For your country

Last week, President Bush addressed the Nation to describe a "way forward" in the War for the Free World and its Battle of Iraq. Next week, he will give another address, one that may ultimately prove even more decisive in determining our success in the global conflict of which the Iraq theater is but one …

Memo to the President

Mr. President: By now you have been getting lots of free advice about what to say – and what not to say – in your remarks Wednesday about a new strategy for Iraq.  Some of it, like Jim Baker’s recommendations that would have translated into our defeat, you have wisely rejected.  You have evidently decided …

A Molotov Cocktail in the Age of Terror: Proliferation of Russian WMD and the Spread of Radical Islamism in Central Asia

By David P. Solomon In a world shocked by the indiscriminate violence of terrorism, new threats are always just beyond the horizon. While terror attacks from New York to Kula reiterate the dangers of modern life, political observers still criticize the Bush Administration for being “alarmist” and excessively suspicious, stating that those who wish us …

Afghanistan, the forgotten project

By Dat Cao* Afghanistan was the first country liberated by the United States in the War on Terror after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.  The country ruled by the repressive Taliban regime was harboring and aiding al Qaeda terrorists who were responsible for carrying out the strike against the United States.  After repeated …

War-winning don’ts and do’s

Decision Brief                                       No. 06-D 31                     2006-06-26 (Washington, D.C.): When the history of this era is written, it will be clearer than it is now what steps made a difference in the course of the present, global conflict – the War for the Free World. Even now, however, it seems safe to say that two …

The QDR and strategic mobility

It has become fashionable of late, among elected officials and pundits, to describe the United States military as "broken" and "over-stretched." While such characterizations can be discounted as hyperbole, there is no denying the fact that the American military is currently deployed in an unprecedented number of countries, carrying out an ever more diverse set …

Indonesia: The Latent Threat

By Eric A. Billings  In October of 2005, several blasts rocked the resort island of Bali in Indonesia, the work of Islam of ascist militants who desire nothing less than the establishment of an Islamic state and the enforcement of Sharia.  Their extreme means were matched only by the propensity of their views to be …