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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By Dr. David Wurmser July 29, 2021 In a summer of brewing crises, from Havana through Caracas to Tehran (and other Iranian cities), Lebanon’s descent into crisis tends to be overlooked. And yet, it is part of a larger picture in which our greatest adversaries are on the ropes (Communists in Cuba and Venezuela, the […]
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Republicans are suddenly tougher than Democrats on Russia and China. The Trump era is truly over. This article appeared in The Wall Street Journal on July 27, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton July 27, 2021 The politics of American foreign policy are reverting to their modern norms, illustrated by […]
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This article appeared in The Washington Examiner on July 15, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton July 15, 2021 Washington’s current conventional wisdom on the utility and viability of America’s alliances is “Trump bad, Biden good.” The idea being: Former President Donald Trump harmed our partnerships, formal and informal alike; allies doubted […]
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His thinking on arms control proved prescient—but the howls reverberate to this day. This article appeared in Foreign Policy on July 1, 2021. Click here to view the original article. By John Bolton July 1, 2021 Donald Rumsfeld’s remarkable record of public service encompassed critical periods of U.S. history. He began with what was already […]
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