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William R. Hawkins
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June 4, 2025
The Maturing of Defense Secretary HegsethActions not only speak louder than words, they are usually the only things adversaries understand.
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May 10, 2025
Celebrating Victory, Celebrating DefeatAmerica is hated by the Left not for its failures, but for its success which discredits every aspect of left-wing ideology.
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April 5, 2025
Is Bipartisan Nationalism Possible?Classical theory may not care where the steel mills, chip foundries, shipyards, research labs, aircraft plants, oil fields, and supply chains are, but the real world of power politics does.
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February 15, 2025
The Illegitimacy of Post-National InstitutionsThere is far more international travel, cross-border business, and migration than anytime in history, yet the world has cycled back to its default mode of Great Power competition.
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December 21, 2024
The Irresponsible Statecraft of DefeatPresident Trump should embrace Churchill’s understandings of history and duty to leave the same kind of legacy.
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November 30, 2024
Climate Changes Nothing in the Real WorldThe UN created the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992 to acquire the authority to run the global economy so as to “save the planet” and “equitably” share the benefits of “sustainable” development.
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October 3, 2024
The UN’s Pathetic Attempt to Rule the WorldThe UN’s bureaucracy thinks of itself as more than a forum for international politics. It wants to set a global agenda as a prototype world government.
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September 14, 2024
Keeping Aggression a Bad IdeaOur policy must not be to sustain “forever wars” but to end them by putting to use the advantages our superior civilization has given us and in so doing, maintaining that civilization.
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August 21, 2024
National Capitalism, National SecurityChina's ability to act was largely created by “transnational” corporations which transferred massive amounts of capital, technology, and management skills.
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August 3, 2024
Losing Wars, Not Winning WarsWhat liberals (and others) need to learn from history is that diplomacy is a facet of war, not a substitute.
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May 29, 2024
Trump and the True Basis of ConservatismAmericans are turning toward Trump in the hope he is the kind of strong leader who understands this mission, and that he will not pander to the libertarians again after having exposed them as a threat to MAGA.
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May 4, 2024
As Debate Heats Up, the Masks Come OffWhy are right-leaning congressional members joining the far Left in embracing America's enemies?
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April 10, 2024
UN Law of the Sea Gets Even WorseThe UN persists in its effort to take control of the oceans and their resources.
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December 13, 2023
Trump, Dictators, and PolicyAs the new political year dawns, voters need to look beyond slogans and name-calling to analyze the policies behind the rhetoric and make their choices based on what will best make America a secure, prosperous, and decent land.
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November 27, 2023
Endangering Civilians During WartimeThose who are sincere in their concern for the loss of life in Gaza are basing their appeal on mistaken ideas about urban warfare and military history.
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November 8, 2023
The ANSWER Coalition of America’s EnemiesThe left-wing "activist" group ANSWER picks sides in conflicts around the world, protesting the actions of the western side, and justifying the actions of all the others.
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November 1, 2023
More than Anti-Semitism: We are All TargetedIsrael has been assigned a role in a larger ideological drama: the domestic war against western values and success.
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September 16, 2023
Confusion on ChinaIt is clear that we (meaning not just America but the world) are worse off if the Beijing communist regime is doing well at expanding its power and influence given its aggressive nature.
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August 15, 2023
The Push to Trade with EnemiesIt is alarming how merchants who pride themselves as transnationalists above geopolitics have been coerced (or seduced) to become agents of China.
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July 29, 2023
Economics Belongs Within GeopoliticsBiden's crowd is following the British appeasement agenda of the 1930s regarding relations with an aggressive, expansionist China.
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July 5, 2023
No Mercenaries, No Coup, No PeaceA week after Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group made their abortive “march for justice” the mainstream media and their featured experts continue to repeat the same story using inaccurate terminology and shallow thinking.
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June 18, 2023
National Strategy and Culture WarsChina's Xi is convinced that the West in general and the U.S. in particular are in decline, rotting from within
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May 6, 2023
Beijing's Peace Offensive Against NATOIt is amazing how accepted the Russo-Chinese narrative for the origins of Putin’s invasion has become in the West.
