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Argentina’s Ship of State Hits Choppy Waters
It’s Spring Break in Argentina, and tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest the policies of President Cristina Fernández de… Read More
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The McKinnon Case and the U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty
On Tuesday, British Home Secretary Theresa May announced in the House of Commons that Gary McKinnon, who has acknowledged hacking into U.S. government computers, would… Read More
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Why Larry Summers Is Wrong About the British Economy
Harvard economist Larry Summers claims in The Washington Post that aggressive fiscal austerity in the U.K. is the primary cause of its continued economic stagnation…. Read More
Barack Obama’s Unwelcome Jubilee Present to Britain
Barack Obama was all smiles in his carefully scripted message of congratulation to Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee. But at the same time as he recorded… Read More
U.K. Commitment to Joint Strike Fighter Vital for the Special Relationship
Last week, the British government made a decision to change from the Carrier Variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) back to the Short Take… Read More
VIDEO: Britain’s Liam Fox Warns America: Your Debt Is a Threat
Britain’s Liam Fox has a warning for America: Fix the debt problem now or suffer the consequences of less power on the world stage. The… Read More
Eurozone: A Bad Situation Getting Worse
At this point in the Eurozone crisis, the only responsible thing for European leaders to do is to develop contingency plans that will minimize the… Read More
Chart of the Week: How Countries Compare on Economic Freedom
Heritage and the Wall Street Journal released the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom on Thursday, ranking 179 countries on 10 benchmarks that gauge their economic… Read More
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Losing Economic Freedom: U.K. Riots and the Moral Hazard of Dependency
People have been shocked by the images of destruction and violence coming out of Great Britain in the past few days. But if they tracked… Read More
The Great Liberator: Remembering Ronald Reagan at 100
I had the privilege of attending the Ronald Reagan Centennial Gala in Washington earlier this week. Superbly organised by the Reagan Presidential Foundation, it was… Read More
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Obama’s UK Speech: Rhetoric Cannot Substitute for Achievement
President Obama’s address to Britain’s Parliament in historic Westminster Hall was of a piece with many of his speeches: a mixture of soaring generalities and… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Has Something To Apologize For
When President Ronald Reagan stood before the Brandenburg Gate in West Germany and famously demanded that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “Tear down this wall!” he… Read More
Enduring Alliances Matter in Times of Crisis
The Franco-American-British coalition leading military intervention in Libya has demonstrated the cardinal rule of international security: enduring alliances matter. Ultimately, when the chips were down… Read More
Is New Start Compatible with the U.S.–U.K. Mutual Defence Agreement?
The Special Relationship between the U.S. and Britain has many facets, but at its core is close cooperation in the military and intelligence realms. And… Read More
New START and the Special Relationship: A Case to Answer
Last Friday, British newspapers reported that the U.S. had agreed to supply Russia with sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent in order to win Russian… Read More
Obama: France, Not Britain, America’s Strongest Ally
The Obama administration is not known for its pro-British track record, but this is by far the strongest indication yet that the current White House… Read More
Welfare Reform: British Style
According to British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, the United Kingdom will put into place “a radical new welfare state where it always pays… Read More
How Much Will Defense Spending Shrink in Britain?
Last week, George Osborne, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, unveiled the results of a wide-ranging review of spending, designed to bring the government’s share… Read More
Afghanistan Remains a Central Front in the War on Terror
In 2007, the director general of Britain’s internal security service described al-Qaeda and its associated groups as, “the main national security threat that we face… Read More
Cameron and Obama: Special Relationship or Odd Couple?
In an odd reversal, President Obama went all out to welcome Britain’s newly elected conservative Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday at the White House—this, after… Read More
Morning Bell: The Special Relationship Beyond BP
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the White House for the first time as Prime Minister yesterday. At a time when the United States is… Read More
Five Recommendations for David Cameron
David Cameron’s visit to the United States this week offers the prime minister a major opportunity to assert a stronger British presence on the world… Read More
Unfinished Business: The U.S.-U.K. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty
In an important speech at the Heritage Foundation on Wednesday that demonstrated the new British government’s commitment to standing shoulder to shoulder with the U.S.,… Read More
A Lesson from the U.K.
Seven of the eight economies ranked most free in the Index of Economic Freedom were once British colonies or trade posts. It’s no coincidence. Political… Read More
Defense of the EU Lacks Substance
In the latest issue of The Economist, a correspondent – Dewi Williams, a senior lecturer in European law at Staffordshire University – writes in to… Read More
Hillary Clinton Slaps Britain in the Face Again Over the Falklands
Back in March I wrote a piece condemning Hillary Clinton’s foolish decision to side with Argentina’s calls for negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falklands…. Read More
Labour Must Disown John McDonnell’s Sickening Attack on Lady Thatcher
Labour leadership contender John McDonnell’s comments on Margaret Thatcher are a sickening disgrace, and a stain on his party. In a leadership debate today, McDonnell… Read More
Stop Focusing on Unreal Issues in UK Defense
DefenseNews, an influential U.S. publication, is running an editorial headlined “Britain’s Defense Choices: What To Cut.” The piece is an object lesson in how not… Read More
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Podcast: Understanding the UK Election
The results of the UK elections and the new coalition government that has resulted have sparked much commentary and debate. But few Americans actually understand… Read More
“I’m Afraid To Tell You There’s No Money Left”
When Britain’s new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws, walked into his office last week, he found a letter from his predecessor, Liam Byrne…. Read More
