Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Trump administration is running into the stubborn reality that the “government” they recognize in Venezuela doesn’t actually control anything:It is a risky gamble for Mr. Maduro’s adversaries, who...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Ariane Tabatabai reviews Iran’s foreign policy ahead of the 40th anniversary of the revolution, and explains that Tehran’s foreign policy isn’t as ideologically-driven as the administration thinks:This...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.A new survey finds broad public support for staying in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty that Trump is killing:Two-thirds of survey respondents oppose abandoning the treaty, and instead favor pursuing...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The president’s interview on Face the Nation this morning contained some remarkable revisionism on his part on the Iraq war:MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to move on here but I should say your intel chiefs do say...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Associated Press reports on Bolton’s efforts to undo the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria: Noah Feldman helpfully rips off the fig leaf that the Trump administration and other governments are using...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Associated Press reports on Bolton’s efforts to undo the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria:According to seven administration officials, Bolton’s influence was central to the...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Guardian reports on the efforts in the House and Senate to cut off U.S. support for the war on Yemen:Congress is expected to make an unprecedented challenge to Donald Trump’s authority to take the US into a...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal reports on Bolton’s eagerness to attack Iran last year:President Trump’s National Security Council asked the Pentagon to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran last...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Bolton is not giving up on keeping our illegal war in Syria going one way or another:Some U.S. troops could remain in southern Syria for an undetermined amount of time even as American forces withdraw in coming months...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Mike Pompeo removes any doubt about the purpose of the administration’s Iran policy of regime change in all but name:U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that “the sanctions on Iran have an ultimate...