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April 19, 2023
Macron Bows to ChinaFrench President Emmanuel Macron recently seemed to play into China’s hands by exhibiting the “strategic autonomy” from U.S. leadership that Beijing has long called on Europeans to do.
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March 25, 2023
Isolationism: Unrealistic and AhistoricalThe conservative movement always has to contend with the libertarian ideology that infiltrates as an advocate of capitalism but from whose very different roots spring a flood of foolish (and therefore dangerous) notions.
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February 16, 2023
Putin Relies on 'Fatigued' RepublicansAny wavering of Western resolve that allows Russia to advance in Europe will have repercussions for peace and the balance of power in Asia and the Middle East.
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January 20, 2023
On National Security, Can the Center Hold?Critics on both extremes are trying to make foreign policy a partisan issue to pull more people to their side. But our enemies consider all Americans their enemies. That creates a natural case in Congress for a bipartisan foreign policy.
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December 27, 2022
Beijing’s Acts Confirm Need for U.S. and Allied BuildupsChina’s recent actions confirm the wisdom of military buildups not only in Japan and the U.S., but in Australia, India, and elsewhere across the region.
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November 17, 2022
A Republican House in a Divided GovernmentThe House is the perfect institution for linking successful local and national policies.
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September 21, 2022
China Prepares for Another War of ConquestA reluctant Biden is forced to maintain Donald Trump's policies regarding China and Taiwan.
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September 1, 2022
Taiwan: Peace, Stability, and the Status QuoCold War II must be fought and won in the same way as Cold War I.
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August 9, 2022
China’s Friends in America Rally to Its Saber-RattlingNothing energizes the radical Left like the chance to back a foreign enemy in its attacks on America.
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July 24, 2022
Biden in the Middle East: No Shame in Wise Strategic AlignmentsAnything realistic in foreign policy needs little justification.
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June 17, 2022
The Need to Rethink U.S.-China Business RelationsAmerican business leaders are still sleepwalking as regards China.
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May 24, 2022
Giving Putin an Off-Ramp to Victory LaneAmerica's foreign-policy establishment wants to reassure Putin that nothing has changed.
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May 12, 2022
The Return of a Powerful U.S.It appears that Biden has been backed into a position of supporting American military strength whether he wants to or not.
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April 2, 2022
When Anti-War Means Pro-AggressionIn the face of broad condemnation of Russian aggression, the anti-war movement in the U.S. is pushing Moscow’s line.
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March 14, 2022
Economic Warfare: Ukraine and BeyondAs Great Power competition is renewed as the norm in international relations, the scope of economics in national strength and warfare must expand.
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February 18, 2022
Chinese Strategy and Identity PoliticsBoth China and the American Left, each in its own way, utilize identity politics to weaken the United States.
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December 17, 2021
Want to Hear Chinese Communist Propaganda Right on Your Own Radio?There's a local D.C. station that will suit you just fine.
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September 3, 2021
Biden’s Other Military CollapseWhile Biden has argued the Afghan conflict “is not in the national interest” in part because the country is so remote, the same cannot be said for Yemen.
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August 11, 2021
Trading with the Enemy is WrongAs the Chinese Comunist Party grows more aggressive, American businesses call for appeasement.
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June 17, 2021
Foreign Policy: Continuity Versus PartisanshipJoe Biden has no choice but to continue Donald Trump's policies regarding Europe.
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May 31, 2021
The Democrats and Iran: Worse Than AppeasementBernie Sanders continues his campaign to undermine Israel in favor of a brutal, aggressive Iran.
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March 29, 2021
If Democrats Ever Get Our Guns, They'll Get Our Freedom, TooThe Founders had faith in the American people. The Democrats, not so much.
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March 16, 2021
The Real World of 'Vaccine Nationalism'Third world countries want the formulas for the COVID vaccines made available for free so anyone can produce them.
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December 18, 2020
Climate Ambitions Worse than Climate ChangeLast Year’s UN climate conference was deemed a failure and this year followed suit.
