Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A World in Crisis What the thirties tell us about today. Matthew Continetti January 3 – January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16 On December 13, 1931, there was a traffic accident in New York City. A man exited a cab on the Upper East Side and was crossing […]
JANUARY 13, 2011 U.S. Cuts Global Grain Supply Outlook; Higher Prices Expected at Grocery Stores By SCOTT KILMAN And LIAM PLEVEN Evidence of tightening global food supplies grew as the U.S. Agriculture Department cut its estimates for global harvests of key crops and raised some demand forecasts, adding to worries about rising food prices. Prices
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) On eve of presidential summit in Washington. Dan Blumenthal January 12, 2011 4:00 PM What if you could prepare for a state visit in Washington that boosts your public image while at the same time humiliating your rival and intimidating your neighbors? If you are Chinese President Hu Jintao,
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WASHINGTON TIMES China tests advanced fighter as Gates meets with Hu DEVELOPING: People surround a Chinese military J-20 stealth jet Jan. 5 before it undergoes a runway taxi test in Chengdu, China. The fifth-generation fighter, being developed faster than expected, is of concern to the U.S. and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region. (Associated Press)
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Published January 09, 2011 | Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says China’s rapidly developing defense capabilities are worrisome to the United States. China has made strides in building a new stealth fighter jet and Washington is also concerned about a new ballistic missile that could theoretically explode a U.S. aircraft carrier nearly 2,000
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JANUARY 3, 2011 North Korea: Not the Time for Talks Restarting negotiations after the recent deadly attack on South Korea will be seen as a sign of weakness. By JOHN BOLTON President Obama’s North Korea policy has come to an entirely predictable dead end. Having for two years correctly resisted resuming the six party talks
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How Deng Xiaoping, architect of China’s rise, defined the decade By Mallory Factor Thursday, December 30th 2010, 4:00 AM AP Deng Xiaoping in 1978. As 2010 closes, Americans might be inclined to consider Osama Bin Laden or George W. Bush as Person of the Decade. (All the better if Bin Laden would agree to pick
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Gates Legacy The Pentagon is not ready for the 21st century. But it’s not too late to change course. Jim Talent December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 No one questions the contributions to national security of Defense Secretary Robert Gates or his skill at getting his way
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