In the one area where bipartisan support was fairly robust, such as the Nunn-Lugar program to dismantle nuclear materials in the former Soviet Union, the recent defense budget requests of the new administration have outlined a plan for a four
Our attention is largely focused half way around the world—Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and the Middle East. The threat from Islamist terrorism is real. But largely overlooked in my mind is the problem posed by a security threat next door, namely
When the Bush administration took office a decade ago, the specter of proliferating nuclear weapons was high on its agenda. During the previous decade, six key nations acquired, tested or had sought or had come close to acquiring nuclear weapons,
Last spring the Dutch anti-jihad politician Geert Wilders was charged with several counts of “hate speech” and brought to trial. In May the case was continued, and court reconvened on October 4th in Amsterdam. In the meantime Mr. Wilders’ political
Last week Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his 79th birthday, with an announcement that he was retiring from public life to spend more time with family and personal interests. President Barack Obama congratulated Archbishop Desmond Tutu on his official retirement, praising
The demographic sophisticates who read this column know that the population bomb has fizzled, that the world’s population will never double again, and that birthrates are falling faster and farther than anyone imagined a half century ago. But they also
Should Republicans gain control of the House in November there will be several decisions they will be obliged to address. First and foremost is the Iranian nuclear weapons question. Iran probably has enough fissionable material to build a bomb, but
Atlantic journalist and blogger Jeffrey Goldberg is trying to understand why blacks are such “very forgiving people.” Why does he think they are? Well, how could any black American be, or even think about being, a Republican when, according to
American Jews, 78% of whom voted to make Barack Obama president are continuing to move away from Obama and his policies. According to a survey conducted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) , 51% of Jews approve of the way
What kinds of music do conservatives listen to? According to the open-minded tolerant left, conservatives listen to country music and the occasional soft pop. At night, conservatives listen to dark classical music, count their money, and dream up new ways
What is it that the West doesn’t understand about the leaders of Iran and their belief in Allah? Why is it that, after three decades, some people in the West still believe that America is at fault and that a
I have written in the past about the prospect of a nuclear Iran and its destabilizing effect in the world’s most important energy region. But what if Israel strikes before Tehran’s nuclear ambitions are realized? Although given that Iran currently
By Iranian and Hizbullah accounts, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon next week will be a splendid affair. The man who stole his office and then killed his countrymen to protect his crime will be greeted as a conquering
This past Sunday October 3rd, I participated in the first annual conference sponsored by the Journal for the Study of Antisemitism, in Manhattan. I was privileged to lead a panel discussion with journalist Alyssa Lappen. The text of my lecture
AP reports: “TEHRAN, Iran – Iran claimed Tuesday that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country’s nuclear power plant is part of a covert Western plot to derail its nuclear program. Iranian officials have
Perhaps we have. Or so argues Ilan Berman here. An excerpt: “With more than two-thirds of its budget and some 80 percent of its export earnings tied to its oil and natural gas sectors, Iran is the epitome of an
A number of recent studies have purported to prove that nuclear weapons no longer serve an important strategic purpose for the United States. This view animates much of the push for “Global Zero,” the campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons from
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has honored Generational Dynamics by selecting a paper on the commercialization of Generational Dynamics as one of the winners in its 2010 Leading Edge Forum Papers program. CSC President Mike Laphen (R) presents 2010 Leading Edge
There’s a new cyber-weapon on the block. And it’s a doozy. Stuxnet, a malicious software, or malware, program was apparently first discovered in June. Although it has appeared in India, Pakistan and Indonesia, Iran’s industrial complexes – including its nuclear
The Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations came to a standstill as Israel refused to extend its unilateral 10 month concession of a building freeze in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria (AKA the West Bank) indefinitely, and ‘Palestinian’ leader Mahmoud Abbas left
28 Sept, Wall Street Journal: “Venezuela’s Chavez Loses Key Vote“; 28 Sept Guantanamo, Cuba, (Solvision) “Fidel Castro Classifies the Venezuelan legislative elections as victories to the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader: Hugo Chavez.” With the September, 2010, Venezuelan Congressional elections
A very compelling piece in the Guardian argues that we’ve entered the Brave New World of open cyberwarfare. An excerpt: “The memory sticks were scattered in a washroom at a US military base in the Middle East that was providing
Serious Business: A face you can trust and a book you can buy — Bob Woodward is back again with another tell-all book, indulging in that singular you-are-there chronicle that includes gestures, emotion, point-of-view, as well as a narrative bolstered
Continuing our coverage of the Stuxnet cyber worm, the New York Times reports today: “Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran‘s race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference
Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of the pseudo-Israel advocacy group J-Street has decided to respond to the allegations that, despite years of denial, Ben-Ami lied about George Soros being a major donor to the group. His response, published on the J-Street site,
