Committee
In sign of weakness, pro-PRC Solomons PM avoids meeting US Congress members
PM Sogavare avoided meeting a US Congressional Delegation that was visiting the country. Not a single government minister met the two Members of Congress during their time in the capital, Honiara.
Op-eds
The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus
Memos
Trump and Moon must unite to send a tough message to North Korea
Co-written by Joshua Stanton. South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae In, ...
Op-eds
Countering Russia: Further Assessing Options for Sanctions
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Legislative Testimonies
Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe? Answer: Both
An American media spotlight on Saudi Arabia re-appeared with the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Did the kingdom play a nefarious role in that terrible day? If so, should 9/11...
Op-eds
Evaluating the Security of the U.S. Financial Sector
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Legislative Testimonies
Pakistan Falsely Claims it Takes ‘Immediate Action’ Against Terror Groups Listed by the UN
A spokesman for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that his country takes "immediate action" against any terrorist groups that are sanctioned by the Un...
Op-eds
In Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas VS Mohammad Dahlan
Abbas’ failed leadership has created discontent within Palestine Authority. Will Dahlan seize the moment?
Op-eds
The Benghazi Report
Co-authored by Stephen F. Hayes After a long day on November 13, 2013, Speaker of the House John Boehner walked down the marble hallways of the Longworth House Office Building t...
Op-eds
Negotiations on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), thank you for inviting me to testify today on the implementation...
Legislative Testimonies
Washington’s Syria Policy
Madame Chairwoman, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished Members of the Committee. On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify at toda...
Legislative Testimonies
Digging Deeper Into the UN’s WIPO Tech for Tyrants Scandal
Congressional investigators of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs are pressing ahead with their inquiry into one of the flashier United Nations scandals of recent times — call it Tech f...
Op-eds
The Whole World Is Watching
Yesterday, the White House’s Atrocities Prevention Board held its first meeting. Chaired by NSC staffer Samantha Power, author of...
Op-eds
Early Warnings Ignored
September 11: A Decade Later
Op-eds
Rep. Peter King Seeks Answers on DOJ Decision Not to Prosecute Islamists
House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King has fired off a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding answers about why political appointees in the Obama Justice Department stopped effort...
Op-eds
What Are We Doing About Gaddafi’s Bloody Hands in Libya?
As uprisings sweep the Middle East and North Africa, the bloodiest crackdown is happening, right now, in Libya, where Muammar Gaddafi has ruled for more than 41 years. There are reports of hundre...
Op-eds
The System Failed
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has released an unclassified summary of its investigation into the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day 2009. The committee’s bottom line...
Op-eds
Messiah Lies About His Senate Committee Assignment
This guy is going to be harder than Bill Clinton to keep up with. The next whopper whips along before you have time to wrap your brain around the last one. At Powerline, John Hinde...
Op-eds
The FISA Follies Roll On
Over two weeks ago, the Bush administration stunned both supporters and detractors of the National Security Agency’s Terrorist Surveillance Program — heretofore, involving warrantless...