Does Obama Mean Business Against ISIL? There is a huge gap between stated goals and military means
WASHINGTON – A few days ago, after President Obama via a prime time TV address had announced America’s goal...
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Why Are So Many Rich Chinese Leaving China? Successful entrepreneurs leave, gifted students go abroad and do not come back
WASHINGTON – If China were really the wave of the future, as many optimistic commentators argue, soon to replace America...
Tepid Support For The War Against ISIL – Conflict Will Drag On Arab states should be leading, but they will not. US and Europe have no money, limited will
WASHINGTON – The Obama inspired anti-ISIL (also known as ISIS and IS, for Islamic State) coalition is growing –on paper. In...
No Outcry About The US Public Education Crisis The rich send their children to private schools. The political system will not fight powerful teachers unions that resist reforms
WASHINGTON – ISIL is now recognized as an existential threat to America. Millions have seen two fellow Americans beheaded by...
Let Obama Run The War Against ISIL As He Sees Fit Advice should be offered by qualified people, and only in private. Let us not complicate the mission with poisonous political attacks
WASHINGTON – After months of timidity and confusion on what needs to be done, finally in a prime time TV speech...
Americans Want Economic Growth Rather Than Income Redistribution Studies and opinion polls indicate that most Americans understand that without sustainable growth not much happens
WASHINGTON – Despite all, it would appear that most American still have common sense. This is what I get...
Obamacare: The Triumph Of Presumptuous Policy-Makers Experts really believed that they could transform a messy US health care system with just a few magic strokes
WASHINGTON – It will take a long time to fully understand and measure the impact of the Affordable Care...
Most NATO Countries’ Defense Spending Well Below Target A military alliance with a weak military is no longer credible
WASHINGTON – At what point will the gap between NATO’s mission to defend all members and the actual military means...
Estonian Government: Russians Abducted Senior Security Officer If this is true, we have yet another demonstration that Putin does as he pleases
WASHINGTON – What a coincidence! Only a few days ago President Barack Obama, on his way to the much anticipated...
Does The NATO Alliance Still Embody Western Values? Lukewarm political cohesion creates doubts about Western resolve within the Alliance and beyond
WASHINGTON – The NATO Summit in Wales is sadly yet another tired display of Western countries getting together and...