Ducks Lining Up: Saudi, Israeli, US Moves On Iran, Lebanon
November 7, 2017
Why has President Trump’s son-in-law/top advisor Jared Kushner been spending so much time with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman? Last month was his third trip this year? The visit occurred right before Bin Salman purged his political rivals, claimed that Lebanon had declared war on his country, and cited a Yemeni missile strike as […]
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Nuclear First Strike: Is It Constitutional, Is It Lawful, Is It Just?
November 6, 2017
Your correspondent attended the November 4 Harvard University colloquium on the topic: Is Nuclear First Strike Legal or Just? The intellectual firepower contained in the panels convened by Elaine Scarry and Jonathon King was impressive: William Perry, former US Secretary of War; Zia Mian, Princeton physicist and a leading expert on the nuclear conundrum of […]
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How Economists Helped End the Draft: David Henderson at Adrian College in Michigan Nov. 9
November 6, 2017
Place: Knight Auditorium Date: Thursday, November 9 Time: 6:00 p.m. I will be giving my speech “How Economists Helped End the Draft” at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Earlier in the day I’m giving a guest lecture in a class on globalization, but I’m pretty sure that attendance is restricted […]
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Ron Paul on Trump in Asia: Diplomacy or Sabre-Rattling?
November 6, 2017
Will President Trump’s lengthy visit to Asia signal the beginning of a more diplomatic approach to Washington’s disputes in the region? Will President Trump have a face-to-face with Russian President Putin? Trump has signaled a willingness to sit down with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Any chance that will take place? Our hopes and concerns […]
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The American Conservative Forum Mulls US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
November 6, 2017
WASHINGTON – What is the fate of realism and restraint in the Trump era? The consensus among the foreign policy luminaries brought together by the American Conservative on Friday: Don’t expect much from the White House, even though global realities, i.e., the ascendency of China, may leave the old U.S. order in the dust. If […]
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State Department’s New Victoria Nuland… Is Just Like the Old Victoria Nuland!
November 4, 2017
Yesterday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson swore into office a new Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Dr. A. Wess Mitchell became the Trump Administration’s top diplomat for Europe, “responsible for diplomatic relations with 50 countries in Europe and Eurasia, and with NATO, the EU and the OSCE.” Readers will recall that […]
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Rep. John Duncan: No Conservative Should Support Staying in Afghanistan
November 2, 2017
"We’re long past the time we should have gotten out of Afghanistan," US Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) told the Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security today. The Congressman, who sits on the Ron Paul Institute’s Board of Advisors, brought in quotes from Georgie Anne Geyer, William F. Buckley, Jr., and even the New […]
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Statement on Setback for HCR 81 To Stop US Support of Saudi War on Yemen
November 1, 2017
“We are deeply disappointed that House leadership has again prevented a debate and vote on ending U.S. participation in the famine-inducing Saudi-led war in Yemen. We remind the House leadership that under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, “‘introduction of United States Armed Forces’ includes the assignment of member of such armed forces to command, […]
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The Definition of American Insanity by William J. Astore
November 1, 2017
Here are two items this morning from FP: Foreign Policy (foreignpolicy.com), which provides a daily summary (Situation Report, or SITREP) of news items related to the U.S. military and foreign policy. Together, they represent the very definition of insanity. Item 1: The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday said US taxpayers are on the hook for […]
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From the Ground Up by Kathy Kelly
November 1, 2017
On a recent Friday at the Afghan Peace Volunteers‘ (APV) Borderfree Center, here in Kabul, thirty mothers sat cross-legged along the walls of a large meeting room. Masoumah, who co-coordinates the Center’s “Street Kids School” project, had invited the mothers to a parents meeting. Burka-clad women who wore the veil over their faces looked identical […]
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