David Francis is an editor-at-large for The Fiscal Times. In addition to reporting for The Fiscal Times, he has written for The Christian Science Monitor, Financial Times Deutschland, and Deutsche Welle and has also contributed to World Politics Review, SportsIllustrated.com, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among others. He has reported from all over the world on a number of topics, from transatlantic relations, to border security, to finance, and has spoken about his work at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s from Georgetown University.
Recent Stories By David Francis:
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Why Renegotiating NAFTA Won’t Be as Easy as Trump SaysAugust 16, 2017
President Donald Trump was propelled to the Oval Office, in part, by his call for more protectionist trade policies. So far, however, he’s taken only one substantial action: withdrawing from the...
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Here’s the Real State of the $1 Trillion U.S. Nuclear UpgradeAugust 10, 2017
As tensions between the United States and North Korea heat up, President Trump tweeted Wednesday that that the American nuclear arsenal, under his presidency, has become “far stronger and more...
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Here’s Why North Korea Put Guam in Its CrosshairsAugust 9, 2017
Hours after President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with fire and fury like the world has never known, Pyongyang announced it is "examining the operational plan" to attack Guam, a tiny U.S....
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Five Things You Need to Know About Plans to Privatize the Afghan WarAugust 8, 2017
The White House is actively considering a plan to turn a big chunk of the war in Afghanistan over to private contractors. That’s according to Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater security firm,...
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This Cheap Weapon Is Keeping the Korean Demilitarized Zone SafeAugust 4, 2017
The demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel separating North and South Korea is one of the most heavily armed areas of the world. As tensions between Pyongyang and the United States and its allies...
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Here's How North Korea's Military Stacks Up Against the USAugust 4, 2017
Earlier this week, the United States test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from California just days after North Korea tested a similar missile capable of reaching the American mainland...
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Here’s the North Korean Missile That Could Hit the United StatesAugust 1, 2017
Two U.S. officials told Reuters this week that North Korea's latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) may be able to reach most of the continental United States. This assessment...
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US Seen as Major Global Threat Along with ISIS, Climate Change: Pew PollAugust 1, 2017
A new Pew Research Center poll of nearly 42,000 people across 38 countries found the threat of climate change is nearly as great as terrorism from ISIS. Sixty-two percent of those polled said that...
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Did Congress Just Break Up the Trump-Putin Bromance?July 31, 2017
Despite all the accusations and evidence that Russia hacked the 2016 election (and possibly others), the United States hasn’t retaliated. Until now. The White House said it would sign a Congressional...
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Nine Terror Groups Gunning for the United StatesOctober 7, 2014
Few had heard of ISIS before it sent the Middle East into chaos. Now, American lives and dollars are attempting to stop the group from forming a caliphate in the Middle East. ISIS isn’t alone: There...
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Afghanistan: No End in Sight to America’s Longest WarOctober 2, 2014
Last week, the United States signed a bilateral security agreement that will end America’s longest war. Unfortunately, that war won’t be over for another decade, and could last longer than that. ...
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Why the War Against ISIS Could Be Doomed to FailOctober 1, 2014
The United States is conducting air operations to stop ISIS on two fronts. First, it’s destroying hard targets in Syria to disrupt the safe haven the group has created there. Second, American planes...