What Would Nixon Do?

By Ben Stein on 4.4.12 About Iran, that is. We face some extremely serious problems today in the foreign policy realm. But now we face a uniquely serious threat from ...

Clinton Decides to Resume Military Aid to Egypt

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will open the way to resuming $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt, AFP reported on Thursday. The funds had been suspended over ...

Obama Doctrine Leaves World Less Safe

In his State of the Union address, President Obama declared that “America is back.” Examining Obama’s foreign policy efforts, however, this statement seems doubtful. To better understand Obama’s foreign policy, ...

Ambassador McFaul Runs into Putin’s TV Buzz Saw

Russian state television has launched an all-out assault on the new U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul—undeservedly so, although not unexpected. Russia’s Channel One, run by All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting ...

Israel Fighting Iran Through a False Flag?

The U.S. says Israel’s international Mossad agents posed as CIA operatives to recruit Jundallah members in Pakistan to assassinate key Iranians, according to the Jan 13 issue of Foreign Policy ...

Putin Dropping In The Polls; Drafts Manifesto Promising Reform

Just a few weeks ago, Vladimir Putin’s advisers were debating campaign and election strategy. There was no unanimity amongst them. Some thought that it would be best for their candidate ...

“We Win; They Lose”: The Staggering Simplicity of Reagan’s Grand Strategy

Rhetoric and material strength go hand-in-hand to form the core of any coherent foreign policy. Drawing on his vast wealth of experience as a career Foreign Service officer under President ...

Obama’s Leftist Conundrum

by Daniel Pipes November 27, 2011 Cross-posted from National Review Online Barack Obama suffers from an inherent policy contradiction, especially in foreign affairs. On the one hand, as a Leftist ...

His Position Has Improved, But Sarkozy Has a Long Way to Go

The polls show a tightening race between the incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the current favorite French Socialist Francois Hollande and they are in a virtual tie on the ...

Slideshow from the Presidential Debate

The spirited CNN debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute provided a fantastic opportunity for Americans to hear from the presidential candidates about critical national security ...