Foreign Policy
WHY WE CAN’T EXCAPE THE EUROCRISIS
NOVEMBER 2, 2011 EU and U.S. debt are interlinked through the banking system. By GERALD P. O’DRISCOLL JR. When is a bailout not a bailout? When the bailor is short of funds. The recently announced debt plan in the European Union comes up short in almost all respects. The debt crisis is not just an
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A SLOW-GROWTH AMERICA CAN’T LEAD THE WORLD
NOVEMBER 1, 2011 After World War II, the U.S. promoted international economic growth through reliance on the market and the incentives it provides. Times have changed. By JOHN B. TAYLOR When President Obama meets with his counterparts from other G-20 countries in Cannes later this week, American economic leadership will, unfortunately, largely be absent. At
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UNESCO VOTES TO ADMIT PALESTINE; U.S. CUTS OFF FUNDING
WASHINGTON POST By Colum Lynch, Published: October 31 NEW YORK — UNESCO voted Monday to admit Palestine into the organization as its newest member, and the United States promptly responded by cutting off funding for the agency. Acting under a legal requirement to cut U.S. funds to any U.N. agency that recognizes a Palestinian state, the
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OBAMA’S TRAGIC IRAQ WITHDRAWAL
OCTOBER 31, 2011 The president says we’re leaving because of Iraqi intransigence—but he never took negotiations seriously. By MAX BOOT Friday afternoon is a traditional time to bury bad news, so at 12:49 p.m. on Oct. 21 President Obama strode into the White House briefing room to “report that, as promised, the rest of our
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OBAMA’S ROLE IN AMERICA’S DECLINE AND ISLAM’S RISE
KUHNER: Obama’s Arab winter President plays active role in America’s decline, Islam’s rise By Jeffrey T. Kuhner– The Washington Times Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Illustration: Obama and Islam President Obama is empowering radical Islam across the Arab world. He is presiding over both the American decline and the rapid advance of our mortal jihadist enemies.
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LOSING THE ECONOMIC BATTLE
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The global debt apocalypse approaches. David M. Smick October 31, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 07 On the issue of public debt, Washington is experiencing what psychologists call “learned helplessness.” The financial news is so relentlessly terrible that people have become numb to it and assume nothing can be done
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THE EURO IS CLOSE TO COLLAPSE
THE TELEGRAPH The single currency is close to collapse With Europe on the brink of a disaster, the euro must be reconstituted as an entity based on economic reality, not ideological folly. Crisis: the Franco-German partnership which lies at the heart of the European project is fracturing as never before Photo: AFP By Telegraph View 21 Oct
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