José Niño

The upcoming month will prove fateful for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks The journalist will stand trial in the United Kingdom for an extradition request to the United States, where he could face 175 years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and other computer-related crimes. Assange was accused of aiding Army whistleblower Chelsea … Continue reading “Trump Can Break the Bipartisan Consensus by Pardoning Assange”

On July 27, 2020, the Trump administration nominated retired U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor to the post of Ambassador to Germany. For those unaware of Macgregor’s credentials, he served in the Persian Gulf War and was responsible for strategic planning during the Kosovo Air Campaign. After retiring from the military in 2004, Macgregor held several … Continue reading “The Case for Douglas Macgregor”

Domestic issues have largely occupied people’s political bandwidth during the Trump era. Foreign policy used to be one of the most polarizing agenda items while George W. Bush and Barack Obama were in office. Ever since Donald Trump was elected in 2016, foreign policy has almost become an afterthought. But it still remains an important … Continue reading “With the US Rocked by a Pandemic, It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan”