“Hard Questions About Land Mines”
By Patrick M. Cronin and Ted Sahlin The Washington Post, 09 July 1997 There can be no disagreement on the...
National Security Policy
The Battle is Joined: Defense Department, Congressional Opposition Mounts to Fatuous Landmine Ban
(Washington, D.C.): In recent days, the pell-mell rush toward an unverifiable unilateral or negotiated ban on the use by U.S....
A.M. Rosenthal Dissects China’s ‘Remodeling of America’
(Washington, D.C.): The Fourth of July this year was remarkable not only as the occasion of the Nation's 221st birthday....
The Map Is On The Wall: Arafat Wants No Part Of ‘Peaceful Co-Existence’ With Israel, Must Get No More U.S. Aid Until He Does
(Washington, D.C.): Fifty years ago this month, a converted cruise ship dubbed the S.S. Exodus 1947 left France in the...
“On My Mind: Laughing In Beijing”
By A. M. RosenthalThe New York Times, 04 July 1997 How delightful it must be these days to be a...
Will Moscow Be Allowed To Recreate In Cuba The Nuclear Nightmare It Has Bequeathed To Bulgaria?
(Hong Kong): On the evening of 19 June 1997, the CBS Evening News broadcast a chilling report about an incipient...
Martin Lee: Keeper Of The Flame
(The Crown Colony of Hong Kong): Within a few hours of this writing, thousands of Chinese troops will ride armored...
The Buck Stops With Al Gore: Veep-Approved Rip-Off By Russia Of U.S. Taxpayer, Technology Now Threatens An American’s Life
(Washington, D.C.): The 10th -- and possibly final -- major crisis to occur on Russia's Mir space station in the...
Breaking the Code on the Encryption Debate: National Security Interests Are Being Jeopardized
(Washington, D.C.): With relatively little fanfare, a truly momentous public policy debate is taking place in Washington. Unfortunately, all other...
The Clinton Team Seems To Agree The Raytheon Merger Is Anti-Competitive; Now, What Will It Do About That Danger?
(Washington, D.C.): The Departments of Justice and Defense appear to be nearing the end of their extended reviews of the...
The Nation Needs More B-2s
(Washington, D.C.): An imminent vote in the House of Representatives may do much to determine whether the United States has...
The New Arms Control Gambit: Unilateral U.S. Disarmament That Masquerades as Noblesse Oblige
(Washington, D.C.): A pattern with ominous implications for U.S. national security has begun to emerge in recent years: Time and...
First, Clinton Mutates NATO; Now, The G-7: Why Denver Should Be The First — And Last — ‘Summit Of The Eight‘
(Washington, D.C.): President Clinton's decision to transform the Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in Denver on 20-22 June into a...
Excerpts of Testimony by Dr. Peter Leitner before the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress
Washington, D.C. 17 June 1997 Introduction Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I am the author of the book entitled...
Profile In Courage: Peter Leitner Blows The Whistle On Clinton’s Dangerous Export Decontrol Policies
(Washington, D.C.): An experienced career Pentagon professional, Dr. Peter Leitner, said the unsayable Tuesday in testimony before the Joint Economic...
Hold That Line: JCS Objections Appear Crucial To Retaining American Right To Use Landmines To Save U.S. Troops’ Lives
(Washington, D.C.): As predicted,(1) the U.S. Senate's decision to ratify a multilateral treaty with the admirable -- but totally unachievable...