Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite an influx of oil wealth, serious problems remain for the Venezuelan economy. By Constatin Schoehl von Norman Despite the...
Month: May 2007
Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite the Bonanza of PdVSA shelling tremendous amounts of foreign exchange into the Venezuelan state budget, there are indicators that...
Vindicating the Islamists
The Islamists mock our will to fight and win. Will we prove them wrong? By Gregory Faulkner One of the tenets...
A “LOST” presidency
Any minute now, President Bush is going to make a fateful mistake. He will announce that his administration will make...
The case for hegemony
Peace in the 21st Century will depend on the preponderance of U.S. power. By Robert T. McLean On April 30th,...
Former VOA chiefs oppose planned budget cuts
Eleven former chiefs of the Voice of America, reflecting the broadest political spectrum, have signed a joint statement opposing the...
The Center’s Waller on Fox News
On Wednesday, May 9, the Center's VP for Information Operations, Dr. J. Michael Waller, appeared on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor...
President Bush tells base to “get LOST”
The Law of the Sea Treaty will impede the U.S.'s ability to defend its interests in time of war.President Bush...
Latin American grassroots (part 3)
Despite the autonomy of indigenous populations in Ecuador, they are not immune to the increasing radicalization we witness today in...
Hirsi Ali’s challenge to humanity
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is arguably the bravest and most remarkable woman of our times. To understand why this 37-year-old woman...
Energy Squeeze
The international energy market of the twenty-first century is witnessing an unprecedented period of turmoil and instability, an indication of...
Inside the inside story
Echoes of "slam dunk" so vex former Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet that he has written a book....
DoD in Catch-22 when dealing with EADS
Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of the clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle....
Operational absurdity
The Army is making it rough on those of us who advocate a stronger military role in the war of...
Ecuador’s democracy at risk
Rafael Correa President of Ecuador As Luis Fleischman, writing for The Americas Report, predicted last November, the Ecuadorian President, Rafael...