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An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem and flags during a welcome ceremony for visiting U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 9.

Column: The vast Asia Region — and the U.S.

December 17, 2018 at 12:54 p.m.

President Donald Trump's twelve-day swing through Asia, above all, highlights the importance of that vast region for the United States, and our diverse historically rooted involvement in economic and political...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he gives a speech during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 1.

Alliance endures between Japan, the U.S.

December 17, 2018 at 11:46 a.m.

A United States president plans to visit a rising power in Asia, but vast student demonstrations protesting his presence on their sacred soil lead to cancellation of the trip. Is...

In this Oct. 22, 1962 file photo, President John F. Kennedy makes a national television speech from Washington announcing a naval blockade of Cuba until Soviet missiles are removed.

Cyr: Cuban Missile Crisis lessons endure

December 18, 2018 at 12:38 a.m.

October is the scary month, and not just because of Halloween. Fifty-five years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis during Oct. 22-28 of 1962 dominated global attention as Washington and Moscow...

Iran: A crisis without end

June 1, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

"There is at least one thing worse than fighting with allies — and that is to fight without them." Winston Churchill, with that statement, summed up a basic truth of...

France asserts influence on the international stage — to our benefit

June 2, 2018 at 12:12 a.m.

President Emmanuel Macron of France is both visible and effective in international relations, filling at least in part the vacuum from absence of American leadership. Last month, for example, he...

Column: Germany’s elections confirm democracy

June 2, 2018 at 2:35 a.m.

After national parliamentary elections in Germany on Sept. 24, Chancellor Angela Merkel appears almost certain to continue in office, though through what combination of political parties is not yet clear....

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient James McCloughan throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Chicago.

Medal of Honor recognizes combat veterans’ courage – and patience

June 2, 2018 at 5:51 a.m.

Two combat veterans of the Vietnam War are now receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, which they fully deserve. Army Green Beret Gary Michael Rose was the lone medic on...

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks after voting to adopt a new sanctions resolution against North Korea during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Sept. 11.

Column: Why the United Nations endures

June 2, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.

"It is a new day at the U.N." That is what Ambassador Nikki Haley, the United States representative to the United Nations, said on CNN to underscore current criticism and...

People hold up signs with the names and pictures of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at ground zero in New York on Sept. 11, 2017.

Column: Sept. 11 anniversary gives opportunity to look back

June 2, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

The 16th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in the...

Column: Tropical Storm Harvey, humanitarian relief and American tradition

June 2, 2018 at 2:45 p.m.

Hurricane Harvey's storm status was reduced just after reaching the coast of Texas, but damage was severe. There was destruction in and around Houston and elsewhere before the storm faded...

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