This article appeared in The Hill on October 10, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton October 10, 2021 Washington’s conventional wisdom held in recent years that Americans wanted to “end endless wars” around the world, particularly in Afghanistan. Public-opinion polling repeatedly found at least plurality support for withdrawing U.S. forces […]
READ MORE.This article appeared in Newsmax on September 27, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton September 27, 2021 President Joe Biden’s failures to protect U.S. national interests, evidenced most recently by his tragic military withdrawal from Afghanistan, are coming to a head over Iran. For decades, Iran, along with North Korea, […]
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This article appeared in 1945 on September 7, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton September 7, 2021 Debates about America’s exit from Afghanistan, both the underlying withdrawal decision and its execution, will, with good reason, roil U.S. politics for years. Starting now, however, the critical question is: are we more secure […]
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Beijing will push for more sway in Pakistan; Moscow will try in Central Asia’s former Soviet republics. This article appeared in The Wall Street Journal on August 30, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton August 30, 2021 America’s retreat from Afghanistan is ending tragically—and that has sweeping strategic implications. One […]
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This article appeared in The Washington Post on August 24, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton August 24, 2021 Many profound ramifications of America’s exodus from Afghanistan are competing for attention. Among the top challenges, Pakistan’s future stands out. For decades, Islamabad has recklessly pursued nuclear weapons and aided Islamist […]
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Declinists should think long and hard about the implications of a real “coming home” of American power This article appeared in The Daily Telegraph on August 18, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton August 18, 2021 The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan have left many wondering whether the “20 year war” […]
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There was an alternative to following Trump’s policy. Now our enemies will look to exploit our weakness This article appeared in The Daily Telegraph on August 16, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton August 16, 2021 The rapidity with which the Taliban has effectively seized control of Afghanistan has stunned and […]
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This article appeared in The Daily News on August 3, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton August 3, 2021 Is it possible that Israel’s fragile governing coalition and Joe Biden’s administration will rejoin the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)? Apparently so, according to recent media reports. If true, such […]
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The UK is in a unique position to unite the anti-Iran coalition around new expanded sanctions This article appeared in The Daily Telegraph on August 10, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton August 10, 2021 Boris Johnson is facing critical decisions on Iran. On July 30, an Iranian drone attacked the […]
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This article appeared in The National Review on July 29, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton July 29, 2021 Cybersecurity is now a commonplace, much discussed topic. Strategic adversaries (China and Russia), proliferators and state sponsors of terrorism (Iran and North Korea), terrorist networks, and criminal enterprises all threaten us. Pundits […]
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