Time to Raise the General Knowledge Level’ on China
(Washington, D.C.): Hong Kong's still-independent press is having a field day with an unusual PDA (public display of aggressiveness) by...
National Security Policy
Sinopec Case Again Points to Beijing’s Deception in U.S. Equity Market; Far Eastern Economic Review Scorches S.E.C and Wall Street
(Washington, D.C.): An extraordinary article by Murray Heibert appeared yesterday in the prestigious Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) under the...
A Bullet Dodged: House Leadership, Clinton Administration To Be Commended for Withdrawing Anti-Turkey Resolution
(Washington, D.C.): In the face of mounting opposition from the national security community and an 11th hour, personal appeal from...
Sinopec Comes to Market as China Taps Unsuspecting U.S. Investors for Funds to Support Nefarious Activities
(Washington, D.C.): The listing and trading of a $3.4 billion Initial Public Offering by China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)...
It’s War — and the U.S. Better Ensure Israel Wins It
(Washington, D.C.): In today's Wall Street Journal, one of the Nation's most respected strategic thinkers calls a spade a spade:...
Memo to Next President: Don’t Do Deals with Dictators
(Washington, D.C.): The conventional wisdom has it that tonight's debate between Governor Bush and Vice President Gore will touch more...
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...
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...