Scribecast: Acting ‘Green’ Is Now More Important Than Helping Environment
As environmentalism has become more trendy, the value of appearing green is now more important than helping the environment, argues Todd Myers in a new… Read More
Upgrading Taiwan’s F-16s Is Not Enough
During his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mark Lippert, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, was… Read More
Who, under the Constitution, Makes Foreign Policy?
In less than five days, GOP candidates will meet in Washington, D.C., to discuss national security and foreign policy. This first-ever presidential debate sponsored by… Read More
U.S. Reaffirms Commitment to the Philippines: Another Ship on the Way
Back in August, the Philippine Navy christened its newest flagship, the 115-meter Gregorio del Pilar, a refurbished former U.S. Coast Guard vessel built in 1965…. Read More
Pakistan Dust-up An Unfortunate Distraction
The Pakistani media are having a feeding frenzy over an op-ed written more than a month ago in the London-based Financial Times by Pakistani-American businessman… Read More
Putin Is Back “Seriously and for a While”
Last Friday, this author had the opportunity to dine in the company of Vladimir Putin, his senior staff, and the attendees of the annual Valdai… Read More
The Founders on Defense Spending
In the midst of the current budget battle, there are a lot of folks—right and left—who assume that defense spending is a luxury that America… Read More
Citing Solyndra, House GOP Whip Says Steven Chu Should Be Replaced
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Friday said Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s lack of knowledge about the problems plaguing now-bankrupt Solyndra demonstrates poor management… Read More
Putin to Coordinate Oil Production with OPEC?
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that his country, the world’s leading oil and gas producer, plans to work closely with the Organization of Petroleum… Read More
‘Smart Grid’ Manufacturers the Next ‘Green’ Sector Under Fire
Government-backed solar companies have taken a beating over the last few months, with Solyndra garnering most of the attention. But since the solar company’s bankruptcy… Read More
Australia’s Reversal of Uranium Ban to India Could Spur Trilateral Engagement
In a November 15 op-ed in The Age, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that she would push her Labor Party to overturn its ban… Read More
New Mobile App Makes U.S. House Even More Accessible
Republican leaders this week unveiled a new mobile app that helps Americans follow the action of the House of Representatives from the palm of their… Read More
Four Reasons Why Burma Does Not Deserve the 2014 ASEAN Chair
According to press reports, the foreign ministers of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc have approved Burma’s request for the 2014 chairmanship…. Read More
U.S. Smart Power and Postmodern Art: A Congruent Couple?
In its latest strategic move, billed smART Power, the State Department is sending abroad on Americans’ behalf not more Foreign Service officers but a cadre… Read More
Report Alleges White House Hypocrisy on Executive Compensation
House investigators are alleging a White House double standard in its rhetoric toward executive compensation for large financial institutions. The allegations appear in a report… Read More
DOE Inspector General Raises Doubts About Solyndra Loan Program
The Energy Department’s Inspector General has recommended that the loan guarantee program that financed Solyndra be placed on a department “watch list.” The IG’s report… Read More
Report: 80% of DOE Green Energy Loans Went to Obama Backers
A new book by Hoover Institution fellow Peter Schweizer details the startling extent of the cronyism that has pervaded President Obama’s “green jobs” push. According… Read More
Hold Pakistan Accountable in Afghanistan
With the 2014 Afghan troop withdrawal quickly approaching, a recent House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia hearing stressed the need to press… Read More
Boehner Blasts Obama’s Russian “Reset” Policy
How’s that Russia “reset” going? Not so well, as the news this week shows. In addition to blocking tougher sanctions on Iran for its illicit… Read More
Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Down, but Not Out
According to press reports, fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the al-Qaeda linked terrorist unit known as the Abu Sayyaf Group… Read More
The Unreported Tragedy of Cuba’s Repressive Communist Regime
Cuba—to listen to, watch or read some of the media—is a place that has remained unbowed in the face of impoverishment by the U.S. embargo…. Read More
DEBATE PREP: What if China Changes?
The political debate over China seems familiar because they’ve been on the political table for years. Is China taking American jobs? How cooperative is the People’s… Read More
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Why the Russian “Reset” Is Not Working
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R–OH) recently delivered a blistering critique of President Obama’s Russia “reset” strategy. “Over the last two and a half… Read More
Chart of the Week: U.S. Debt on Track to Fuel Economic Crisis Like Greece
Greece continues to dominate the headlines as the country faces an increasingly dire economic situation and now political uncertainty as well. Prime Minister George Papandreou… Read More
Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua and Democracy in the Americas
Press pundits and many Latin American experts are predicting that Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas will easily win presidential elections in Nicaragua on Sunday, November… Read More
Trade Policies from Down Under: A Good Example for the United States
With the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks at a standstill, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is taking action by giving poor nations… Read More
Barry Goldwater: The Most Consequential Loser in American Politics
This week, we celebrate two of the most important dates in modern conservative politics—presidential candidate Barry Goldwater’s crushing defeat on November 3, 1964, and… Read More
Will China Bail Out the EU?
The European press has a death grip on the idea that China will provide the huge sums of money necessary to make a dent in… Read More
G-20 Summit: Obama Should Declare the Welfare State Bankrupt
Air Force One winged its way to another exotic destination last night. When President Obama arrives at the posh seaside resort in Cannes, France, for… Read More
Is Russia Becoming Iran’s Diplomatic Godfather?
Moscow has shown yet again that it is determined to protect Iran’s controversial nuclear program. Russia and China have asked Yukiya Amano, the International Atomic… Read More
