Archive for the ‘Foreign Relations’ Category
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What To Do About Libya
Posted on March 8, 2011
The Romans twice ran Libya. The first time, they brought the Libyans a “Golden Age”. As Wikipedia put it: “As a Roman province, Libya was prosperous, and reached a golden...
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The King Hearing
Posted on March 7, 2011
I am a big Peter King fan. When I worked for the House Republican Leadership, I was a fellow traveler with him when it came to the Troubles in Northern...
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It’s A Dangerous World Out There
Posted on February 17, 2011
Amid all of the excitement about how wonderful the revolution is in Egypt, an element of the Egyptian mob reminded us that all is not sweetness and light in the...
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The Decline and Fall of the Nation State
Posted on February 14, 2011
In the 19th century, empires fell and in their place arose nation states. The last of the empires, the Hapsburgs, Ottomans and the Romanovs, were wiped out in the first...
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Foreign Aid On the Chopping Block
Posted on February 8, 2011
According to a Gallup poll released right before the President’s State of the Union Address, a majority of Americans said they favor cutting U.S. foreign aid, but more than 6...
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