by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
As the clock ticks closer to a nuclear-armed Iran, the Western powers are girding their loins for — more talks. Continue reading “Iran Senses Western Weakness”
Tag: North Korea
Iranian Threat Heats Up
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
Iran announced Sunday that it was cutting off crude oil sales to France and England, a mostly symbolic act given that Iran provides England less than 1% of its crude, and France claims that it “practically stopped importing Iranian oil,” according to the head of the Union of Petroleum Industries. Continue reading “Iranian Threat Heats Up”
Nuclear Realities
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Given the worrying over nuclear Iran, it is timely to review the rules of nuclear proliferation. Continue reading “Nuclear Realities”
The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
The mystery remaining about the Obama administration’s foreign policy is not whether it has worked, but whether its failures will matter all that much. Continue reading “The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy”
Will Iran Really Start a War?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Defining Ideas
For much of last December, Iran seemed schizophrenic. Continue reading “Will Iran Really Start a War?”
2011: Out with a Whimper, Not a Bang
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
It proved as hard to break up the bankrupt European Union as it was to create it. Continue reading “2011: Out with a Whimper, Not a Bang”
Did We Give Up on Libya?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
President Obama has announced that America would stop attacking Col. Muammar Gadhafi’s forces in Libya. He instead hopes that others can force out Gadhafi — or that the dictator will leave through economic and diplomatic pressure. Continue reading “Did We Give Up on Libya?”
America’s Sorta Rescue?
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
What a No-Fly Zone Means
Now that we are committed to a no-fly zone (an unwise idea, I think, given the absence of consistent aims or defined objectives), we must support it and ensure its success. Continue reading “America’s Sorta Rescue?”
Signs of the Times
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Trimalchio’s Bowl
Sometime during the reign of the emperor Nero, the novelist and imperial confidant Petronius wrote a novel about life among the Roman nouveau richein the Bay of Naples. Continue reading “Signs of the Times”
Why America Must Defend South Korea
by Victor Davis Hanson
Ricochet.com
The Cold War is over. Why on earth should we expend American blood and treasure to defend South Korea? George Washington warned us about this kind of entanglement. Why should we expend American blood and treasure to defend South Korea? (Ricochet member Kenneth) Continue reading “Why America Must Defend South Korea”