By James Jay Carafano | Fox News Fears rise of an ISIS comeback This is a warning to the civilized world: Don’t forget about the supporters of Usama bin Laden and the ISIS caliphate. They have not forgotten about you. Washington today is largely focused on “great power” competition. What’s … [Read more...]
Japan MoD Releases White Paper: Defense of Japan 2019—Mentions China Maritime Militia for 3rd Year Running
Reports—Government of Japan Defense of Japan 2019 (Tokyo: Ministry of Defense, September 2019). Click here to download full text. … [Read more...]
Highly mobile rocket systems to stay in Australia after Talisman Sabre ends
Highly mobile rocket systems to stay in Australia after exercise Souce: https://www.stripes.com/news/highly-mobile-rocket-systems-to-stay-in-australia-after-talisman-sabre-ends-1.589829#.XZangBl6FZI.gmail By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPESPublished: July 11, 2019 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket … [Read more...]
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Gheorghe Bejan Patronatul Zaharului din Romania Abstract: The Government has proposed that by the Ordinance, a non-harmonized excise duty on soft drinks with a high content of free sugars be instituted, from September 1, 2019. The initiative is not substantiated and there is no reference to any … [Read more...]
Improving Ukraine’s Maritime Capability: Next Steps for the U.S.
Luke Coffey and Alexis Mrachek … [Read more...]
Germany’s New Defense Minister: An Opportunity for Strengthening the U.S.–German Security Partnership
Daniel Kochis @dankochis Senior Policy Analyst in European Affairs Daniel Kochis is a senior policy analyst in European Affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. SUMMARY On July 24, 2019, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leader of Germany’s CDU party, and potential successor to … [Read more...]
Why the China-Russia Alliance Won’t Last
Beijing and Moscow don’t even have to pretend the liberal world order is a speed-bump in their joint ventures. Both happily engage with the world’s most odious regimes, from Syria to Venezuela. And, of course, neither has any compunction about playing dirty when it serves their interests. by James … [Read more...]
Ensuring a Twenty-Second Century America
by James Jay Carafano (born May 8, 1955) is the director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies and Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Carafano is also an adjunct professor at … [Read more...]
A Strong Military Everyday Keeps China Away
Soft power is great, but worthless if America can’t demonstrate the capability and will to protect its interests. by James Jay Carafano (born May 8, 1955) is the director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies and Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis … [Read more...]