Russia is brazen, Europe weak
The future of Russia's excursion in Georgia remains to be determined. But some conclusions can already be drawn: Russian power...
Month: August 2008
A Bear energy market
Along with a rapid military victory in Georgia, Vladimir Putin succeeded with another weapon in Russia's effort to divide and...
Eastern Europe can defend itself
Eastern Europeans are rightly alarmed about the brazenness and success of the Russian blitzkrieg into Georgia. For many living in...
The Democrats’ ‘soft’ jihadist
On Sunday, Democratic delegates convening in Denver were prayed over by representatives of various faiths. One stood out: Ingrid Mattson,...
Obama’s Islamist problem
Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama's appearance before a large evangelical congregation in Orange County over the weekend underscored an evident...
China’s Panamanian Canal
Highlighted Story: "China 's Control of the Panama Canal Revisited" By Yojiro Konno with Nancy Menges China's increasing influence in the Western...
Back in the USSR
As Russia continues to exhibit behavior reminiscent of the old Soviet Union — most immediately by apparently lying about its...
Obama’s neo-isolationism
It's one of the ironies of modern "progressivism" that it looks to the past for so many of its policies:...
Job One for #44
Events of the past week are a powerful rebuke to those who assumed this fall's presidential election would turn on...
Russia vs. Georgia: Four painful lessons
Ethnic separatism once again has further destabilized world geopolitics, with the outbreak of military conflict between Russia and Georgia over...
Where are the carriers?
Last week, the Navy announced it had capped production of the DDG-1000 destroyer at two ships. One of the...
Venezuela’s challenge
Highlighted Story: "Venezuela's Internal affairs: a challenge to US Policy Makers" By Luis Fleischman Hugo Chavez's ambitious foreign policy is and continues...
A more inconvenient truth
By Jonathan Altman On July 21st, the United States military formally handed over the province of Qadasiyah to the Iraqi...
Taiwan arms freeze
When President Bush came to power in 2001, his administration had an announced policy to improve the defensive posture of...
Dangerous disarmers
Wednesday marks the 63rd anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima by an American atomic bomb. For most of us, if...