2013-07-24 By Dr. Harald Malmgren The Euro crisis not only continues, but it is intensifying. The economies of the Eurozone are being sucked into deepening recession, rising unemployment, and collapse of public confidence in government. Fiscal austerity policies imposed by the European Central Bank, the EU Commission, and the…
2013-07-21 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird Paul Bracken has tried to jump start the strategic debate by suggesting that the old thinking and bromides of the first nuclear age have little to do with how the U.S. should shape its policies going forward. Unfortunately, the strategic community remains in…
2013-07-15 by Kenneth Maxwell This was a headline which appeared on USA Today on June 23, 2013: Brazil: 250K protest against government corruption. The article noted that: A quarter-million Brazilians took to the streets in the latest a wave of sometimes-violent protests that are increasingly focusing on corruption and reforming…
2013-07-10 Written by defenceWeb Wednesday, 10 July 2013 Up to 2 000 personnel from the Libyan Armed Forces will be trained in the United Kingdom later this year in an effort to promote peace and stability in Libya, while Italy has agreed to train another 5 000 of the country’s…
2013-07-09 by Richard Weitz After many months of false starts and shattered hopes, the official Afghan Peace talks may finally begin in Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban opposition has established a quasi-official presence. But a recently published study, “Talking to the Taliban: Hope over History?” should again remind us that…
2013-07-07 by Richard Weitz The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, one of South Korea’s most influential security think tanks, recently held its first large-scale policy forum in Washington. Hundreds of people attended the two-day event, entitled “The Enduring Alliance: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of ROK-US Relations." The panels included many…
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the enduring spirit and gratitude of the people of the United States and France as exemplified through the mutual friendship of the sister cities of Crestview, Florida, and the French island city of Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile. The…
2013-07-05 By Robbin Laird The families of the 10-crew members who crash-landed onto the waters of Noirmoutier Island, France on July 4, 1943 were invited to attend the unveiling ceremony honoring their World War II combat crew members. Thousands of French joined the ceremonies on Sunday June 30, 2013. It…
