U.S. Presence in Europe Critical in the Years Ahead
Last year, the House of Representatives passed an amendment that called for the removal of all four U.S. Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) currently based… Read More
Austerity and Stimulus: A Response to The Washington Post
Journalists should check with both sides before committing pen to paper, especially those at respectable outlets like The Washington Post. It would have served Post… Read More
Turkey: Erdogan’s Reality Check
Has Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally worn out his welcome? The anti-government protests that began last Friday in Taksim Square against Erdogan’s increasingly… Read More
Arrest Made in Attack on French Soldier Suggests Homegrown Radicalization
Shortly before 6 p.m. last Saturday, French soldier Cedric Cordier was patrolling the underground arcade of bustling shops beneath the famed La Grande Arche de… Read More
SecurityNews
Marines Ready to Respond in Northern Africa
Asked about the attack last fall on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, President Obama asserted, “our job with respect to Benghazi has been to find… Read More
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U.S. Military Bases in Europe Are Vital to America’s Security
It has been announced that U.S. Marines will soon be arriving at a small American air base in Spain to form a U.S. rapid reaction… Read More
SecurityNews
The U.S. Faces Dangers from Around the World
James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, recently told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “In my almost fifty years in intelligence, I do not recall a… Read More
Hezbollah Terrorist Conviction in Cyprus: When will the EU Act?
A Cypriot court on Thursday sentenced a member of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, Hossam Taleb Yaacoub, to four years in jail for planning to attack… Read More
Eurozone Crisis Creates Another Challenge for Merkel
As opposition to the euro continues to build within the eurozone, Germany, the motor of the eurozone—frankly, the only thing holding it all together—is not… Read More
Low-Income or Filthy Rich, Cyprus Residents to Have Bank Accounts Raided
The Republic of Cyprus has agreed to a eurozone bailout that will raid the bank accounts of Cyprus residents. In July 2012, the Republic of… Read More
Limiting Fracking Limits Affordable Energy and Jobs
Europe is once again teaching America a lesson in what not to do on energy policy. A resolution Germany’s upper house passed last week makes… Read More
EconomyNews
Morning Bell: Why Should I Care About the U.S. Debt?
You’re busy. So busy you barely have time to read these words. So why should you care about the us debt? Does it affect your… Read More
Morning Bell: John Kerry, President Obama’s Ideological Twin
Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is likely to be confirmed today as the next Secretary of State after sailing through a Senate hearing last week. What… Read More
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John Kerry at State Department: Good for Obama, Not America
The good news for the Obama Administration is that its next Secretary of State, Senator John Kerry (D–MA), had the smoothest of sailing during yesterday’s… Read More
Note to President Hollande: Investors Say “Oui” to Economic Freedom
French President Francois Hollande and his marketing gurus are on the offensive with their “Say Oui to France” campaign, meant to convince investors that the… Read More
Economic Freedom in Europe: Changing of the Guard
According to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, just released by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, a significant realignment of European countries… Read More
The Senate Must Press Obama Foreign Policy Nominees on Europe
In the coming weeks, the Senate will begin the confirmation process for three key Administration positions: Senator John Kerry (D–MA) for Secretary of State, former… Read More
Get Poland Out of the Waiting Room and into the Visa Waiver Program
Last week, Heritage and The Wall Street Journal released the latest edition of the Index of Economic Freedom. Among its top performers is Poland, up… Read More
SecurityNews
Don’t Pull U.S. Troops Out of Europe
Throughout recent federal budget discussions, strategies to pull America out of recession, and the potential for massive cuts to national security, one cost cutting idea… Read More
Kerry in Spotlight; Hot Issues Remain for Next Secretary of State
Last week, embattled U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice took herself out of the running for Secretary of State as Hillary Clinton’s successor. It did not take… Read More
Europeans Enamored with Obama, Less So with American Values
Europeans remain enamored with President Obama—far more so than the American public that re-elected him. “He Is Our President, Too,” cheered a headline in an… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Nobel Prize Awarded for Politics, Not Substance
Many self-righteous and smug Eurocrats will be celebrating the European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded earlier today in Oslo, Norway. Wisely and sensibly,… Read More
Prevention of Airline Carbon Taxes Should Be a Model for Carbon Regulations
President Obama recently signed legislation that prevents the European Union (EU) from taxing U.S. airline emissions for planes that travel to and from EU countries…. Read More
Foreign Aid: Europe’s Mistakes Should Be a Lesson for the U.S.
The European Union (EU) has hit a new low in its rule of law initiative to Kosovo, according to a recent report by the European… Read More
U.S. Air Force in Poland: A Small Step in the Right Direction
Last week marked an important milestone for U.S.–Polish defense relations: A small detachment of U.S. airmen arrived at Lask air base in Poland and established… Read More
Russia Ramps Up Missile Tests
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently oversaw a strategic exercise—including a series of coordinated missile tests—that drew on Russia’s nuclear “triad” (bombers, intercontinental-range ballistic missiles [ICBMs],… Read More
As Spain and Greece Burn, Estonia Offers a Lesson
Over the past few days, new strikes and riots have convulsed Greece and Spain. Conventional wisdom (including from economist Paul Krugman) suggests that cuts in… Read More
Will America Catch the Eurovirus?
In a new Backgrounder, “How Contagious Is Europe’s Economic Crisis?”, we discuss several channels through which a European crisis could be transmitted to the U.S…. Read More
From Spain to Libya: Why U.S. Troops in Europe Remain Vital
After the treacherous murder in Libya of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens earlier this week, it was announced that a U.S. Marine Corp Fleet Antiterrorism Security… Read More
Why the Department of Defense Should Be Watching the Dutch Elections
Later this week, voters in the Netherlands will elect a new government after the center-right coalition government, led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, collapsed in… Read More
