From The American Conservative:Bret Stephens writes a rather disingenuous column promoting the idea of a “dissidents first” foreign policy. It is a cynical argument that focuses only on dissidents that speak out against adversaries, and it ignores that the...
From The American Conservative:Paul Pillar comments on Mike Pompeo’s latest string of destructive acts and dishonest claims as Trump’s term comes to an end. Here he addresses Pompeo’s distortions and exaggerations of the relationship between Iran and...
From The American Conservative:The Trump administration is moving ahead with the disastrous decision to label the Houthis a foreign terrorist organization:The Trump administration is preparing to designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi insurgents a terrorist organization...
From The American Conservative:Robert Farley explains why the U.S. can’t end endless wars if it pursues an aggressive China policy:The problem is straightforward: Any effort to characterize China as an existential threat to the United States necessarily implies...
From The American Conservative:Mike Pompeo is reportedly considering adding Cuba to the list of state sponsors of terrorism in another last-minute move to box in the incoming administration:State Department officials have drawn up a proposal to designate Cuba as a...
From The American Conservative:Mark Perry has written an excellent report on Lloyd Austin’s policy views. Among other things, Perry finds that Austin was strongly opposed to the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen when he was in charge of Centcom: What’s...
From The American Conservative:Mitchell Plitnick examines the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara:The agreement with Morocco combines the worst of both the Abraham Accords with the UAE and Bahrain and the...
From The American Conservative:The U.N. made another appeal to the Trump administration not to designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization. The head of the World Food Program met with Pompeo to warn of the devastating effect that the designation would have on...
From The American Conservative:Last week, I said that there was still a danger that the U.S. or Israel might launch an attack on Iranian targets before the new administration takes over. Axios reports yesterday that Israel is preparing for a possible U.S. attack on...
From The American Conservative:The U.N. Secretary-General warned last week that Yemen faces the worst famine in decades:Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine in decades. Without immediate action, millions of lives may be lost. I urge all those with influence...
