The Economic Element of National Power
The economic element of power is the leveraging of a nation's wealth to influence the behavior of others. The more...
‘Wither’ Israel?
(Washington, D.C.): The plight of Israelis today calls to mind the tongue-in-cheek prayer of Tevye, the hero of "Fiddler on...
International law v. the United States
In the wake of recently leaked charges from the International Committee of the Red Cross that the United States has...
Iraq’s hostile neighbors
Recent stories highlight the threat to Iraqi sovereignty and security emanating from two of its neighbors. As relayed in Wednesday's...
Kill (the) bill
(Washington, D.C.): The philosopher George Santayana once said that "fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your...
9/11 Families for a Secure America
On November 30, Center President and CEO Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., appeared at a press conference with members of 9/11...
Why US Intelligence is Inadequate
By Angelo M. Codevilla Dr. Codevilla is a professor of international relations at Boston University, a fellow of the Claremont Institute...
‘First, do no harm’
(Washington, D.C.): The heat is on. Advocates of history's most sweeping and least-considered "reform" of the U.S. intelligence community are...
Intelligence test
(Washington, D.C.): We may have dodged a bullet. In its post-election lame duck session, the 108th Congress continued to resist...
New threats, old weapons
In Tuesday's Washington Post, Robert R. Monroe notes: "In the 13 years since the Cold War ended, the U.S. nuclear...
Window for war
(Washington, D.C.): You have to hand it to the Palestinians. They have gotten away with fabricating a nationality where none...
After Arafat
In his press conference last Thursday, President Bush said people who don't believe in the applicability of democracy to the...
Friend and foe
(Washington, D.C.): Throughout history, troops like those brave Americans currently liberating Fallujah have demanded the identity of people approaching their...
W.’s ‘moral values’ drive his foreign policy, too
According to the exit polls, George W. Bush owes his victory to the priority attached by millions of voters to...
October surprise: Latest bin Laden tape confirms effectiveness of Bush War on Terror
(Washington, D.C.): According to yesterday's New York Post, there was considerably more to the videotape featuring Osama bin Laden that...