The ‘Inevitable Moment’
(Washington, D.C.): As the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates square off again tonight, some fundamental truths about U.S. foreign policy...
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THE ENEMY WITHIN
(Washington, D.C.): Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's desperate -- and apparently failed -- attempt to restart the so-called Mideast "peace...
2000 Keeper of the Flame Award: Floyd Spence
In the company of over 37 senior military officers -- including two members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, top...
Clinton Legacy Watch: The New World Disorder
(Washington, D.C.): A perfect example of the New World Disorder (NWD) Bill Clinton and Al Gore are bequeathing to their...
Domestic political considerations Threaten Serious Harm For U.S.
(Washington, D.C.): It is no secret that control of 107th Congress hangs in the balance as the days before the...
Senate’s Approval of P.N.T.R. Sets the Stage for China to Renew its Penetration of the U.S. Bond Market
(Washington, D.C.): According to a September 16 Reuters report, the government of China intends to reenter the U.S. bond market...
Breaking Faith
(Washington, D.C.): Last week, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, morphed from a man who presents his well-established pro-Israeli Labor Party...
Go Ahead: Let Arafat Declare His State
Imagine that yasir arafat does the dread deed and unilaterally declares Palestine's independence on September 13. Israeli and American officials...
Words to the Wise on Missile Defense: Woolsey Confirms the A.B.M. Treaty Has Lapsed; Kim Jong-Il Confirms the Threat
(Washington, D.C.): Against the backdrop of a presidential campaign in which differences between the Republican and Democratic contenders1 on the...
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...
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...
China’s Missile Business
INTELLIGENCE reports indicate that China is helping nuclear-armed Pakistan build long-range ballistic missiles. The problem persists after the visit to...
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...
No Security, No Peace
By By Limor Livnat
The New York
A summit meeting that brings about a real termination of the Arab-Israeli conflict would command the broadest backing in the...