Foreign Policy In Focus

The news of Chinese ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, if read carefully, is not merely a maritime development. Rather; it is a clear sign of a shift in the locus of conflict. The issue is no longer simply about Iran and t...

Washington brokered a 45-day ceasefire extension between Israel and Lebanon last week, scheduling a fourth round of talks for June 2-3. Presidential Special Envoy Simon Karam is leading the Lebanese delegation. Hezbollah is not at the table, and its l...

Ever since North Korea suffered through the death of its first leader in 1994, a loss magnified by an economic collapse and a devastating famine, outside observers have likened the country to an airplane experiencing a serious malfunction. The major question they posed: in the end, would North Korea experience a soft landing or a catastrophic crash?

Perhaps a reformer...

Any immigration attorney knows that the government is never a truly equal adversary. Thanks to federal and state laws, it’s hard to sue the government. It commands immense power, budget, and judicial deference. In immigration law, that imbalance is perhaps most acute: the courts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) counsel charging the immigrant with removability, and i...

A year after their brief war in 2025, both India and Pakistan are revving up their war frenzy. The drums of victory are being beaten with nationalistic zeal on both sides. The two nations teem with jingoism, a sense of national pride and fervor, and projections of military might.

Interestingly, both sides are celebrating what they claim as a decisive victory. In Pakist...