Amid South China Sea tensions, Nicholas Burns’ incorrect assertion that the disputed Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal were Philippine territory may reflect US bias at work. This highlights a hardening US stance against China and Beijing’s communication challenges.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) expects all parties to the treaty to observe the moratorium, CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd told Sputnik, commenting on the US policy of maintaining readiness to conduct nuclear tests.
Michael Rubin, director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, spoke to a February 12 Middle East Forum podcast (video). The following summarizes his comments: Iranian-backed Houthi militants
Does the State Sponsor of Terrorism list mean anything anymore? The list was created almost 45 years ago as a diplomatic tool to identify terrorism sponsors and impose automatic sanctions upon them, but White House and State Department inconsistency and
The 1979 Islamist takeover of Iran occurred at a time of uncertainty and self-doubt for the United States. Americans were still reeling from the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. As a result, Washington was no longer willing to support an unpopular