The Issue of Abortion Is a Litmus Test for the American Catholic Church
In America, the Catholic Church has seen a steady erosion of adherents to its teachings on a host of moral issues.
In America, the Catholic Church has seen a steady erosion of adherents to its teachings on a host of moral issues.
Trump turned the JCPOA into a shabby melodrama that the Biden administration will have trouble preventing from turning to tragedy.
Joe Biden must contend with many parties and conflicting interests as he ponders his next moves in restarting negotiations with Iran on the nuclear accord.
In view of so many imperfections manifested throughout its history, America looks less like the “shining city on a hill” than a shadowy ghetto of hypocrisy.
By strong-arming Sudan into signing a normalization agreement with Israel, Donald Trump has placed political self-interest above the democratic future of one of Africa’s most fragile states.
Foreign policy may not figure highly as voters choose their next president, but the dramatic changes to America’s traditional approach to international relations are contributing to the people’s much-elevated anxiety over their current president.
The announcement’s unspoken message to Ramallah is to get on with it — to negotiate and settle with Israel while there’s still some chance for an independent Palestinian state.
The First Gulf War may have been the last time that so many countries and the UN agreed to come together under the flag of multilateralism to confront authoritarianism in the Middle East.
The decision to impose restrictions on visas for foreign students is a textbook example of the incompetence, ignorance, hubris and blundering of a misguided president and ineffectual administration.
Palestinians, most Arabs and much of Europe have voiced strong objections to Israel’s pending annexation decision, while the US, perhaps the most critical influencer, remains silent.
The example of today’s America, with its pernicious and persistent racism, diminishes its soft power.
The real hope for a genuine ceasefire in Yemen ironically may be the horrifying prospect of the deadly coronavirus appearing in a country devastated by war, cholera, food insecurity and attendant misery.
The president of the world’s most powerful, richest and technologically-advanced nation apparently can’t be bothered with the mundane duties of a shipping clerk.
History tells us that peace at the cost of humiliation never pays dividends, especially the dividends expected by real estate developers who cast themselves in the role of diplomats.
