Originally appeared on The American Conservative.When Obama was president, hawkish foreign policy pundits and analysts promoted the fiction that he “abandoned” allies and “rewarded” adversaries. This was one of Romney’s main campaign...
Last week Anju Dhillon told the House of Commons "I saw firsthand the sacrifices that our men and women in the navy have made to protect our country." The Liberal MP recently participated in the Canadian Leaders at Sea Program, which takes influential...
In response to the disappearance and suspected murder of U.S.-based journalist and democracy advocate Jamal Khashoggi, Congressman Walter B. Jones (R-NC) is calling on President Donald Trump to investigate Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the disappearance, and to...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Turkish authorities claim to have audio and video recordings that prove Saudi agents tortured and then murdered Jamal Khashoggi:The recordings show that a Saudi security team detained Khashoggi in the consulate after he...
Sudden concern in Washington over Saudi behavior is puzzling. But the disappearance of a Washington Post writer and the suspicion that the Saudi government is involved has led Washington and particularly the Senate and House to demand some answers. They didn't care...
"Clear Sky 2018" was launched yesterday in Ukraine, bringing in hundreds of NATO troops along with US fighter and transport planes. The large show of NATO military force on Russia's border is meant to send a message to "aggressive" Russia. But the ongoing conflict...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Hal Brands makes an extremely shaky assertion about recent Saudi recklessness and U.S. involvement in the Middle East:Much of Saudi Arabia’s recent behavior has been linked to the rise of MBS, who seems driven by...
The strange disappearance of Saudi "critic" and Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has led even Washington's neocons to come down hard on the Saudi government and particularly crown prince MBS. Is a shift in US/Saudi relations in the works? On today's Ron Paul...
Shortly after delivering my latest column, I was asked to include a fundraising pitch. I immediately rebelled against the idea: I had barely been able to write my column, given my physical condition, let alone anything extra. Am I to be spared nothing?I thought, as I...
Watching CNN covering the just-announced resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: Morning anchors Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow are very sad, saying that Haley was a rare "Voice of Reason" standing up against Trump on foreign policy issues.
