Originally appeared on The American Conservative.When Trump said he was considering a blockade of Venezuela yesterday, it was possible to dismiss it as a meaningless statement that would have no policy implications. Unfortunately, Trump seems to have meant what he...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Joe Sestak, a retired admiral and one of the many 2020 Democratic candidates for president, makes a solid case in favor of rejoining the JCPOA and against war with Iran:Having served in the military, I know that...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.See if you can spot the flaw in the Trump administration’s new arms control initiative:President Trump is sending a high-level delegation to meet with Russian counterparts in Geneva this week to pursue an arms...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Warnings of famine are increasing in Venezuela, and U.S. sanctions are responsible for driving the country over the edge:In a new study, Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez at New York brokerage Torino Capital set...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The House passed two amendments to the defense authorization bill yesterday related to the war on Yemen. The first prohibited the administration from using funds to support the Saudi coalition:But the most consequential...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently released the results of a new survey on U.S. public opinion on arms sales and the U.S.-Saudi relationship:As Congress weighs the decision by the Trump Administration to...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Stephen Kinzer comments on the creation of a new think tank, The Quincy Institute, committed to promoting a foreign policy of restraint and non-interventionism:Since peaceful foreign policy was a founding principle of...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.If Bolton gets his way, New START is not long for this world:At the same time, the administration has signaled in recent days that it plans to let the New Start treaty, negotiated by Barack Obama, expire in February...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Pompeo has just proven once again that there is nothing the Trump administration won’t do to cover for Saudi Arabia as it prosecutes the atrocious U.S.-backed war on Yemen:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Iran hawks are always saying that they don’t want war with Iran, but somehow they always end up advocating for attacking Iran. Bret Stephens did that again yesterday:Nobody wants a war with Iran. But not wanting a...
