Margaret Thatcher: Clear and present danger, the imperative of missile defense
According to the State Department we are not meant to talk about rogue states any longer, only "states of concern."...
Month: July 2000
Cohen: Nobody Has a Veto’ over U.S. Missile Defenses — Except America’s Allies
(Washington, D.C.): There was good news and bad news in Secretary of Defense William Cohen's testimony yesterday before the Senate...
The Problem With Deadline DiplomacyBy Robert L. Pollock
The Wall Street Journal, 21 July 2000
The Wall Street Journal, 21 July 2000
"In 1993 Israel and the Palestinian Authority committed themselves to resolving their conflict by exclusively peaceful means. I very much...
Camp David Outcome: Assisted Suicide’ for Israel?
(Washington, D.C.): At this writing, there is no deal at Camp David. But it is hard to believe that there...
Camp David: Finality Guaranteed by the world By Charles Krauthammer
The Washington Post, 18 July 2000
The Washington Post, 18 July 2000
No one knows what the final details of an agreement coming out of Camp David would look like--or even if...
Nobody Wanted to Give Up’ — Yet That’s Just What the Peace Processors’ Should Do
(Washington, D.C.): After the White House announced at 11:00 p.m. last night that U.S. efforts to broker a "final status"...
Fed Chairman Greenspan Takes Aim at Use of Capital Markets Leverage to Protect U.S. Security Interests — and Misses
(Washington D.C.): In a clearly orchestrated gambit, Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) solicited testimony in a Senate Banking Committee hearing today...
Dennis Hastert’s Unnecessary, Self-Inflicted Wound: An Inappropriate Choice for Speakers’ National Security Advisor
(Washington, D.C.): What on earth was he thinking? This is the question prompted by House Speaker Dennis Hastert's selection, announced...
US Markets as Foreign PolicyFinancial Times, 14 July 2000
By Thomas Catn
By Thomas Catn
When companies or countries around the world are in need of capital, chances are many will come to New York....
China’s Missile BusinessWashington Post, 14 July 2000
INTELLIGENCE reports indicate that China is helping nuclear-armed Pakistan build long-range ballistic missiles. The problem persists after the visit to...
The Oslo InterludeBy Charles Krauthammer,
The Washington Post, 11 July 2001
The Washington Post, 11 July 2001
Why did President Clinton call today's hasty high-risk Camp David summit? Some are attributing this to Clinton's hunger for a...
No Security, No PeaceBy By Limor Livnat
The New York
The New York
A summit meeting that brings about a real termination of the Arab-Israeli conflict would command the broadest backing in the...
Let the Missile Defense Debate Begin!
(Washington, D.C.): Opponents of U.S. missile defenses -- within the Clinton-Gore Administration, among think-tanks and punditry, in foreign capitals (both...
Black Box: Agreements Secretly Arrived at Camp David Will Disserve Peace, Undermine Democratic Processes in U.S., Israel
(Washington, D.C.): The secrecy imposed on this week's summit meeting at Camp David will not only keep the press and...
Thompson-Torricelli: Security-Minded Legislation to Contend with 21st Century Threats
(Washington, D.C.): In a bit of Freudian repartee at the expense of Secretary of State Albright, President Clinton recently told...
‘No Confidence’: Sharansky’s Courageous Resignation Offers Only Hope to spare Israel Disastrous Summit and its Fallout
(Washington, D.C.): This week, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak decided to ignore his Interior Minister's strong recommendation that he not...