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Eli Lake
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2019
Who should fight the war on white nationalism?
The threat of domestic terrorism must be confronted by law enforcement, not the military.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2019
Don't blame Trump for Iran's aggression
The regime's leaders are the only ones who should be made to answer for Iran's campaign of terror.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2019
The dark side of the Saudi-Israeli cold peace
The Saudis are using Israeli-made cyberweapons to monitor and intimidate dissidents abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019
There might be a method to Trump's madness
A defector from the authoritarian regime sees a U.S. president carefully keeping his options open.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
The reckoning finally arrives for Trump's critics
Democrats, the news media and the national security state have a lot to answer for.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019
White nationalism is a terrorist threat, but not like radical Islam
The U.S. can't use the same tactics against white supremacists as it uses against Islamist terrorists.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019
Democrats should welcome Trump's INF withdrawal
What is the point of the U.S. adhering to an agreement that the Russians weren't honoring?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2018
Google's China problem is America's China problem
How Beijing pressures and deploys Chinese citizens abroad to expand its power and influence is an issue of grave concern.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2018
Why Huawei should worry America
Be more concerned about the company's possible involvement in espionage than its alleged violations of sanctions against Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2018
Trump's U.N. speech almost adds up to a doctrine
The U.S. president makes his best case yet for the importance of American sovereignty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2018
Trump isn't Nixon, North Korea isn't China
The key difference from Beijing in 1972: After any summit, North Korea will remain a weak client state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
The upside of giving up on North Korea
It's time to focus on a battle the U.S. hasn't yet lost: improving its deterrence against North Korea's military threat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2017
Why U.S. hasn't brought 'fire and fury' to N. Korea
Seoul stands in the way of a U.S. pre-emptive strike on North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2017
Negotiations won't stop Pyongyang from getting nukes
Pyongyang has given the U.S. two options: acquiescence or war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2017
Iranians re-elect a fake reformer in a fake election
Hassan Rouhani was the lesser of two evils, but Westerners vastly overestimate what an Iranian president can do.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2017
At 100 days, Trump's no Russian stooge or fascist
Slowly but surely, Trump has begun to resemble something less menacing and more normal than his foes predicted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017
What Trump should've tweeted about wiretaps
It's highly unlikely that Obama ordered a tap on Trump's phones, but his administration's alumni may be abusing their power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2017
Kissinger's Washington is coming back around
Let's take a moment to savor what looks to be Henry Kissinger's final act. The man is 93 years old. At that age, most people are lucky to have enough energy for "Wheel of Fortune" and a few Facebook posts. Not Kissinger. These days, he's playing the influence game against insiders who hadn't even been...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016
Preparing for North Korea's inevitable collapse
Washington should quietly push China and South Korea to begin planning with the U.S. for the day the North Korean regime falls.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2016
Kerry's soft words blunt U.S. hard power at sea
Washington's friends need to know their most important ally is willing to stand up to Beijing in the South China Sea.

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