President Trump’s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over the systematic persecution of Christians is a welcome and much-needed step to protect religious freedom.
President Trump’s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over the systematic persecution of Christians is a welcome and much-needed step to protect religious freedom.
President Trump’s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over the systematic persecution of Christians is a welcome and much-needed step to protect religious freedom.
For four years, the Biden Administration sent a clear message to the world: America’s borders are open, and our laws are optional. This communicates weakness and invites provocation. Indeed, this wasn’t just poor policy – it was a dereliction of duty that compromised our national security in ways we’re still discovering. The consequences have been devastating.
Apologists for the terrorists who seek Israel’s destruction are full of excuses for antisemitic speech, harassment, and even violence. By their logic, the Jewish people bear collective responsibility for the actions of the Jewish state; and since they erroneously consider the State of Israel to be fundamentally illegitimate and guilty of any number of crimes, then individuals of Jewish origin become, in their minds, legitimate targets. This evil must be fought on every front.
Seven years ago, President Trump made one of his most consequential foreign policy decisions by withdrawing from the Obama-negotiated Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). As Secretary of State during that pivotal moment, I not only supported this decision—I championed it. Time has validated what we knew then: It was the right call.
Make no mistake: While the geographic caliphate of ISIS has been destroyed, its ideology lives on. These groups have developed sophisticated recruitment strategies that use social media to radicalize predominantly young men around the world, including inside the United States.
As America’s former Secretary of State and CIA Director, I’ve studied the Iranian regime’s behaviors and intentions more closely than most. The intelligence is clear and the conclusion unavoidable: An Iran armed with nuclear weapons would pose an existential threat not only to our allies in the Middle East but to global security as we know it.