Washington’s Pakistan debacle
by Alex Alexiev Musharraf - troublesome ally at best, a danger at worst. Three weeks after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto...
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China’s assymetrical strategy
The impressive conventional military strength post-industrial states have procured in the past half-century has helped to determine the shape and...
Condi’s African holiday
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice introduced a new venue for her superficial and destructive stewardship of US foreign policy...
Questionable intelligence on Iran
by Salim Mansur The problem with the NIE - all signs point to a nuclear Iran.The recent release of the...
Where’s our Churchill?
Seventy years ago, Winston Churchill repeatedly took to the floor of the House of Commons to warn his nation against...
In Russia, a landslide to tyranny
It was perhaps inevitable that Russia's tortuous post-communist experiment in democracy would grind to a halt, but it is more...
Surprise in Venezuela
by The Menges Hemispheric Security Project No go for Hugo: Chavez's dictatorial "reforms" were beaten yesterday.When everybody thought that Hugo...
Venezuela: Countdown to Tyranny VI
by the Menges Hemispheric Security Project Venezuela's students are leading the protests against Chavez's takeover. Venezuelan authorities say a...
Gang-rape in Annapolis, Saudi-style
The Annapolis meeting: "peace in our time," at Israel's expense, of course.It is fitting that Condoleezza Rice chose the U.S. Naval...
Venezuela Brief: Countdown to Tyranny V
US lawmakers alarmed by Chvez's plan for nuclear energy program in Venezuela Are nukes on the horizon for Chavez?Two Florida...
Staticidal zealotry
A Palestinian terror-state: Condi's hope for a "legacy?"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice behaves like a zealot. In her ever-rasher pursuit...
Venezuela Brief: Countdown to Tyranny IV
by the Menges Hemispheric Security Project Violence levels in Venezuela worry Amnesty International Due to the escalation of...
Venezuela Brief: Countdown to Tyranny III
by the Menges Hemispheric Security Project. "Silence is golden" - Chavez is trying to harass his critics into quiescence.Geneva -...
Venezuela Brief: Countdown to Tyranny II
by The Menges Hemispheric Security Project Where's the beef? Chavista socialism is causing food shortages in Venezuela.Amid oil opulence, Venezuelans...
Venezuela Brief: Countdown to Tyranny I
To our readers: Due to the dire situation inside Venezuela, the staff at the Americas Report will publish daily news...
Bush Doctrine 2.0?
The first term of the George W. Bush presidency and what has come to be known as the "Bush Doctrine"...