Too Clever By Half: Baker-Clinton Machinations Threaten to Make the ‘New’ NATO Non-viable
(Washington, D.C.): Concerns expressed by the Center for Security Policy last week(1) -- to the effect that today's signing ceremony...
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An Effective Antimissile Strategy
By JON KYL Wall Street Journal, 22 May 1997 There may yet be hope for defending our borders. Within the...
Unhappy Birthday: Twenty-Five Years of the A.B.M. Treaty is Enough; Sen. Kyl Points Way to Begin Defending America
(Washington, D.C.): Next Monday, 26 May, will be the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty....
Courage Under Fire: Gen. Fogleman Shows The ‘Right Stuff’ About Military Order And Discipline; Sen. Lott Does Not
(Washington, D.C.): The media feeding frenzy over the case of First Lieutenant Kelly Flinn and the predictable response from several...
Hatch’s ‘Submarine’ Patent Deform Bill Threatens To Sink The Engine Of U.S. Competitiveness, National Security
(Washington, D.C.): Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to act hastily on legislation eagerly sought by its chairman, Senator...
‘Founding Act’ Or ‘Final Act’ For NATO?
(Phoenix, Arizona): Albert Wohlstetter must be spinning in his grave. The Clinton Administration's gross mismanagement of the NATO enlargement issue,...
Will Senate Pass ‘No-Brainer,’ Insist on Right to Advise and Consent on Major A.B.M. Treaty Changes?
(Washington, D.C.): From time to time, students who perform abysmally on a test are given a chance to try again....
Caspian Watch #6: Weinberger Issues Timely Alert Against Interest Group’s Highjacking Of U.S. Caspian Policy
(Washington, D.C.): Last Friday, former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger issued a powerful warning that American policy makers, in their...
Recent CH-46 Crashes Underscore Findings of Center Roundtable: The Tiltrotor Must Be Brought On-Line Quickly, Efficiently
(Washington, D.C.): The fatal crashes of two CH-46 medium lift helicopters within the past month should be a wake-up call...
‘Where’s the Beef?’ Washington Post Reporting About Israel’s Ambassador Smacks of Propaganda
(Washington, D.C.): The front page of today's Washington Post featured an extraordinary, above-the-fold article entitled, "A Top U.S. Official May...
Appeasement By Any Other Name…
played out on the streets of Washington over the past ten days is a perfect metaphor for what is wrong...
The Intelligence Failure In Iraq: What Did George Tenet Know — And When Did He Know It?
(Washington, D.C.): When an intelligence operation fails, counterintelligence officers are obligated to study the facts and issue what is called...
C.W.C. Watch #1: Russia Defers Ratification, Seeks Payments For Compliance And A ‘Seat At The Table’ Anyway
*** This is the first in a series of papers that will monitor the implementation -- or non-implementation -- of...
Vote On C.W.C. Proves A Defining Moment: Lott Fails Test, New Security-Minded Leaders Emerge
(Washington, D.C.): It was positively surreal: Against the backdrop of televised images of emergency personnel in chemical protective gear trying...
Bill Clinton’s ‘Changes’ To The C.W.C. Are Not ‘Good-Enough-For-Government-Work’
(Washington, D.C.): The surprise announcement yesterday that Senator Bob Dole now supports the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is all the...
Truth or Consequences #12: The C.W.C.’s Technology Transfer Provisions Will Exacerbate the Chemical Weapons Threat
(Washington, D.C.): Proponents of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) are panicked: With the fate of this treaty now clearly in...