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Russia versus Ukraine: A Military Analysis

2022-02-03

The tensions between Ukraine and Russia heated up this week. It didn’t help that Biden called Ukrainian President Zelensky and told him that Kiev would soon be...

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Biden Celebrates First Year in Office with Extensive Press Conference

2022-01-26

Biden held his second press conference of his presidency this week. And, although it wasn’t one of the publicized reasons...

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America’s Aging Leadership

2022-01-20

The key points of the piece were that President Biden and Vice President Harris are so unpopular that it might be time to consider another candidate like Hillary...

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America Starts Production

2021-12-20

The B61-12 that she was talking about is the latest modification of the Family of B61 nuclear weapons that have been the mainstay ...

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Summit for Democracy – A Biden Photop?

2021-12-19

This weekend the “Summit for Democracy was held in Washington DC, although many only attended via the Internet...

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Latest Incidents Raise Questions About America’s Submarine Fleet

2021-11-18

The last few weeks have once again raised questions about the quality of America’s navy and nuclear submarine fleet. There was the incident of an American submarine hitting a sea mount (a mountain totally underwater) in the South China Sea.

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Republicans Shock Experts in Off Year Elections

2021-11-01

One of the few near- truths in American politics is that the party in control of the White House incurs losses in off year elections. That was true in 2021.

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The CIA is Losing its Informants

2021-10-11

Is there a shadow war going on in the halls of the CIA? Is there are real life George Smiley (hero in the spy novel of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) hunting for a mole in the agency?

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Supply Shortages – Don’t Blame Covid

2021-10-06

The world is facing a critical supply-chain failure. Everything from energy shortages in China and the UK to household appliances and taco sauce in the United States...

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America 20 Years after 9/11 – Better or Worse

2021-09-20

“Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety.” Benjamin Franklin

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Afghanistan - Twenty-Year War Finally Ends

2021-09-08

On August 31st, US forces left Kabul after 20 years. Although the White House called the final evacuation “an extraordinary success,” it was considered by everyone else, including America’s allies, as a disaster.

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Whither the US-German Relationship?

2021-07-27

With German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her way out, and America still vulnerable to Trumpism, Germans can neither rely on their traditional protector nor pursue outright strategic autonomy...

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America Withdraws from Afghanistan

2021-07-19

The sudden withdrawal surprised everyone, including America’s Afghan allies. The Afghanistan base command was unaware of the withdrawal until after the last American left.

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The New Brinkmanship

2021-07-07

Brinkmanship between the military forces of major powers has been a part of international relations for centuries. Although they risked war, these provocations also allowed militaries to train their forces

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Biden Could Midwife a New Iraq

2021-07-07

On June 17, after almost a decade of trying, the U.S. House of Representatives voted by a substantial bipartisan margin to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force , which permitted the invasion of Iraq, the ouster of Saddam Hussein...

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Criticizing the Pandemic

2021-06-01

Many of the trends that were visible two years ago – from aging populations and failing states to nuclear proliferation and cyber insecurity – remain acute.

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Palestinian Rocket Arsenal and The Iron Dome

2021-06-01

The easiest fuel to make and the basic propellant for the Palestinian rockets made in Gaza, is what is commonly known as ...

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THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF U.S. SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT

2021-03-23

For U.S. presidents, economic sanctions are the foreign policy equivalent of a Swiss Army knife — a dangerous, multifunctional tool that looks capable of solving many more problems than it actually can...

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America, China, and Taiwan - A Potential Tinderbox?

2021-03-23

At a time when Chinese American relations are at their lowest ebb since the Tiananmen Square Crisis, the US and China met in Alaska to try to resolve some of their issues, which include trade...

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The Danger of Deplatforming Trump

2021-01-17

Efforts to remove Donald Trump’s online platform have been widely praised as crucial to mitigating the risk of further incitement of violence...

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How America Can Shore up Asian Order, A Strategy for Restoring Balance and Legitimacy

2021-01-17

Regional orders work best when they sustain both balance and legitimacy.

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Thousands gather in Tahrir Square for Remembrance of Airport Incident

2021-01-03

Since the early hours of today, thousands of people are heading toward Tahrir Square to participate in the remembrance...

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What Lifted Trump Could Sink Biden

2020-12-29

Donald Trump managed to receive 74 million votes despite countless failures for the simple reason that he presided over three years of a high-pressure economy ...

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