‘Wake-Up Calls’ On Terrorism: Saddam’s Plot, Clinton’s Response Reveal Shape of Things To Come
(Washington, D.C.): President Clinton is to be commended for his decision to strike Iraq in retaliation for Saddam Hussein's aborted...
National Security Policy
What Strobe Talbott Won’t Tell the Senate Today: Insisting On A Nuclear-Free Ukraine Is Folly
(Washington, D.C.): This afternoon, Strobe Talbott -- the Friend of Bill who is now U.S. Ambassador-at-large for aid to the...
Sorry Boris: Cocom Restrictions Are Not Cold War Relics But Vital Anti-Proliferation Measures
(Washington, D.C.): On 12 June, Russian President Boris Yeltsin served notice that one of his major agenda items for the...
‘New Democrat’ Watch #4: Wishful Thinking about the IAEA Won’t Make North Korea’s Bomb Go Away
Last week's announcement that North Korea has "suspended" its withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) risks imparting to the...
‘New Democrat’ Watch #3: Will Clinton Reward Hanoi for Its Latest Cambodian Power-Play?
(Washington, D.C.): Communist Vietnam is poised to be reestablished as a member of the world community in good standing. This...
‘New Democrat’ Watch Bad Personnel Is Bad Policy; If You Liked Lani Guinier, You’ll Love Mort Halperin!
(Washington, D.C.): President Clinton's decision to abandon his nominee to the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Lani...
A ‘No-Brainer’: Rep. Berman’s ‘Free Trade In Ideas’ Bill Must Not Be Allowed To Strengthen Tyrants
Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) pulled a fast one last week -- a bit of legislative derring-do that despots around the...
America, The Impotent? ‘Tarnoff Doctrine’ Begets The ‘Please Hold’ Military Strategy; Sets Stage For Abandoned Commitments, Future Combat Losses
Last week, the Clinton Administration became embroiled in controversy over its world view: Does the Administration believe, as Under Secretary...
It’s Official: US Abdication Of International Leadership Is State Policy, Not Mere Ineptitude
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Peter Tarnoff yesterday dispelled any lingering doubts about the Clinton foreign policy. According...
Clinton’s New Mideast ‘Containment’ Strategy: Start By Punishing Saddam For Trying To Kill George Bush
Among the many distressing aspects of what passes for Bill Clinton's foreign policy -- from the abdication of leadership concerning...
The Moment Of Truth: The US Must Stop Serbian Aggression Now
The self-styled Bosnian Serb assembly's decision last night to put the question of accepting the Vance-Owen peace plan to a...
Gen. Vessey: ‘No Reason To Disbelieve’ Vietnam’s Denials On US P.O.W.S — What About 25 Years Of Lies?
Gen. John Vessey, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and presidential special envoy to Vietnam, returns tomorrow...
Over To You: Congressional Scrutiny Urgently Required On Aid To Russia
With over $28 billion in new credit and aid flows now promised to Russia -- the result of just-concluded "emergency"...
God Bless the ‘Iron Lady’: Thatcher Demands Western Action to Stop Aggression In Bosnia
Sickened by the international community's refusal to take effective steps to halt Serbia's relentless aggression in Bosnia, at least one...
Oops! Untimely Disclosures Of Secret Findings Threaten To Upset Clinton’s Foreign Applecarts
If a Republican filibuster in the Senate has brought to an early end President Clinton's honeymoon on domestic policy, the...
Second thoughts about defense
One of the most important news stories in the past week - properly given front-page, "above-the-fold" treatment by The Washington...