From The American Conservative:Ali Hashem describes how U.S. “maximum pressure” on Iran is wrecking Lebanon and simultaneously making Lebanon more dependent on Iran:The more the United States ratchets up its pressure on Lebanon, the more opportunities will...
From The American Conservative:Hal Brands urges us to look on the bright side of decades of destructive international rivalry:But on balance, the Cold War was a force for equality because the reality of race relations in the US was incompatible with America’s...
From The American Conservative:The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions has said in a new report that the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani earlier this year was in violation of international law, and noted that the...
From The American Conservative:Barbara Boland reported on the House Armed Services Committee’s vote to impede withdrawal of US from Afghanistan:The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday night to put roadblocks on President Donald Trump’s vow to...
From The American Conservative:Mike Pompeo delivered an embarrassing, clownish performance at the UN on Tuesday, and his attempt to gain support for an open-ended conventional arms embargo on Iran was rejected the rest of the old P5+1:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
From The American Conservative:The Trump administration is considering ending the process of giving Congress informal notification about pending arms sales:While congressional aides were not surprised by the proposed move, which they said the Trump administration has...
From The American Conservative:Jeremy Shapiro wrote an interesting review of Shields of the Republic, a new book by Mira Rapp-Hooper about U.S. alliances. Dan Drezner responds to Shapiro by changing the subject to talk about the recent clash between Indian and Chinese...
From The American Conservative:Kori Schake objects to Biden’s foreign policy record on the grounds that he is not hawkish enough and too skeptical of military intervention. She restates a bankrupt hawkish view of U.S. military action: This half-in-half-out...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The president ordered an attack on protesters to clear the way for a photo op last night, and he also threatened to deploy the military on American soil:When Trump had returned safely to the White House less than an...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Tensions between India and China have been increasing over the last few weeks with a buildup of troops along a disputed border in eastern Ladakh. The buildup on the Chinese side appears to have been a response to Indian...
