC  —  The United States may have lost the war in Afghanistan, but it can still salvage the peace. To prevent Afghanistan from becoming a failed state, the US must end its economic isolation of the country and, instead, jumpstart international efforts to resuscitate its collapsing economy. The US also needs to develop a road map that could open the door to

WASHINGTON, DC  —  The United States may have lost the war in Afghanistan, but it can still salvage the peace. To prevent Afghanistan from becoming a failed state, the US must end its economic isolation of the country and, instead, jumpstart international efforts to resuscitate its collapsing economy. The US also needs to develop a road map that could open the door to

During his annual press conference on December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin railed against NATO enlargement. “How would the US react if we delivered rockets near their borders with Canada or Mexico?” he pointedly asked.Putin’s increasingly combative rhetoric, coupled with Russia’s huge troop buildup on its border with Ukraine, suggests that...