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December 3, 2020
Could Biden Maintain Trump’s Legacy of Strong Alliances?Anyone who believes a Biden administration will build a stronger alliance system with both the will and the means to protect national interests has not been paying attention.
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November 20, 2020
China Hopes for a New Era of AppeasementWhy did China congratulate Biden on a victory that had not occured?
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November 2, 2020
Fall of Another Venerable Magazine: The Economist Veers Hard LeftThe views expressed in "Why It Has to Be Biden" truly are foreign to a genuine, broad American conservatism.
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September 29, 2020
The 'Peace Movement' Embraces ChinaAny friend of our enemies is an enemy, to be defeated be they foreign or domestic.
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September 9, 2020
The WTO Should Continue to Fade AwayThe U.S. does not need a permission slip from an illegitimate foreign body to protect its security, independence, and prosperity.
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July 30, 2020
China is all in for shutting down the US economy over COVIDTime to bring down the fever of fear.
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July 1, 2020
Quisling ConservativesRogue Republicans who think by electing Biden they can turn the GOP back to a pre-Trump orientation are exhibiting a blindness to how the world is evolving both at home and abroad.
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June 2, 2020
This Bird Won’t Fly: the Fate of the Left-Winged PhoenixThe old emblem of a phoenix rising from the ashes should no longer be accepted as an accurate description of leftist aspirations.
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April 21, 2020
China Backs Democratic Resistance to President TrumpThere is every reason for Beijing to want America’s economic downturn and political turmoil to continue as long as possible while it recovers from the effects of the pandemic.
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March 3, 2020
Trump Was Right to Let Turkey Advance in SyriaThe outbreak of direct combat between Turkey and the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad has shown the wisdom of President Donald Trump's strategy in the area.
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February 26, 2020
Why the Greens Love the CoronavirusThe Greens welcome the chaos and economic decline that a coronavirus epidemic would bring.
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January 11, 2020
Deterrence is Peace Through StrengthPresident Trump understands something his political enemies (and terrorist enemies) fail to fathom.
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January 6, 2020
Reduced Tensions with China Unlikely in New YearClinging to the delusional wishful thinking that empowered Beijing and created today's dangerous world will not suffice going forward.
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December 24, 2019
The Real World Intrudes on the UN Climate ConferenceThe Greens have proclaimed growth to be bad and affluence to be evil. Good luck making that work in real life.
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December 5, 2019
Donald Trump, George HW Bush, and ChinaPresident Bush was fundamentally wrong about China, but it is not too late for President Trump to set things right.
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August 27, 2019
Business Must Adjust to Great Power RivalryIn the current U.S.-PRC confrontation, trade is a tool not an end. Those who focus only on "getting an agreement" with Beijing are missing the much larger point.
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August 9, 2019
True American Nationalism Is InclusiveThe general public is properly alarmed by the vitriolic tenor of politics since the 2016 election; and the venom has come from the losers, not the winner.
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July 24, 2019
The Democrats Posture over NATOAre the Democrats merely posturing on national security as the 2020 elections loom?
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July 10, 2019
Should U.S. Health Care Depend on China?To protect public health, the domestic pharmaceutical industry must be seen as a strategic source of innovation and national security.
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June 13, 2019
Friedrich List, China, and Economic NationalismAs world conditions change, so must national policies to ensure America and its people remain secure, the prerequisite for freedom and prosperity.
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May 29, 2019
The Left Doubles Down on Defense CutsThe pacifist left is upping the stakes to where national survival itself will be on the ballot.
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May 17, 2019
This is Truly a Trade WarThe stakes are much higher in the U.S./China trade war than many seem to realize.
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May 7, 2019
Would Green Socialism Shut Down e-Commerce?Leftists are attacking Amazon -- and through it the concept of catialism as a whole.
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April 25, 2019
Going Green and SocialismThe rise of the Green movement threatens to halt any further gains in material living standards and to roll back much of what has been accomplished since the Industrial Revolution.
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April 17, 2019
Trade, the Left, and TrumpMaking and keeping America great is now a partisan endeavor because liberals have abandoned the effort.
