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Sat. April 20, 2019

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The Enemy of My Enemy is Still My Enemy

The author writes that with Hezbollah receiving new prominence in the Arab world following its repeated missile attacks on Israel, Al Qaeda is seeking to reclaim support from Sunni Muslims. By Bernard... Read More...

A Defining Time for 21st Century American Leadership

Remarks delivered by U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel to the Brooking Insitution about the Middle East crisis and US policy. (7/28/2006) Read More...

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Congessional Testimony: the Iranian nuclear impasse: next steps

Testimony by Ilan Berman before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ... Read More...

Chechnya's Bin Laden

Rebel, politician, warlord, terrorist ... the death of Shamil Basayev is unlikely to bring peace to his Caucasian homeland. By Steven Lee Myers. (The Age, 07/12/2006) Read More...

The face of Chechnya's insurgency

In a long and notorious career, Shamil Basayev, the elusive terrorist leader of the most vicious faction of Chechnya' separatists, had been an airplane hijacker, a hostage-taker, a guerrilla commander... Read More...

In Chechnya, a former warlord on the rise

Speeding through the ruins of Chechnya this spring, Ramzan Kadyrov, the unpredictable warlord turned Chechen prime minister, was asked about the hunt for Shamil Basayev, the separatist and terrorist l... Read More...

Al Qaeda, American Style

Al Qaeda is bringing terrorism home by trying to recruit American Muslims to its cause. By Jessica Stern. (New York Times, 7/15/2006) Read More...

Israel crisis keeps oil near peak

Article looks at how the current situation in the Middle East involving Israel, Lebanon, Hamas and Hizbullah could contribute to high oil prices and further effects on the world economy. (BBC, 07/14/0... Read More...

Signs that crisis is regional, not just Israel vs. Palestinians

As violence escalates in the Middle East, concern that Iran may be guiding actions taken against Israel in a quest for regional hegemony. By Steven Erlanger. (New York Times, 7/13/06) Read More...

What Does North Korea Want?

The authors write that North Korea's July 4 missile launch was a symbolic statement intended to invite the US to make a deal with the regime. By Bruce Cumings and Meredith Jung-En Woo. (New York Times... Read More...

A Secret the Terrorists Already Knew

The authors write that criticism of the administration's monitoring of international financial wire transfers and the Bush Administration's critique of its revelation in the press are all overblown. ... Read More...

Damage Study Urged on Surveillance Reports

Details a recent effort by Senator Pat Roberts to explore the effects of disclosing secret intelligence programs. The varying interpretations of counter-terrorism operations and their limits. By Scott... Read More...

A Threat that Belongs Behind Bars

The continued political viability of the Guantánamo Bay camp is in doubt, author says. By Eric Posner. (New York Times, 6/25/2006) Read More...

Is Iran studying North Korea’s nuclear moves?

The author discusses the possibility that Iran is using the model of North Korea to design its strategy of nuclear proliferation. By Howard LaFranchi. (Christian Science Monitor, 6/23/2006) Read More...

The Race for Iran

The author writes that by continuing to reject a "grand bargain" with Iran guaranteeing the nation's security and providing diplomatic relations and an end to sanctions in exchange for an end to Iran'... Read More...

How to stop the Darfur genocide

Discusses the prospects for NATO intervention in Darfur, and argues that it is our moral responsibility. (The New Republic, 6/12/06) Read More...

The lure of extremism

The author explains how many western youth are drawn to terrorism. By H.D.S. Greenway. (International Herald Tribune, 6/13/2006) Read More...

United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations

UN body responsible for conducting peacekeeping missions. Read More...

Continental Integration of Military Command Structures: A Threat to Canada's Sovereignty

The issue of continental integration of military command structures has been on the US-Canada agenda since April 2002. Until recently, it has barely been mentioned by the Canadian media. By Michel Ch... Read More...

The Dangers of a Middle East Nuclear War

Author explores the repercussions of nuclear war in the Middle East. By Michel Chossudovsky. (Global Research, 2/17/2006) Read More...

Iran Connects the Dots- The Mullahs and the Global War on Terror

Author reflects on the death of Zarqawi and the trail of terrorism to Iran. By Michael A. Ledeen. (AEI, 6/9/2006) Read More...

International Affairs Forum Interview: Dr. Joshua Muravchik

IA-Forum speaks with American Enterprise Resident Scholar Joshua Muravchik and author of The Future of the United Nations: Understanding the Past to Chart a Way Forward, Covering the Intifada and Heav... Read More...

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Spiegel Interview With Iran's President Ahmadinejad:

The Iranian President discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear ambitions. By: Stefan Aust, Gerhard Spörl and Dieter Bednarz. (Der Spiegel, 5/30/2006) Read More...

The Persian Complex

The author writes that Iran's quest for nuclear technology rises from a decades-old search for international respect born from decades of colonial domination by the western Great Powers. By Abbas Aman... Read More...

Japan and the Two Koreas: The Challenges and Prospects of Confidence Building

Research paper that explores Korean-Japanese relations, providing a historial perspective and analysis. By Dr. John Olushola Magbadelo. (3/14/2006) Read More...

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From the Red Menace to Radical Populism U.S. Insecurity in Latin America

Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bush declared that the Western Hemisphere would be a foreign policy priority. After the attacks, all other issues took second place to the... Read More...

The Shadow of the Bomb, 2006

Article adapted from The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons. By Sidney D. Drell, coauthored with James E. Goodby (Hoover Institution Press). Read More...

The Weaponization of Space: U.S. Strategy in Global Context

This speech considers how the Bush administration has expanded plans for the weaponization of space, and critiques this expansion. By Wade L. Huntley, Ph.D. (Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC, 26/0... Read More...

The Russian Nuclear Arsenal

This case study examines evolution of the Russian nuclear forces since the fall of the Soviet Union in the context of adjusting the size and role of the nuclear arsenal to the requirements of the po... Read More...

Iran and the Nuclear Question

Is it in Iran's interest to develop nuclear weapons? (5/8/2006) Read More...

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