Military & Security

Paul Saunders If the United States is to maintain its international leadership in the coming years, it will have to define, explain, and execute a new vision for leadership that can secure long-term domestic support while recruiting committed allies, partners, and others to work toward shared goals. On …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh The Middle East faces heightened tensions as the US and its allies respond with air strikes to the crisis involving Houthis in the Red Sea. The strikes, conducted by Western forces, target Houthi fighters who have sought retaliation for Israel’s actions in Gaza by …

David N. Bossie Former President Donald Trump cruised to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, marking the so-called first big test of the 2024 primary season for Republican presidential candidates — but in the end, it was really no test at all for Mr. Trump , the …

The idea of global free trade as an end in itself is obsolete in a multipolar world of several great powers and shifting coalitions, in which today’s friendly trading partner may be tomorrow’s enemy determined to cut off essential supplies. THE RISE of China as a great power …

The opportunities are huge, but the clock is ticking for the UPU and USPS to be central to the global e-commerce boom There is an international e-commerce boom coming. It will soon be common for small packages to be sent anywhere in the world in three days or less, at …

The election of Lai Ching-te is not welcome news to the Chinese Communist Party. On January 13, 2024, Taiwan completed its eighth presidential elections since the self-governed island became a fully-fledged liberal democracy in 1996. Defying Beijing’s threats, Taiwan’s voters elected Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive …

So, what is Kim Jong-un trying to accomplish? Kim apparently has a longer-term plan that could explain his 2024 provocations, nuclear weapon production, and threats of war. In late-2023, the South Korean National Intelligence Service warned that North Korea was likely “to engage in unexpected military and cyber provocations” in 2024. …

James Robins Western leaders should threaten the Houthis with more vigorous and deadly retaliatory action should they continue their campaign against regional shipping. If the Houthis believe in “death to America,” the least we can do is return the sentiment. Will half-measures work against the Houthis? Don’t bet …

Jacob Heilbrunn The Biden administration, if anything, seems to have a new spring in its step as Trump claims the Republican candidacy for the presidency. Maybe it knows something that handwringing Democrats are forgetting, which is that Trump may be the one person who can singlehandedly ensure Biden’s …