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  • A U.N. Reform Plan for Trump and Stefanik

    The new administration should reject mandatory ‘assessments’ and fund only programs that work. By John Bolton Elise Stefanik, Donald Trump’s pick for the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has her work cut out for her. Fortunately, she’s already aware of the U.N.’s flaws. In a September op-ed for the Washington Examiner, she applauded […]

  • Assad’s fall: the beginning of major changes or new threats?

    The fall of the regime in Syria confuses the calculations of Russia and Iran and reshapes the regional balances in the Middle East. History is moving fast in the Middle East, raising the possibility, for well or ill, of massive changes throughout the region. The collapse of Syria’s Assad-family dictatorship took everyone by surprise, starting […]

  • Kash Patel Doesn’t Belong at the FBI

    The President’s constitutional obligation to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” requires evenhanded action in the national rather than his personal interest, a distinction Donald Trump does not grasp.  His often-stated intention to seek retribution against opponents, if implemented, facially contravenes the Take Care clause. Too many of Mr. Trump’s personnel selections evidence […]

  • Trump and Iran

    Donald Trump’s election as President guarantees that America’s Middle East policy will change.  The real question, though, and a major early test for Trump, is whether it will change enough.  Does he understand that the region’s geopolitics differ dramatically from when he left office, and could change even more before Inauguration Day?  The early signs […]

  • North Korea comes to Europe: How will the next president respond? ​

    The threat of North Korea fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine is no longer a nightmare, but a real possibility. Two weeks ago, Kyiv said Pyongyang’s soldiers were already in Ukraine and had sustained casualties. Now the Biden administration has confirmed that 10,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia, adding that they will be “fair […]

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A U.N. Reform Plan for Trump and Stefanik

12/27/2024

The new administration should reject mandatory ‘assessments’ and fund only programs that work. By John Bolton Elise Stefanik, Donald Trump’s pick for the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has her work cut out...

Assad’s fall: the beginning of major changes or new threats?

12/17/2024

The fall of the regime in Syria confuses the calculations of Russia and Iran and reshapes the regional balances in the Middle East. History is moving fast in the Middle East, raising the possibility, for...

Kash Patel Doesn’t Belong at the FBI

12/10/2024

The President’s constitutional obligation to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” requires evenhanded action in the national rather than his personal interest, a distinction Donald Trump does not grasp.  His often-stated intention to...

Trump and Iran

11/11/2024

Donald Trump’s election as President guarantees that America’s Middle East policy will change.  The real question, though, and a major early test for Trump, is whether it will change enough.  Does he understand that the...

North Korea comes to Europe: How will the next president respond? ​

10/30/2024

The threat of North Korea fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine is no longer a nightmare, but a real possibility. Two weeks ago, Kyiv said Pyongyang’s soldiers were already in Ukraine and had sustained casualties. Now...

ABOUT JOHN BOLTON

Ambassador John Bolton, a diplomat and a lawyer, has spent many years in public service. He served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 2005-2006. He was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from 2001 to 2005. In the Reagan Administration, he was an Assistant Attorney General.