Richard Burt and Jon Wolfsthal, two long-time proponents of nuclear arms reductions, and currently the leaders of the Global Zero arms control initiative, write in The National Interest that, with the conclusion of the Muellier probe, President Trump has the opportunity to pursue the nonproliferation deal he has wanted. They write (abridged): President Donald Trump […]

Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, explains to readers of The American Conservative that Europe and the United States should cooperate, but as equals. Donald Trump seems to be unique among recent presidents in recognizing that, says Bandow, and he should go with that gut feeling by demanding Europe pick up its […]

As a NATO ally and a nation formerly oppressed by the Soviet Union, Poland is working hard to end its reliance on Russian natural gas supplies. Poland has built out its liquefied natural gas infrastructure to enable it to import gas via the sea from places like the United States, Norway, and Qatar. The move […]

At The American Conservative, Cato Institute senior fellow Doug Bandow explains how the crisis in Venezuela could be an opportunity for peace with Russia. Bandow explains America’s history of peace with Russia, and smartly suggests that President Trump “challenge his critics to explain what they expect to achieve from the confrontation with Moscow that they […]

  In The Federalist, Sumantra Maitra reminds conservatives and all Americans to remain focused on what really matters in the Russia investigation. He writes: Nate Silver, of all people, recently tweeted that the scale of Russian involvement in the 2016 election was quite small, and its effect was not visible. Silver is of course not a Russian […]

With November 6 coming up fast, it’s important to remember why Americans elected Donald Trump in the first place. Putting Democrats back in power would serve to reverse all the progress that has been made. I wrote this on July 17, 2018 to remind Americans what they voted for.  Daniel McCarthy explains at The Spectator […]

According to Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, America has squandered its Cold War win by failing to back off its aggressive stance towards Russia, and further by assuming the same stance towards China. The seeming goal of American foreign policy today, containing Russia and China, is unsustainable Pat says, and with deficits approaching […]

Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow in defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, warns Washington D.C.’s foreign policy establishment against the danger of stoking tensions with Moscow. He explains at The American Conservative that the policy is unwise “on strategic as well as moral grounds.” He writes (abridged): For all of the loose […]