Just say no to negotiations with Maduro | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
The Venezuelan strongman's sham election — which barred most of the opposition and was widely deplored as illegitimate by most of the hemisphere — did...
The exiled court protecting Venezuelan democracy | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
The tribunal had already ruled that Maduro's May re-election was not legitimate. But Jan. 9 marked the end of his first term in office.
Mattis puts Trump’s presidency in peril | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
Mattis embodied military virtue and the spirit of public service. As long as he served the president, reluctant Republicans could point to the Pentagon and...
China is now the greatest threat to Americans’ privacy | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
The Chinese state has many options to make hacked data operational. It could blackmail corporate executives. It could take a page from the Russian playbook...
Democrats turn from resistance to opposition | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
With control of the House, Democrats now have an opportunity to engage in the tedious but essential work of actually checking Trump's power.
One big loser of the midterms: Russian hackers, thanks to U.S. Cyber Command | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
There is evidence that cyberdeterrence can work in the traditional sense.
What Trump can do about Saudi Arabia | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
If Saudi Arabia wants to act like Iran, eventually America and the world will be forced to treat it as such.
Trump is half right about the UN | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
For many foreign-policy experts, Trump's talk about sovereignty is balderdash. A skilled president should try to use the system to its benefit instead of rejecting...
John Brennan is the perfect Trump adversary | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
Trump wants to make Brennan the face of the so-called resistance. This is the Trump playbook. He is a man who approaches politics like professional...