Kick Russia out of the Iran nuclear talks | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
Why is Russia participating in the nuclear negotiations at all? It only gives the Kremlin another piece of unearned leverage with President Biden.
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Biden offers false hope to sell his Afghanistan surrender | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
After nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan, the gains are not secure. Biden's decision to pull troops out amounts to surrender.
Don’t allow Iran to keep its weapons program | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
Even as it negotiated the JCPOA, Iran was not only holding blueprints for a nuclear weapon, but also maintaining a constellation of physical sites where...
Iran is not looking for a war with America | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
President-elect Biden should make it clear that the U.S. has both the capability and willingness to respond to anything the Iranians are planning.
Why Putin is backing an ungrateful despot in Belarus | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
If Russians see their neighbors defying a dictator, it could give them ideas about defying their own.
Democrats’ blinders on FBI report | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
The long-awaited report from the Justice Department’s inspector general on the origins of the FBI’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign is now public,...
Fiona Hill’s testimony is a warning for Democrats, too | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
Fiona Hill was in some ways an ideal witness for the Democrats in Thursday's impeachment hearings. In her opening statement, the former Russia director of...
U.S. owes Kurds for Baghdadi raid | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
One could be forgiven for concluding that the widespread national security panic following President Donald Trump's abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces from northeastern Syria was...