John Bolton
ARTICLES BY: John Bolton
With Iran, We Can’t Verify or Trust
Tuesday's opening of yet another round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear-weapons program creates enormous risks for America's anti-proliferation efforts. Tehran's extensive propaganda campaign,...
Congress Should Not Overreact to NSA Controversy
After former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked information about the NSA's extensive gathering of phone and Internet data, many Americans were outraged at...
Bolton: Rouhani is Playing Obama
Monday ends the worst month of the Obama presidency. The Syrian diplomatic and political debacle was bad enough, but last week at the United Nations President...
Syria Exemplifies Failure of the United Nations
The U.N. General Assembly's 68th session will open its annual "general debate" in New York on Tuesday, with leadoff speakers including President Obama and Iranian President...
Syria Turmoil in Congress is All Obama’s Doing
By asking Congress to approve using military force against Syria's Assad regime, Barack Obama threw Washington into turmoil. If Congress declines his request, he will face...
Bolton: U.S. Should Back Egyptian Army
If the Muslim Brotherhood wins, say goodbye to the peace treaty with Israel and stability in Sinai. Egypt has not yet succumbed to all-out civil war,...
Obama’s Actions Have Bolstered Al-Qaeda
In light of Barack Obama's repeated assertions that "al-Qaida is on the path to defeat," many Americans were no doubt surprised to see the State...
Mubarak Understood Egypt Better Than Western ‘Experts’
Just two-and-a-half years ago, advocates of "the Arab Spring" argued it would bring democracy to the Middle East and end terrorism's attraction in the Muslim...
Bolton: Obama’s Mistakes on Snowden Have Already Cost Us
President Obama's ongoing mishandling of Edward Snowden's defection highlights key failings in his dangerously flawed approach to defending U.S. national security. Whatever Snowden's ultimate fate,...
Hasan Rowhani is No Moderate on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
Within days of Hasan Rowhani's election as Iran's president, the White House and several European governments were already ecstatic at the possibility of resuming negotiations...
Who Tries Gadhafi’s Son Could Determine Future of Concept of National Sovereignty
Since 2011, when Libyans overthrew and killed Moammar Gadhafi, a little-noticed but highly significant legal battle has been fought over who will prosecute those in...
Barack Obama Declares Defeat in Global War on Terror
Confused, contradictory and often detached from reality, Barack Obama's speech on terrorism last Thursday closely resembled his overall national-security policy. Rambling on for nearly...
The Difference It Will Make
The May 8 congressional testimony of three courageous State Department whistleblowers foreshadows a substantially longer, more detailed public investigation into the September 11,...
America’s New Isolationists Are Endangering the West
The spectre of isolationism is stalking the Republican Party. It is still far from dominant, but we would be ignoring reality to underestimate...
