Any hope for an exit from the current Middle East chaos lies with the efforts of Gen. Pres. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stabilize its politics and rebuild the Egyptian economy. With its 90 million people and traditional role as the intellectual leader … [Read more...] about The Egyptian Bet
ACD/EWI Blog
Free Speech Trumps Business. Not in the U.S.
Left: Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem © AFP In an unexpected and unprecedented step the Swedish government announced that “the principles of human rights were more important than a military deal,” and therefore it will cancel a lucrative … [Read more...] about Free Speech Trumps Business. Not in the U.S.
Rebuilding America’s role
The growing clash between the Presidency and the U.S. Senate– including prominent Democrats as well as Republicans—is the opening guns in an effort to restore American world leadership. After the aberration of the Obama renunciation and repudiation … [Read more...] about Rebuilding America’s role
Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
Right: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araqchi described the removal of all sanctions against Tehran as a precondition for a comprehensive deal with the world powers, underlining that Tehran is standing … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
The Obama Persian Mystery
Obscured by all the hullabaloo over the Congressional speaking invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the more fundamental mystery of the Obama Administration’s Iranian strategy. Laying aside the increasingly evident incompetence … [Read more...] about The Obama Persian Mystery
Weekly Briefing – February 22 – 27, 2015
Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System - Major Stephen Maddox & Captain David Stuckenberg -- in 2014 an American Airlines Group regional jet in Florida nearly collided with a drone at 2,300 feet. This type of UAS is supposed to remain … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – February 22 – 27, 2015
Weekly Briefing – February 16-20, 2015
"If Only Germany Had Solved Its Unemployment Problem in 1933, Germans Wouldn’t Have Become Nazis...Er, Maybe not." - David P. Goldman (Sprengler) Denmark’s Compromised “Values” - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The Danes should have known better, but they … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – February 16-20, 2015
Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System*
Earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed rules on drones (unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). For example, the proposed rule would require that an operator maintain visual line of sight of a small UAS. Or, whether the rules … [Read more...] about Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System*
Denmark’s Questionable “Values”
Soon after the jihadist attacks in Copenhagen, Danish Prime Minister, Thorning-Schmidt declared, “this is not a conflict between Islam and the West…this is a conflict between the core values of our society and violent extremists.” To this, a … [Read more...] about Denmark’s Questionable “Values”
Beware of Innocent-Sounding NGOs!
Ostensibly benign, independent NGOs are effective propaganda tools for those with the means - such as Qatar,Russia...and George Soros. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are becoming ever more significant on the international scene. Non-profit … [Read more...] about Beware of Innocent-Sounding NGOs!