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Effects of the Haniyah Assassination

August 29, 2024

Ayatollah Khamenei should increase his security protections.  Whoever assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a supposedly secure compound in Iran’s supposedly secure capital sent an unmistakable message to Khamenei, Iran’s citizens, its terrorist proxies, and the world at large:  No one is safe in Iran.   Not the Supreme Leader,...


What Netanyahu’s visit showed about the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship

July 31, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to America last week reflected long-term pluses and minuses for the U.S.-Israel relationship. The historical relationship between Israel and the Democratic Party hit its lowest point ever, while that between Republicans and Israel has never been stronger. Driving these developments are tectonic shifts...


JD Vance is a disturbing choice for Vice-President

July 21, 2024

Although widely expected, Donald Trump’s selection of  J.D. Vance as his  running mate is nonetheless profoundly disturbing in its implications for American foreign policy in a Trump presidency. Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater are turning in their graves.Describing the substantive defects in the Trump-Vance approach could fill many pages...


Ambassador John Bolton Endorses Rep. John James for U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s Tenth District

July 18, 2024

Washington D.C. – Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Ambassador John R. Bolton, announced the John Bolton PAC’s endorsement of John James for U.S. House of Representatives for Michigan’s Tenth District. Additionally, the John Bolton PAC will make a contribution of $10,000 to his reelection campaign....


Ambassador John Bolton Endorses Former Representative Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate from Michigan

Washington D.C. – Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Ambassador John R. Bolton, announced the John Bolton PAC’s endorsement of former Representative Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate from Michigan. Additionally, the John Bolton PAC will make a contribution of $10,000 to his campaign. Statement by Ambassador...


Ambassador John Bolton Endorses Vikram Mansharamani for U.S. House of Representatives for New Hampshire’s Second District

Washington D.C. – Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Ambassador John R. Bolton, announced the John Bolton PAC’s endorsement of Vikram Mansharamani for U.S. House of Representatives in New Hampshire’s Second District. Additionally, the John Bolton PAC will make a contribution of $5,000 to his primary...


Ambassador John Bolton Endorses Rep. David Valadao for U.S. House of Representatives for California’s Twenty-First District

Washington D.C. – Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Ambassador John R. Bolton, announced that the John Bolton PAC is once again endorsing Rep. David Valadao for U.S. House of Representatives for California’s Twenty-First District. Additionally, the John Bolton PAC will make a contribution of $5,000...


The New Iranian President and Donald Trump

July 16, 2024

Masoud Pezeshkian probably never expected to become Iran’s President, nor did most of his countrymen, nor the outside world.  Whatever the reasons for his success, Pezeshkian’s victory means only that Tehran now shows a smiley face to foreigners rather than a mean face.  Beneath surface appearances, nothing substantive has...


Biden Goes to Extremes to Appease Tehran

June 5, 2024

The world has truly turned upside down when a U.S. president begs America’s allies to have a United Nations agency go easy on a terrorist nuclear proliferator. The Biden administration’s reported pleading on behalf of Iran isn’t merely a tactical error about yet another biodegradable U.N. resolution. It’s a...


The ICC and the ICJ Manage to Make Things Worse

May 30, 2024

Intervening last week against Israel’s self-defense actions toward Iran and Hamas, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice made resolving the war harder. The courts’ actions are fundamentally illegitimate, and their meddling portends further involvement, which could be even more unhelpful. Despite the troubles the ICC...


ABOUT JOHN BOLTON

Ambassador John Bolton, a diplomat and a lawyer, has spent many years in public service. He served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 2005-2006. He was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from 2001 to 2005. In the Reagan Administration, he was an Assistant Attorney General.