Iran Has Emerged as the Main Victor
Since the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq in 2011, Iran has been able to exert powerful influence over its majority-Shia Arab neighbor. This […] More
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Long Menu of Options to Contain, Punish North Korea
China and North Korea were no doubt as surprised as anyone by Donald Trump’s dramatic electoral victory. They had probably anticipated that a new Clinton […] More
Trump Unveils New North Korea Sanctions at U.N.
President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on North Korea on Thursday at the United Nations, measures intended to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. The new […] More
Can Trump Get Iran and Europe to Ink a New Nuclear Deal?
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani exchanged blows at the UN General Assembly in New York this week – taking aim […] More
Expect ‘Ferocious’ North Korea Response If U.S. Strikes
The Trump Administration continues to pound away at North Korea, insisting military options are on the table, but so far the threats have not stopped […] More
Expect ‘Ferocious’ North Korea Response If U.S. Strikes
The Trump Administration continues to pound away at North Korea, insisting military options are on the table, but so far the threats have not stopped […] More
U.S. Pushes China and Russia to Tighten Screws on North Korea
The United States is stepping up calls for China and Russia to comply with new United Nations sanctions on North Korea, a move that experts […] More
Send “Mad Dog” Mattis to Pyongyang
Tensions with North Korea are escalating. Pyongyang’s nuclear test on September 3 followed the firing of an intermediate-range missile that flew over Japan, the Trump […] More
Do Not Accept North Korea as a Nuclear Armed Power
Following North Korea’s six nuclear test, reported to be far more powerful than any previous test conducted by the Kim regime, many wonder if denuclearizing […] More
Deter North Korean Elite Instead of Kim
After another act of defiance by the North Korean regime, all eyes turned to China, seen as the best hope to apply leverage to the […] More
Kim and Trump Keep Fire and Fury Burning
North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon underground early Sunday morning, demonstrating both its destructive power as well as its defiance of the international community. In […] More
Iran Nuclear Deal Falls Short on Missiles
As part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic agreed to suspend activities related to its development of ballistic missiles capable of carrying […] More
Negotiate Now to Limit Range of Iranian Bombs
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration chalked up a number of supposed achievements in its ongoing efforts to contain Iran’s ballistic missile program. U.S. President […] More
Putin’s Long War against Russian Democracy
Russians are fond of saying “men’she znayesh, dol’she zhivyosh,” translated as, “the less you know the longer you live.” President Vladimir Putin’s formative experience serving […] More
Nebulous Language Enables Tehran’s Missile Ambitions
Although the U.S. has stated that Iran remains in compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran continues to expand its ballistic missile capabilities and conduct […] More
Why the U.S. Media Gets North Korea Wrong
Amid continuing tension with North Korea- underscored by the firing on August 29 of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before plunging into the […] More
U.S. Aid after ISIS Collapse Can Undermine Iran in Baghdad
The liberation of Mosul by the Iraqi military presents the Trump Administration with an opportunity to both stabilize the region by continued successful counterterrorism and […] More
Iran Rejects UN Inspections of Military Sites
Iran has rejected a U.S. demand that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors be allowed to check out Iranian military sites. “Iran’s military facilities are […] More