John R. Bolton
Washington Post
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John Bolton: The Iran deal was betrayed by its own abysmal record
Ending U.S. participation in the nuclear agreement sets America on a new, safer course. → Read More
Russian assault on 'American idea' enables Trump to take tough action
The latest Mueller indictments give the president an opportunity to retaliate against Moscow. → Read More
North Korea wins, America loses, with our Olympic appeasement
Why are journalists stepping up to become stenographers for an authoritarian propaganda machine? → Read More
Trump’s State of the Union: Right on Foreign Policy
President Trump’s first State of the Union address was not heavy on national security issues. It did, however, make one... → Read More
Trump's SOTU Hit the Right Foreign Policy Notes
President Trump's first State of the Union address was not heavy on national security issues. It did, however, make one critical point: In reviewing the international achievements of his first year in office, Trump was abundantly clear that the Obama era → Read More
Trump's SOTU hit the right foreign policy notes — now comes the hard part
What President Trump must reject, immediately, is what we have been doing for years, and which has manifestly failed. → Read More
Mike Pence in the Middle East
Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Egypt, Jordan and Israel exemplifies how much the Trump administration has changed America’s Middle... → Read More
Mike Pence in the Middle East: The new pointman on foreign policy?
The vice president proved adept at navigating the complexities of international politics on his recent trip. → Read More
Beyond the Iran Nuclear Deal
President Trump seemingly served notice Friday that the days are dwindling for Barack Obama's Iran agreement. Although deal proponents also gained time to pursue "fixes," this is a forlorn option. No fix will remedy the diplomatic Waterloo Mr. Obama → Read More
Pay Attention to Latin America and Africa before Controversies Erupt
Latin America and Africa have rarely rated as top U.S. foreign policy priorities in recent years, but 2018 may change that. Political instability and the collapse of national governments, international terrorism and its associated financing, and great → Read More
Pay attention to Latin America and Africa before controversies erupt
These regions have rarely been top foreign policy priorities in recent years, but 2018 may change that. → Read More
Expect America's tensions with China and Russia to rise in 2018
President Trump has made it clear that no nation should try to cross the United States. → Read More
Threats of 2017 - Mideast, Terror, Weapons
Domestically and internationally, President Trump finished 2017 in dramatic fashion. Obtaining the most sweeping tax cuts in 30-plus years (and repealing ObamaCare's most philosophically oppressive aspect, the individual mandate) was a landmark → Read More
Threats of 2017 — Mideast, terror, weapons — will linger in new year
Domestically and internationally, President Trump finished 2017 in dramatic fashion. → Read More
Think the Alabama result has derailed Donald Trump? Think again
Pundits are furiously assessing the broader consequences of the Democrats' upset Senate victory in Alabama on Tuesday, but there is less there than meets the eye. True, the Republican Senate majority now hangs by a thread, forcing even harder fights for → Read More
America’s North Korea Decision Hinges on Trump’s Success in Asia
Substantively, President Trump’s Asia trip made important progress against North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. For now, however,... → Read More
America's decision on North Korea hinges on Trump's success in Asia
It remains unclear whether China is finally persuaded to exert its ability to dictate events in North Korea. → Read More
Lebanon's Fall Would Be Iran's Gain
Almost unnoticed in the coverage of President Trump's Asia trip, Lebanon is slipping under Iran's control. On November 3, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Sunni Muslim, resigned, citing fears of assassination by Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim terrorist → Read More
Trump Must Move the Israeli Embassy — Now
Whether to move America’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has long been a subject of political debate... → Read More
America's embassy in Israel should be moved to Jerusalem — now
If the Middle East peace process is such a delicate snowflake that the US embassy’s location in Israel could melt it, one has to doubt how... → Read More