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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jack Hunter) - AOC Is Fundamentally Unserious on War and Peace

Bipartisan coalition-building should matter to any serious antiwar leader. The post AOC Is Fundamentally Unserious on War and Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics AOC Is Fundamentally Unserious on War and Peace Bipartisan coalition-building should matter to any serious antiwar leader. “I care about results,” AOC told an audience on Friday. This was a lie. She doesn’t seem to care about results, at least based on what else she said. When asked by a student at the University of Chicago about working across the aisle with Republicans, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said, drawing a line, “I personally do not trust someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene, a proven bigot and antisemite, on the issues of what is good for Gazans and Israelis.” To note, the former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been a staunch and  vocal…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners

Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but turning Caracas into a stable partner remains challenging. The post Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners appeared first on The American Conservative .

Latin America Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but turning Caracas into a stable partner remains challenging. Last month, Venezuela’s newly cooperative government passed a law ending the country’s exclusive control over its mineral resources, throwing open the doors to foreign investment (especially American investment). The law is intended to jump-start Venezuela’s long-stagnant economy—and, no doubt, assist Delcy Rodriguez in her effort to prove herself a useful partner to the Trump administration by providing the United States with access to Venezuela’s…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Geoffrey Aronson) - The Unexpected Consequences of Dispelling Israeli Nuclear Ambiguity

Bringing Israel’s nuclear deterrent into the light strikes at the core of the Israeli-American defense bargain. The post The Unexpected Consequences of Dispelling Israeli Nuclear Ambiguity appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The Unexpected Consequences of Dispelling Israeli Nuclear Ambiguity Bringing Israel’s nuclear deterrent into the light strikes at the core of the Israeli-American defense bargain. Of the many indications that Donald Trump’s Iranian adventure has spun out of control, perhaps the most telling—and significant—is the demand from members of Congress that the U.S. acknowledge Israel’s nuclear weapons arsenal and its unchallenged status as a longtime member of the nuclear weapons fraternity. The current initiative, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and supported by more than a score of House Democrats, calls upon Washington openly to discuss Israel’s nuclear…Open