Arnaud de Borchgrave, a former president and chief executive officer at United Press International, contributes commentaries as UPI editor at large. In his decades-long journalistic career, de Borchgrave has covered 18 wars, reported 102 countries and interviewed dozens of heads of state. In addition to his position with UPI, De Borchgrave has worked as chief foreign correspondent for Newsweek and editor in chief of The Washington Times. He is director of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Where next for the United States? Foreign policy begins at home, says the head of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- In Afghanistan it is later than one thinks; in Pakistan, even later.
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. has lost the media war in Pakistan. Popular talk show hosts have already made up their minds that America is preparing a war against their country.
WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Cyprus was headquarters for Russia’s new class of wealthy entrepreneurs – until disaster struck last month.
WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- On his quick trip to Israel and Jordan, President Obama repaired broken diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey in exchange for Iranian sanctions.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- A former national security adviser says the United States faces its biggest threat since the fear of nuclear war with the Soviet Union: Cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare.
WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- The dark side of the financial moon is the U.S. Treasury that says financial institutions file more than 15 million “suspicious activity reports” every year.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Sequestration, or confiscating something of value, gave pause to reassess a U.S. defense budget that is now 46 percent of the entire world’s defense spending.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- “Why the U.S.-Pakistani Alliance Isn’t Worth the Trouble,” says former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Inspector Sopko is slowly but surely unraveling the biggest scandal of the decade -- U.S. aid to Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State and Labor Secretary George Shultz shares his view of the current world situation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Middle East’s kaleidoscope was shaken vigorously over the year-end festivities but the new shapes and colors were eerily reminiscent of last year. But more alarming.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. troop involvement in African crises should never an option in areas the French already have a strong presence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Karzai reached a rough understanding on how to wind down the longest war in U.S. history, the agreement didn't include the key ingredient -- Pakistan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The vicious campaign to smear Chuck Hagel with an anti-Israel brush and deter U.S. President Barack Obama from nominating him to become the next defense secretary got rolling over year-end holidays.
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