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March 25, 2019
Rep. Omar and the New Flock of Congressional DovesYemen and Venezuela are only the first two places where the left-leaning Congress will work to isolate America from the world.
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November 14, 2014
No Agreement in Beijing -- Just a SurrenderWhat more could Beijing want than to see America hobble itself while China expands to close the gap across a range of strategic capabilities?
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November 7, 2014
GOP Ovecomes Libertarian PlotLibertarian candidates set out to deliberately damage GOP prospects in the midterms.
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October 8, 2014
'Madame Secretary' Avoids another BenghaziThe new CBS series "Madame Secretary" provides a strong contrast to the behavior of the usual suspects in the White House and State Department.
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August 27, 2014
Unilateral Disarmament and the PoliceIf the police are facing criminal gangs or self-styled revolutionaries, they may well be facing adversaries with weapons more powerful as what they are carrying.
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August 5, 2014
CAIR, ANSWER, Hamas and TerrorismThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) poses as the voice of moderate Islam.
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June 10, 2014
Who is the Most 'Bloodthirsty' Enemy?The New Republic prefers the Taliban to the GOP.
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June 4, 2014
China's Unbelievable Hacking DenialsThe PLA officers indicted for cyberespionage were not just hacking government or military targets but a wide variety of corporate and commercial sites to steal trade secrets and technology.
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March 25, 2014
The Great Illusion Debunked AgainThe "global trade tames aggressive dictatorships" school gets a rude awakening.
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March 1, 2014
Losing the Middle East to Iran (and Russia)The catastrophic results of Obama's passivity will soon spread from the Middle East to trouble spots across the globe.
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February 21, 2014
Secretary Kerry: Leadership for a New Dark Age?While climates have changed many times in slow cycles over the centuries, the nature of world politics has not changed.
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January 16, 2014
Should America Realign with Iran?An agreement with Iran which would lead to the lifting of economic sanctions would give the Tehran regime the boost it needs in the Syrian and Iraq battles.
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October 6, 2013
Failure of Appropriations Process Led to ShutdownThe fact that the Democrat-controlled Senate did not pass a single one of the appropriations bills which were sent to it by the House, is, of course, being overlooked by the liberal media
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March 3, 2011
China Returns as North Korea's DefenderNorth Korea a model citizen, according to the Chinese.
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March 2, 2011
China Tightens Control Over Its Raw Earths IndustryChina's control of strategic minerals threatens US economy.
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February 28, 2011
China Alleges Western Plot to Spread Turmoil Beyond the Middle EastCommunists getting nervous about the revolts against tyranny.
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February 23, 2011
New Intel Report on the Threat of Chinese Air PowerMeanwhile, our own aircraft development lags.
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February 11, 2011
Mubarak Takes the Measure of the MobMubarak undoubtedly believes that to "cut and run" would gain nothing.
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February 6, 2011
Hate America. Hate the SuperbowlLeftist nonsense about football and team sports in America.
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February 1, 2011
Bandow's False Flag Budget DebateWill cutting the defense budget leave us vulnerable?
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January 23, 2011
Framework of Iranian Nuclear Talks Guaranteed Istanbul FailureIn diplomacy, the framework within which governments think can determine the course of events as much as any negotiations.
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January 17, 2011
Newest Nonsense: Hu JintaoToo Weak To Do America's Bidding!Liberals give the Chinese premiere a pass while he presses his advantages.
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January 12, 2011
Gates and China's leadersChina unveils advanced stealth fighter during visit by Secretary Gates.
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January 6, 2011
Hailing Violent Criminals as Political PrisonersA renewed interest on the militant left with political violence as a response to the resurgence of popular conservatism and the Tea Party
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December 30, 2010
China Preparing for War in 'Every Strategic Direction'A "peaceful rise" for Beijing?
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December 22, 2010
Chinese government defends control of Catholic churchVatican protests state sponsored conclave.
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December 20, 2010
China and Russia Continue Cold War Backing of North KoreaIt is clear that China will not restrain North Korea's aggression.
