Keystone Pipeline Is Dead – The Triumph Of Politics Getting more oil from Canada would have enhanced US energy security
WASHINGTON – Now it is official. President Obama announced that he is against the proposed Keystone pipeline that would...
Tag: Middle East
Anti-Immigrant Europe Needs Immigrants Most European countries are facing a demographic crisis, with population declines
WASHINGTON – I recently read a well crafted article about immigration in both Europe and the USA. It pointed...
General Austin: “4 or 5” US-Trained Syrian Rebels Joined The Fight While the plan was to train 5,000, a small number anyway, the effort has not even started. Is this a joke?
WASHINGTON – We were told that the Obama administration, while not going overboard on this, was committed to degrading...
Europe’s Refugee Crisis Getting Worse Immigrants coming into Europe do not add to the economy. They need services
WASHINGTON – According to UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, so far in 2015 Europe received about 300,000 refugees who...
An Anti-Immigrant Coalition Won Elections In Denmark The Danish People Party gained new support
WASHINGTON – A center-right coalition led by former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen’s Liberal Party just won the elections...
“Degrade and Ultimately Destroy ISIL”? ISIL is winning and the US President lost any credibility
WASHINGTON – “Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism...
Media Hype About ISIL Not Helpful The Islamic State is a serious security problem; but it is not an existential threat
WASHINGTON – The international media are not helping our understanding of the actual extent of the Islamic State threat....
Egyptian Court Let Former Dictator Mubarak Go Free The pro-democracy revolution that started with Mubarak's downfall ended up with el-Sisi, another general, in power
WASHINGTON – As we may recall, back in 2011 the enthusiastic Tahrir Square youth, armed with cell phones and twitter,...
Sudden Vacancy At The Pentagon Highlights Policy Confusion America needs to find agreement on national security priorities. But this is difficult, given the poisoned political climate
WASHINGTON – Former Senator Chuck Hagel, a fairly liberal Republican from Nebraska is no longer US Secretary of Defense. Several media...
Bombing ISIL, One Vehicle At A Time – How Many Years To Achieve US Goals? Each air strike gets a small target. At this rate it will takes years to "degrade and destroy" this terrorist army
WASHINGTON – How is the air war against ISIL waged by the US and a coalition of European and...