During the 2020 election, President Joe Biden promised to restart negotiations with Iran in order to rescue the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, Iran Nuclear Deal) and prevent another bloody war in the Middle East. That may not be possible. Former President Donald Trump's irresponsible decision to withdraw from the JCPOA, despite Iranian adherence to the agreement, set off a chain of events that may be difficult to derail. At some point soon, The United States may b

As the international COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow draws to a close, many are hopeful that the final agreement, now known as the Glasgow Climate Pact, represents the beginning of a new era in climate action that will prevent the most destructive effects of climate change. Experts point out that the pledges made in Glasgow didn't go far enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030 and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C [2.7 degrees F]. However, ther

France is understandably miffed that Australia decided to upgrade its navy with nuclear subs in partnership with the United States and the UK. They thought they had a deal with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for France to deliver 12 non-nuclear submarines. Instead, the new US-UK-Australia deal lays the groundwork for Australia to purchase at least eight nuclear submarines with support and training from the US and the UK. The deal also includes a tripartite security

Over the next week or so, you may read many pieces explaining America's military failure in Afghanistan and while we shouldn't ignore the strategic mistakes on the battlefield, they are not the lessons that explain how the Taliban retook control in a few short weeks after our exit. The Taliban's victory was perfectly predictable once we withdrew. The only question was how long it would take. There are numerous reasons for the Taliban's success, and they aren't all that comple

All the recent polling of Americans made clear that there was no support for keeping US troops in Afghanistan. 73% of registered voters in a July 2-3 survey conducted by The Hill and the HarrisX organization said they support removing U.S. forces. We have written often that we disagree with that decision, both when President Donald Trump announced his withdrawal timetable and as the Biden administration revisited the policy several months ago. The consequences were all too pr

Donald Trump's victory in 2016 didn't happen in a vacuum. He adopted policies circulating through Europe and adapted them to America. Trump and Steve Bannon, who became his adviser on such things, saw Brexit in the UK along with the rise of Marine Le Pen in France and the election of far right politicians in Poland and Hungary as a bellwether for political change in Western democracies. It was a reactionary movement against immigration, secularism, and globalism and Bannon re