That is how The Los Angeles Times’ Editorial Board describes the Obama Administration’s continued refusal to acknowledge the clear threat posed by Islamic extremism.
The administration has assiduously avoided terms that recognize t…
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By Christopher Preble
Over at National Journal’s National Security Experts blog, this week’s question revolves around the health of the U.S. economy, and its relationship to U.S. power.
The editors ask:
How serious a threat is the mounting debt to the nation’s standing as the world’s only superpower? Can the U.S. continue to spend more than all other countries combined on its [...]
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By Christopher Preble
The key theme that the Obama administration wants us to take away from the National Security Strategy (PDF) is “burden sharing.” The United States, the document explains, can no longer afford to be the world’s sole policeman. We need capable and willing partners to preserve global peace and prosperity.
These are valid concerns. Unfortunately, the Obama [...]
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By Christopher Preble
Earlier today, I attended a lecture at CSIS by John Brennan, a leading counterterrorism and homeland security adviser to President Obama. His speech highlighted some of the key elements of the administration’s counterterrorism strategy, in advance of tomorrow’s release of the National Security Strategy (NSS).
I hope that many people will take the opportunity to read (.pdf) or listen to/watch Brennan’s [...]
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Perhaps not when a foreign leader is criticizing a U.S. state’s law that they have not yet read. But this situation arose earlier today, when both Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder applauded Mexican President Fe…
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As President Obama praises his Mexican counterpart President Felipe Calderon at tonight’s White House State Dinner, President Obama’s actions are not following suit. During a time of record violence across Mexico, the White House i…
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Last week, we noted that human rights and democracy were two issues not on President Obama’s foreign policy radar, as the Obama administration could not find the time to object when Libya was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Co…
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