Should New Zealand Join in a Five Eyes Defense Industrial Base?
Ever since Congress changed the legal definition of the US defense industrial base—officially known as the National Technology Industrial Base
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Commerce and Treasury Make China Legislation Harder
Each passing day makes 2022 China legislation, now in House-Senate conference, less likely. China policy deserves bipartisan cooperation, which only
Turkey Explains: Speech Is Free, Just Not Its Content
There’s a Turkish joke about a political prisoner who goes into the prison library with a list of books he would like to check out for the week.
Turkey Explains: Speech Is Free, Just Not Its Content
There’s a Turkish joke about a political prisoner who goes into the prison library with a list of books he would like to check out for the week.
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What Will Australia’s Election Mean for Its Foreign Policy?
On May 21, Australians went to the polls and delivered Labor Party Leader Anthony Albanese a victory. He will now lead Australia’s first left-wing
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The Cheapness of Attacks on Bush’s Iraq ‘Freudian Slip’
Speaking in Dallas about Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, President George W. Bush made a Freudian slip. It was the “decision of one man to
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The Ukraine Supplemental
Diligent stewardship of taxpayer dollars is a fundamental responsibility for anyone in public service, from the President of the United States and
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Africa Needs School Teachers Without Borders
Bangui—the capital of the Central African Republic has its charms, but they are hard to find. Streets are unpaved, electricity erratic, and
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Sweden, NATO, Turkey, and Unexpected Parliamentary Turbulence
Finland and Sweden have announced they’re submitting their NATO membership applications, which they will do on May 18. The following day, President
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Erdogan Issues His Demands to NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has publicly rejected Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO. Because consensus governs NATO, every member
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Biden Is Right to Send Troops to Somalia, but Political Progress Is Needed
US troops are going back into Somalia. And that’s good. They support US-trained Somali counterterrorism forces against al Qaeda’s largest
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Biden Shouldn’t Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory in Lebanon
Lebanese went to the polls this weekend to elect a new parliament. The elections come after a tumultuous couple years dominated by the Beirut
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Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater in Chad
Democracy is in retreat across the Sahel as insurgency, terrorism, and coups plague the region. While democracy has taken root in Niger and thrives
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Still ‘Defending’ the Motherland
Given the enormous setbacks in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—Russian wits now call the “special operation” the longest blitzkrieg in
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Why Do Britain’s Local Election Results Matter?
On May 5, voters across the United Kingdom headed to the polls for local elections, and Northern Ireland residents cast ballots for the devolved