Foreign Policy

TURMOIL IN EGYPT

JANUARY 31, 2011 Opposition Unites in Egypt Islamists, Secularists Back Moderate ElBaradei as Army Lets Protests Rage By CHARLES LEVINSON, MARGARET COKER and SUMMER SAID CAIRO—Egypt’s opposition groups lined up behind a moderate leader comfortable on the world stage as their best chance to oust President Hosni Mubarak Sunday, while the nation’s military closed ranks

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PEACE THROUGH WEAKNESS PROVING DANGEROUS FOR U.S.

Peace Despite Weakness? Center for Security Policy | Jan 11, 2011 By Frank Gaffney, Jr. Two recent episodes offer an insight into a world in which the United States deliberately adopts a policy of pursuing international peace despite weakness, rather than practice what Ronald Reagan called “peace through strength.” First, prior to and during Secretary of

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RIOTERS JOLT EGYPTIAN REGIME

JANUARY 26, 2011 By MATT BRADLEY CAIRO—Tens of thousands of protesters clashed with police in cities across Egypt on Tuesday to demand the ouster of the president, as shock waves from Tunisia’s successful revolt against its leader two weeks ago continued to rumble through the Middle East. WSJ’s Matt Bradley reports from Cairo on the

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BOOK REVIEW – THE NEXT DECADE

THE NEXT DECADE    by George Friedman Published:   January 2011 Synopsis The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required

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REAGAN’S CLARITY, 30 YEARS LATER

JANUARY 20, 2011 When the former B-movie actor took the oath of office on January 20, 1981, he encountered a barrage of intellectual snobbery from Europe. By DAVID DAVIS Today marks the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. One wonders how the man who, by sheer force of belief, ended the

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U.S., ISRAEL LINKED TO ANTI-NUKE STUXNET WORM

NEWS  &  OBSERVER,     Raleigh Jan 16, 2011 The Dimona complex in the Negev desert is famous as the heavily guarded heart of Israel’s never-acknowledged nuclear arms program, where rows of factories make atomic fuel for the arsenal. Over the past two years, according to experts familiar with its operations, Dimona has taken on a new, equally

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A WORLD IN CRISIS

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

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CLINTON RIPS ARABS ON LACK OF REFORM

MIDDLE EAST NEWS JANUARY 14, 2011 By JAY SOLOMON DOHA, Qatar—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, adopting a tone reminiscent of the Bush administration, blasted Arab governments for stalled political change, warning that extremists were exploiting a lack of democracy to promote radical agendas across the Middle East. Mrs. Clinton, addressing a conference on democracy as she

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WILL FREEDOM COME FOR SUDAN’S SLAVES?

JANUARY 14, 2011 As the South votes to become independent, tens of thousands remain enslaved. By JOHN EIBNER  AND  CHARLES JACOBS Juba, Sudan On Jan. 9, the people of South Sudan began their week-long referendum to decide whether to separate from the Arab-Muslim North and form an independent country. But Achol Yum Deng didn’t vote.

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