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Obama’s Ad Lib Syria Policy Puts Putin in Driver’s Seat
Moscow has quickly exploited Secretary of State John Kerry’s off-the-cuff remark on Monday about how Syria could avoid a U.S. military attack by giving up… Read More
DeMint Writes Letter to Vladimir Putin on American Exceptionalism
This week in The New York Times—on September 11, no less—Russian President Vladimir Putin took issue with the idea of American exceptionalism. He wrote: It is… Read More
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Putin and Obama: Taking Exception on American Exceptionalism
It’s good that Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Barack Obama have found something they can agree on. Unfortunately, they’re both wrong. Neither Putin… Read More
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Syrian Geopolitical Chess: Putin’s One-Two Punch
Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in The New York Times is an attempt to talk to the American people over the heads of its elected representatives. For… Read More
China Rising, U.S. Sinking Without Subs
Tomorrow, the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “Undersea Warfare Capabilities and Challenges.” As the Navy and Congress… Read More
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The Syrian Off Ramp to Nowhere
President Obama’s speech tonight makes one thing clear: Despite all his bellicose rhetoric, he never wanted to strike Syria in the first place. Yes, he… Read More
Syria and Iran Could Retaliate with Cyber Attacks
With the U.S. and allies actively considering military action against the Syrian regime for reportedly using chemical weapons, the U.S. cannot ignore the possibility that… Read More
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The Impending U.S. Signature of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The United States could be free to sign the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty as soon as Thursday. When the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened… Read More
Iran’s Covert Cyber War
Over the weekend, Hassan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, was officially sworn in as Iran’s new president. Unfortunately, there are no indications that he… Read More
Why Ignoring Russian Arms Cheating Leaves the United States Vulnerable
The Obama Administration appears to be ignoring Russian violations of arms control agreements in favor of securing future agreements, which will eventually leave the United… Read More
Snowden Asylum Is Burying Obama’s Russian “Reset”
The Kremlin delivered a diplomatic blow to U.S.–Russian relations when Moscow granted former NSA analyst Edward Snowden a temporary political asylum. Now, the White House… Read More
As Commodities Prices Fall, Economic Freedom Should Rise
New reports are hinting that an end to the decade-long run-up of the prices of commodities prices is here. For years, emerging markets such as… Read More
Hacker Ring Taken Down
Last week, prosecutors announced charges against four Russians and one Ukrainian for what is being called the largest-known hacking and data theft operation to be… Read More
Snowden “on a Leash”: The High-Stakes Game in Russia
President Obama is considering cancellation of his summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the September G-20 confab over Russia’s harboring of the American fugitive… Read More
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Lithuania LNG Terminal a Big Step in the Right Direction
Lithuania is building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the port of Klaipeda. The project, which is expected to be operational by 2014, will… Read More
Reduced Nuclear Arms: Slimmer, but Not Smarter
Would reducing U.S. nuclear arms save taxpayers money? Former Pentagon policy official David J. Trachtenberg responded to Stimson Center co-founder Barry Blechman’s piece arguing that… Read More
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Edward Snowden and His Friends
Edward Snowden, the self-glamorizing leaker of National Security Agency secret programs, is still holed up in an airport in Moscow, where he’s been stuck for… Read More
House Members Step Up to Prevent U.S. Unilateral Nuclear Reductions
Representatives Mike Turner (R–OH), Mike Rogers (R–AL), Trent Franks (R–AZ), and Jim Bridenstine (R–OK) offered an amendment to the House fiscal year 2014 energy and… Read More
Russia Compliance Problem: How Obama’s Policy Is Failing
In a recent article, Mark Schneider of the National Institute for Public Policy points out that Russia’s compliance issues with arms control treaties have worsened… Read More
Iran, North Korea Pose Greater Nuclear Threat Than Russia
Iran’s nuclear energy chief, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, declared Friday that the country will continue uranium enrichment for energy, though most outsiders suspect it will be used… Read More
Snowden Asylum Request: Another Blow to Obama’s Russia “Reset” Policy
Last Sunday, a Russian consular official confirmed that former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden asked for political asylum in Russia. Snowden’s defection, announced… Read More
Russia’s Advantage: No Reason to Follow Obama’s Lead in Nuclear Arms Reductions
After President Obama made another pledge to reduce nuclear arms in Berlin last week, the underlying message seems to be that, if the United States… Read More
The White House’s Dangerous New Nuclear Weapons Strategy
Last week, President Barack Obama announced his next initiative on nuclear weapons reductions, calling on Russia and the U.S. to reduce actively deployed nuclear warheads… Read More
“Russian Reset”: Time to Listen to the Critics
In a well-reasoned broadside, The Washington Post’s editorial board blasted President Obama’s Russian policy and his Berlin speech this past Thursday. The editorial justly criticized… Read More
The U.S.–Russia Cybersecurity Pact: Just Paper
The U.S. and Russia announced the completion of a joint cybersecurity agreement, two years in the making, intended to promote international peace and security and… Read More
The Legacy of the Victims of Communism
“And we said nothing!” Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R–CA) told the small crowd of roughly 50 gathered for the sixth annual memorial for the victims of… Read More
GUEST POST: 6 Reasons Obama’s Plan to Give Up Our Nukes Is a Really Bad Idea
Yesterday, President Obama announced a plan to reduce our nuclear arsenal by a third to approximately 1,000 strategic weapons. Here are six reasons this proposal… Read More
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Susan Rice to NSC: Obama Goes All In on Failed Policies
President Obama’s jarring choice of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice to be the Administration’s new National Security Adviser showcases the President’s… Read More
Russian Arrest of U.S. Diplomat Undermines U.S.–Russian Ties
In a scene reminiscent of the spy thriller TV series “The Americans,” Russian FSB secret police Monday night detained and then released an alleged CIA… Read More
Requesting Nuclear Forces Information Is Not “Congressional Dysfunction”
Transparency is not one of the Obama Administration’s greatest strengths. Walter Pincus of The Washington Post mistakes congressional efforts to better understand the Administration’s nuclear… Read More
