List of Leaders articles
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Security personnel patrol a street. Why India’s Muslims Are in Grave Danger
An expert on communal riots says the country may well be witnessing the start of a larger pogrom.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013. Russians See Weekend Rally as Litmus Test
Putin’s critics hope to turn an annual gathering for Boris Nemtsov into a protest against changes to the constitution.
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Matt Duss (center) attends the Netroots Nation progressive bloggers conference in Las Vegas on July 24, 2010. Bernie’s Outsider on the Inside
Bernie Sanders wants to reinvent progressive foreign policy. Here’s the man he hopes will make that happen.
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Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The End of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Honeymoon
Changing Ukraine is much harder than its president thought. Here is how Zelensky should reboot his presidency and secure his place in history.
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Richard Grenell and his husband Ben Lashley attend the 4th of July party hosted by the U.S. Embassy at former Tempelhof Airport on July 04, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Represents a Step Forward for Gay Rights
Not long ago, Richard Grenell would have been disqualified for his sexuality. It’s a pity, however, that he’s not the right candidate for such an important job.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the media following a closed-door briefing on Iran at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 21, 2019. How America’s First Jewish President Could Be Tougher on Israel Than His Predecessors
Bernie Sanders, if he wins the White House, could be the first U.S. leader in more than 40 years to declare Jewish settlements illegal.
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A man wearing a protective face mask walks in a nearly empty shopping mall, a few minutes after rush hour, in Beijing on Feb. 24. How Do You Keep China’s Economy Running With 750 Million in Quarantine?
The “demon virus” threat has rattled the confidence of many Chinese in the regime’s ability to protect people’s lives and jobs.
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US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell attends a new year's reception of the German President on January 14, 2019 in Berlin. The Death of Truth to Power
Intelligence services do their job by staying out of politics. Donald Trump’s new intelligence chief could end all that.
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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell Richard Grenell: Pundit, Envoy, Spokesman. Spy?
His ascension to the highest intelligence post in the United States heightens fears that the Trump administration is politicizing intelligence.
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Participants check their messages on electronic devices during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23. Will American Firms Put America First?
The Davos-inspired era of unrestrained globalization is over, and companies should start putting the national interests of their home countries ahead of profits.
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U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell attends a reception hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Schloss Meseberg palace on July 6, 2018 near Gransee, Germany. Trump Loyalist Appointed Acting Intel Chief
The U.S. ambassador to Germany will mix his policy duties with a supposedly apolitical senior intelligence post.
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Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John Rood Top Pentagon Policy Official Pushed Out
John Rood, the U.S. Defense Department’s policy chief, has been blamed for an exodus of civilians from the Pentagon.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with journalists in the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah on July 3, 2019. The Oslo Accords Are Dead. Should the Palestinian Authority Live On?
Trump’s peace plan killed any hope of a negotiated settlement. Rather than empty rhetoric, Palestinian leaders owe their people a new approach—even if it means disbanding the PA.
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Sections of the U.S.-Mexico border wall Our Top Weekend Reads
Funding for Trump’s border wall, populism in Ireland, and a repurposed Middle East peace plan.
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Then-U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens Pompeo Aims to Cut Funds for Program Honoring Envoy Killed in Benghazi
The secretary of state rose to prominence investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack. Now he’s on board with an administration plan to eliminate funding for a program honoring Chris Stevens.