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December 16, 2010
UN Climate consensus failingCritical mass of nations rejecting climate restrictions.
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December 10, 2010
China Calls Nobel Prize Ceremony a 'Farce'Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo honored today.
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December 7, 2010
China defends growth principle at climate talksThe Chinese see the issue as a question of national sovereignty - so should we.
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December 3, 2010
Establishment Voices Call for AppeasementWe should back off criticism of China and support the regime?
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December 2, 2010
UN Proposal to Prosecute the U.S. for "Ecocide""Ecocide" the equivalent of a war crime.
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November 23, 2010
Russia-NATO summit: Not as positive as portrayedIf "partners" act like Russia, what would adversaries look like?
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November 18, 2010
Repudiated at the Polls, Will the Left Resort to Violence?Ted Rall and friends may take to the streets if their radical agenda fails to materialize.
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November 10, 2010
Obama Should Build on Bush Legacy, Not Lie About ItStill acting as if it's the 2008 campaign.
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November 4, 2010
Voters Were Not Seeking a Weaker AmericaWill the GOP go along with drastic cuts in the military?
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October 28, 2010
China Provoking Moves to Contain Its Aggressive RiseThe embargo of rare earth minerals continues against Japan, US and the west.
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October 25, 2010
Chinese Professor Ad Highlights Cause of America's DeclineA new political ad on how bad economic policies in Washington can change the balance of power in the world to the benefit of foreign rivals.
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October 21, 2010
Taiwan Sees China's Heir-apparent as Hard-linerA continuity of Chinese ambitions against Taiwan can be expected if Xi follows Hu as PRC President.
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October 19, 2010
NATO defense cuts endanger US securityThe European withdrawal from Asia leaves their governments unconcerned about the balance of power there.
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October 15, 2010
China seeking to exploit American economic woesChinese state owned energy companies turn their eyes toward America again.
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October 11, 2010
Why China Sees the Nobel Prize as a ThreatThe problem for the regime is not that the Nobel Prize violates its principles by going to a dissident, but that it confirms those principles which are a threat to the ruling Communist dictatorship.
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October 7, 2010
UN Climate talks fail on another issueChina has set as one of its goals becoming the world largest shipbuilder, and wants no interference by the UN.
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October 5, 2010
Turkey may find shift toward Iran costlyAnkara should be made to understand there will be costs to be paid from shifting towards an alignment with an increasingly militant Iran
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September 28, 2010
China blames US for dispute with JapanThe underlying dispute over the islands called Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by Japan continues.
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September 27, 2010
Ignore China's partnersIf H.R. 2378 becomes law, it will give American diplomats a stronger hand to play in future talks.
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September 23, 2010
A Belated Reaction To China's Rare Earth ThreatThey're vital to many high tech products, and we have given China a monopoly. Finally, redressing this threat.
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September 20, 2010
Anglo-American Influence ThreatenedDefense cuts on both sides of the Atlantic are in the offing.
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September 15, 2010
China vs. UN goals in AfricaStriding into Africa is China with a very different agenda than most of the rest of the world.
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September 9, 2010
China asserts need for a 'carrier killer'They say they need such a weapon to "counterbalance" US carriers in the Pacific.
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September 1, 2010
Withdrawal or Redeployment? China Fears the LatterThe Chinese see another consequence of the drawdown in Iraq.
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August 26, 2010
China's Cold War mentalityMost people believe the Cold War ended when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. But no similar event took place in Asia.
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August 17, 2010
China Cheers as Russia Fuels Iran's ReactorBeijing has the leverage to stop Tehran's nuclear program, just as it does with North Korea.
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August 11, 2010
Navy backs Clinton diplomacyThe credit really goes to Sec. Clinton rather than the president for moving the ball forward.
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August 4, 2010
Looking for Copenhagen repeat, climate conference opens in BonnClimate alarmists cling to failed agenda.
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August 2, 2010
Two Priorities: Fiscal Responsibility and National SecurityFiscal responsibility is vital to the U.S. economy but must not be pursued at the expense of national security in an increasingly dangerous world.
