Tag: Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened U.S. soldiers with an "Ottoman slap" if they impede his government's military operations against Syrian Kurds. (Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

To prevent ISIS 2.0, Trump must push back against Erdogan’s threats in Syria

Tom Rogan · January 15, 2018 6:53 pm

"The reality is, the president has the authority to impose tougher sanctions on Iran for their ballistic missile program, for their human rights violations, and their support for terrorism in the region," Sen. Chris Coons said. "And he can use those authorities and take much tougher action than he has so far, without putting the JCPOA at risk." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Senate Democrats: Trump can sanction Iran without shredding nuclear deal

Joel Gehrke · January 11, 2018 8:50 pm

U.S. commandos regularly train Ukrainian servicemen within the framework of the U.S. assistance program for the Ukrainian armed forces. The U.S. presence in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries has irked neighboring Russia for several years. (AP Photo/Aleksandr Shulman)

White House official proposed withdrawal of US troops from Eastern Europe to curry favor with Putin: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 10, 2018 1:57 am

Compared to how the U.S. reacted in 2009 to protests in Iran, it, and the rest of the international community, must now intervene before another regional and global crisis erupts. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

On Iran protests, non-intervention is not an option

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2018 7:44 pm

There Have Been No U.S. Strikes Against ISIS in Iraq in 2018

Jeryl Bier · January 5, 2018 5:56 pm

A Deafening Silence

The Editors · January 5, 2018 9:00 am

Bashar Assad and Russia are laying waste to civilian life. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

We must not ignore Bashar Assad’s ongoing atrocities

Tom Rogan · January 4, 2018 7:13 pm

Americans can usually afford to break their New Year's resolutions after a few months. U.S. officials don't have the same luxury. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Three New Year’s resolutions for the Trump administration and the foreign policy establishment

Daniel DePetris · January 3, 2018 6:26 pm

Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Beltway Confidential

To help Iranians, stop enabling the Iranian regime

Andrew Apostolou · December 31, 2017 7:01 pm

Beltway Confidential

When it comes to the #IranProtests, be careful who you support

Siraj Hashmi · December 30, 2017 8:55 pm

In the interview, Trump made several definitive and debatable claims, including that he has "absolute right" to direct the Justice Department to do as he wishes and that he was more adept at understanding legislation "than any president that's ever been in office." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Year End Trump Report Card: Big wins but a bigger national divide

Paul Bedard · December 30, 2017 2:13 pm

The Trump administration has revealed in its first year a willingness to advocate on behalf of human dignity, even if in a different fashion from previous administrations. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s foreign policy: ‘America First’ and not value-neutral

Ying Ma · December 27, 2017 4:28 pm