Hemispheric insecurity
(Washington, D.C.): Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel was absolutely furious over the weekend. The ostensible reason for his rage was the...
George W Bush
Disqualified? John Kerry’s record on national security
The front-page of today’s Washington Times draws on a series of Congressional Scorecards produced by the Center for Security Policy...
Deep-six this treaty
(Washington, D.C.): Twenty-two years ago, Ronald Reagan determined that the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) was,...
Reykjavic redux?
The United States and four other nations will soon sit down in Beijing with representatives of Kim Jong-ils Stalinist North...
A fateful choice
The 2004 presidential election is shaping up to be one of those extraordinary moments in the life of a democracy:...
David Kay for CIA Director
David Kay has, after all, demonstrated once again the qualities of intellect, integrity, and independence that are always desirable in...
The right questions
(Washington, D.C.): President Bush has reportedly decided, wisely, to accept the inevitable and endorse the creation of yet-another, blue-ribbon, bipartisan...
Mexico: Not ‘with us’ in the war on terrorism
It’s way too early to do any favors for the Mexican government and its president, Vicente Fox. Though most Americans...
Misleadership
Retired General Wesley Clark, we are told endlessly, is running on his record. Never mind that he has no record...
The vision thing
In this political year, George W. Bush is said to have felt the need to demonstrate that he has a...
Deja vu all over again in North Korea
(Washington, D.C.): In today's editions, the Wall Street Journal forcefully editorialized about what the Center for Security Policy has described...
Unhelpful freelancing
The Bush Administration takes a dim view of the freelance diplomacy that will inevitably attend visits to North Korea now...
The threat at home
(Washington, D.C.): This holiday season, the U.S. government has been warning that foreign aircraft might be hijacked and used to...
Qaddafi says US regime change policy convinced him to abandon WMDs
The US-led invasion of Iraq to disarm Saddam Hussein helped motivate Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to volunteer to give up...
Transforming the United States Global Defense Post
The policy organization at the Pentagon does two main kinds of work. There are the day-today tasks, drafting instructions for...
The tipping point
(Washington, D.C.): History will likely record December 13, 2003 as the tipping point in the liberation of Iraq. Of course,...