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July 24, 2010
Tensions in Asia still include TaiwanAnd Obama is backing away just when they need us the most.
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July 9, 2010
Russia flexes its muscles while swapping spiesWhile the world focuses on the spies, the Russian navy trains in the northeast Pacific.
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July 8, 2010
China Winning a Victory at SeaChina is testing the willpower of the Obama administration.
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June 14, 2010
UN Amb. Rice unaware that Security Council approved Brazil-Turkey Iran dealReal smart diplomacy.
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June 2, 2010
First U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue June 1-3Broadening an important strategic partnership.
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May 28, 2010
Chinese desire a 'soft landing' for Korean crisisWith the North once again getting away with it.
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May 22, 2010
Taiwan's President seeks closer economic ties with BeijingBut no talks aimed at reunification.
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May 13, 2010
Tory Euro-skeptics' time has comeWith the Greek debacle front and center, the right in Great Britain looks particularly prescient.
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May 7, 2010
White House knows illegal immigration fuels unemploymentHere's one arresting fact: One of every five men 25 to 54 isn't working.
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May 2, 2010
Economic Policy Protests: U.S. versus GreeceRallies here protesting fiscal policy are being led by the Tea Party movement calling for "austerity"
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April 27, 2010
China Asserts Its Naval AmbitionsChina expands its ambitions, with a military show of force.
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April 21, 2010
China and Iran not intimidatedThe leaders in Beijing and Tehran don't think the leaders in Washington are going to act.
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April 8, 2010
China thinks it has the winning handThe Chinese are not going to be persuaded to fold just to keep the game friendly.
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April 2, 2010
China wants US and Russia to disarmBeijing may claim it supports nuclear disarmament and opposes proliferation, but its actions indicate just the opposite.
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March 25, 2010
Don't blame Teddy Roosevelt for nationalized health careThe Progressive Party Platform devotes only one sentence to what could be construed as health insurance.
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March 18, 2010
China's hard line on economicsCongress demanding action as China manipulates its currency to our detriment.
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March 14, 2010
Global Warming and Cold War ThinkingChina sees climate change as another opportunity to help topple the United States from global preeminence, which remains its primary strategic goal in world politics.
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March 2, 2010
Legalizing Chinese espionage?Pressure from China to ease restrictions on the sale of technology occurring as their espionage efforts increase.
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February 24, 2010
US-China relations souring over Taiwan, Dalai LamaNo help from China on Iran, or hacking attacks either.
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February 15, 2010
Does Obama finally understand Bush?President Barack Obama is moving back to the diplomatic legacy left to him by President George W. Bush.
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January 24, 2010
Obama plotting a domestic counterinsurgency strategy?Obama may veer even more left.
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January 6, 2010
While US disarms, Russia and China build up their militaryStagnation and ill considered policies threaten our superiority of arms.
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December 29, 2009
The left embraces 'Avatar'The "Na'vi" are actually Iraqis facing "shock and awe."
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December 24, 2009
Avatar: Cameron's Contradictions Loom LargeAvatar features hard-left, anti-imperialist propaganda that is the product of the very society that Cameron trashes in the movie.
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December 22, 2009
Climate change row breaks out between UK and ChinaChina wants its emissions cake - and will eat it too.
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December 9, 2009
'While there is a Rupee left...'In Afghanistan, substituting money for blood can be an effective strategy, as long as the money continues to flow.
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December 6, 2009
Sudan Despot Embraces 'Climate Justice' in CopenhagenVillains are flocking to climb on the fraudulent global warming bandwagon.
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October 23, 2009
China-India Accord to Scuttle UN Climate TreatyThe two giants of the developing world signed an accord yesterday, strengthening their opposition to regulation of their so-called greenhouse gas emissions.
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October 1, 2009
World Rejects Planetary PanicPresident Barack Obama resorted to the same tactic at the United Nations last week that he has been using at home in the health care debate. He has escalated the rhetoric as political support has collapsed.
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July 15, 2009
The Green Suicide of the G-8Last week's G-8 meeting in Italy confirmed the West's course of economic suicide by glolbal warming regulation.