The “Halperin Syndrome”: Clinton Appointees’ Antipathy To CIA, Military Sets Stage For Debacles In Haiti, Beyond
The world is now being treated to the spectacle of a U.S. president determinedly pursuing a policy toward Haiti predicated...
National Security Policy
Watch This Space: Russian Military’s Chits Being Cashed In
There is small comfort in the transparent bewilderment of Clinton Administration officials -- who were, just days ago, crowing about...
The Foreign Policy ‘Blame Game’: A Pox On Both Bush And Clinton’s Houses
In recent days, senior officials of the Bush Administration -- including Mr. Bush himself -- have suddenly reemerged from the...
‘No Confidence’: Why Advocates Of US Leadership, Engagement Want Clinton To Disengage From Somalia, Haiti
Somalia comes out, there is only one message that will be conveyed: Bipartisan majorities in the Congress lack confidence in...
Will China’s Nuclear Test Precipitate Needed Reexamination Of Clinton, Congressional Policies?
As had been expected for some time, the People's Republic of China today carried out its latest test of a...
‘Stop Payment’: The Case For Supporting Yeltsin By Not Disbursing Another $2.5 Billion Blank Check
Last week, the U.S. Congress passed and sent to President Clinton an appropriations measure containing a further $2.5 billion contribution...
‘Time Out’! Administration Efforts To Railroad Congress On Pro-PLO Legislation Is Bad Policy, Bad Process
The Clinton Administration evidently has become so enthralled with the Palestine Liberation Organization that it is determined to make this...
At What Price Yeltsin’s ‘Victory’: A Blank Check To Military To Restore Soviet Empire, Endanger West?
As the West rejoices in Russian President Boris Yeltsin's apparent triumph over his unreconstructed communist adversaries in parliament, a dangerous...
The Big Picture Is Bad
EVALUATING the Israel-PLO agreement requires weighing hopes against risks, for Israel's concessions could someday endanger its security. The hopeful argument...
Yeltsin Finally Moves Against The Communist Parliament; Clinton Titters When Serious US Response Is Needed
At long last, President Boris Yeltsin has taken a step months -- if not years -- overdue: He has formally...
Macneil-Lehrer Post-Mortem: If Clinton Wants The Truth On Vietnam, He Better Not Look To Winston Lord
The odious character of the Clinton Administration's policy toward Vietnam were laid bare on the 17 September 1993 edition of...
Will The Senate Give Russia A Subsidy To Serve As The Radical Entente’s ‘Fed-Ex’ Service?
The U.S. Senate will shortly be asked to consider a $2.5 billion appropriation sought by the Clinton Administration in the...
‘The Triumph Of Hope Over Experience’: Israeli Weariness Begets Strategic Peril
The agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization formalized at a White House ceremony today amounts to a phenomenon...
Lifting Embargo Under Present Circumstances Will Produce New Vietnam Quagmire For Clinton
With less than a week to go before a statutorily-imposed 14 September deadline, the political risks are growing for Bill...
The Case Against the Halperin Nomination — First Edition
2 August 1993 The Honorable Bill Clinton President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington,...
The Case Against the Halperin Nomination — White Paper
2 August 1993 The Honorable Bill Clinton President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington,...