News Analysis
Pressuring Pyongyang
Is ASEAN Enabling North Korea?

An analysis of their trade flows suggests so.

RIP
Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017)

We are greatly saddened here at The American Interest to hear about the death of our friend, colleague, and mentor Zbigniew Brzezinski.

China's Big Money Diplomacy
Beijing Wants to Build a New Cairo

China wants to help Egypt construct a new capital—but can they follow through?

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social norms
How Trump Affected Political Correctness

The President’s assault on P.C. was at least partly successful. That is both good and bad.

Alliances and Allies
Trump’s Transactionality on Display in Brussels

It’s time our allies, and our foreign policy establishment, engage with our President’s worldview on its own terms.

Minya Attack
One More Massacre of Egypt’s Copts

28 Copts killed in point-blank attack on pilgrims.

Donald's European Vacation
The Blowhard in Brussels

There is no escaping that the leader of the Free World alienated much of the Free World yesterday in Europe.

Reefer Madness
A Blow to the States-Rights Argument For Legal Marijuana

There is a case for the federal government to err on the side of restriction and use some of the legal means at its disposal to curb the proliferation of cheap pot.

Crude Economics
OPEC Doubles Down on its Losing Hand

The decision to extend production cuts was as predictable as it was desperate.

deep state
Something Is Deeply Wrong in the U.S. Intelligence Community

The Manchester leaks are the product of a dangerously arrogant and unaccountable intelligence community.

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