America’s vulnerability to a different nuclear threat: Electromagnetic Pulse
In the 1980s, Americans feared neutron bombs that could kill everyone but leave buildings, roads, and cars intact. Today, Americans...
Bill Clinton
Will Obama ‘go to’ defense?
Presidents have discovered that the surest way to make history is by playing against type. The paradigmatic example occurred in...
Netanyahu’s grand coalition
The "international community" is eagerly anticipating the incoming Obama administration's policy toward Israel. It is widely assumed that as soon...
The perils ahead
US President-elect Barack Obama has properly sought to maintain a low profile in foreign affairs in this transition period ahead...
Peace through strength in a globalized world
By Jonathan Altman With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the over 30 year long period of MAD...
Incoherence on deterrence
In response to questions about the Iranian nuclear threat, Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has recently adopted a...
The FTA with Colombia: the political dimension
Last week we witnessed a number of unfortunate episodes related to the very important issue of US-Colombia relations. First, an...
The FTA with Colombia: the political dimension
Last week we witnessed a number of unfortunate episodes related to the very important issue of US-Colombia relations. First, an...
The FTA with Colombia: the political dimension
Last week we witnessed a number of unfortunate episodes related to the very important issue of US-Colombia relations. First, an...
Tyranny’s enabler
Ex-Prez Carter's "dialogue" only bolsters our foes. Jimmy Carter's pathetic need for political rehabilitation following a presidency widely regarded as...
Breaching conventions in statesmanship
Winston Churchill once said, " When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack...
The audacity of truth
It is hard to believe, but in just two weeks, American voters will all but determine the identities of the...
Grounded in fantasy
Iran and its client state Syria have a strategic vision for the Middle East. They wish to take over Lebanon....
A “LOST” presidency
Any minute now, President Bush is going to make a fateful mistake. He will announce that his administration will make...
Condi’s embrace of jihadist ‘peace’
In an open act of war, Iran Friday kidnapped 15 British soldiers in the Persian Gulf. Iran's act of aggression...