Victoria Coates

Opinion January 16

A 'tear down the wall' moment in Iran will damage both the Islamic Republic — and China

President Donald Trump supports Iranian protesters entering their third week of demonstrations, contrasting with President Barack Obama's silence during 2009 protests.

Opinion September 29

Philadelphia plans to raise the Chinese flag in a bizarre celebration of communism

Philadelphia plans to raise the Chinese Communist Party flag in a betrayal of American values, just a short distance from where Declaration of Independence was signed.

Opinion September 7

Iran's proxy war on Jews is an all-out attack on Western civilization. Australia gets it

Australia expelled Iranian diplomats in August, for the first time since World War II, after finding hard evidence that the IRGC orchestrated domestic antisemitic attacks.

Opinion July 28

Trump's landmark deal is the real key to peace in the Middle East

The Abraham Accords, brokered by President Trump in 2020, provide a new paradigm for Middle East peace that has succeeded despite regional conflicts.

Opinion March 1

Ukraine's Zelenskyy thought he'd look like a tough guy. He had another thing coming from Trump and Vance

President Zelenskyy came to Washington thinking he would receive another blank check. This was a mistake.

Opinion February 5

President Trump offers Palestinians a chance for peace and prosperity

President Donald Trump is taking a leadership role in the Middle East and offering the Palestinians a chance at peace.

OPINION September 12, 2024

Biden-Harris spurned offers from Latin American leaders to help close the border

Far from saving Guatemala, the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of this small but regionally important pro-American neighbor has been appalling.

OPINION August 7, 2024

America’s reckless Iran policy has Middle East on brink of war. Only one thing can pull us back now

Under the Biden-Harris administration, the United States has freed close to $100 billion in Iranian assets and restarted negotiations on the dangerous Iran nuclear deal.

OPINION April 16, 2024

Biden’s moral equivalency between Israel and the Palestinians will result in failure — again

Biden’s Mideast policy is a disaster. He has tried to pretend there is a moral equivalency between Israel and the Palestinians and that only encourages more attacks on our ally.

OPINION March 28, 2024

The way to Cuba’s heart is through the internet

Cubans are protesting so much, the dictatorship that rules them cut off the internet. Biden should restore their connection to the world and use it to undermine the regime's power.

OPINION March 8, 2024

Biden’s food drop in Gaza masks a radical pro-Palestinian agenda

President Biden is radically shifting the dynamics of the U.S.-Israel relationship by not only dropping food but also considering recognition of a Palestinian state.

OPINION January 4, 2024

The Houthi are a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and here's what Biden-Blinken team should do about it

In February 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delisted the Yemeni Houthi as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Three years later, it’s obvious this was a huge mistake.

OPINION December 4, 2023

Biden wants open borders all the way south to Guatemala

America's border problem doesn't end at the Rio Grande. Fighting illegal immigration extends all the way south to Guatemala, only Biden is refusing to help our ally stem the tide.

OPINION November 14, 2023

Did China just kill peace in the Middle East?

Chinas sees Russia in Ukraine and Iran in Israel creating challenging obligations and headaches for the U.S., making any pivot to Asia ever more difficult.

OPINION October 6, 2023

Team Biden let Iran infiltrate the nuclear deal. That puts all of us at risk

Team Biden let Iran infiltrate the nuclear deal. That puts all of us at risk as our enemy was working both sides of the negotiations. Now it's time for Congress to get answers.

OPINION April 24, 2023

Conservative support for Ukraine hinges on this from President Biden

How America supports Ukraine must be based, like any matter of foreign policy, on what serves the interests of all Americans. No policy shoudl get a blank check.

OPINION January 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War at One Year: Congress should not offer another dime until these 4 questions are answered

It's been nearly a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. In that time, the United States has sent a vast amount of aid to Ukraine to help it in the fight. But what is our overall strategy?

OPINION September 21, 2022

Ukraine's China problem, and how to solve it

Before taxpayer dollars are spent on Ukraine’s reconstruction, there’s a serious problem: Zelenskyy opened the door to Chinese participation.

OPINION September 23, 2021

Victoria Coates: Putin capitalizes on Europe's failing climate crusade

This week, heads of state from around the world are gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly meeting—and climate issues are at the top of the agenda.