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March 5, 2024

United States
Ten Facts About the State of the Union Address

President Biden will deliver the annual State of the Union address on Thursday night. Here are ten things you might not know about the tradition of having a president deliver an annual address.

Biden SOTU 2023

March 29, 2015

President Carter and Israel--Again

Jimmy Carter writes about (that is to say, against) Israel once again in The Washington Post today, in a column entitled "Rebuild Gaza." Why is Gaza not being rebuilt? Two reasons. First, Carter say…

January 26, 2024

United States
Campaign Roundup: Is NATO on the Ballot in 2024?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: The 2024 election has potentially significant implications for the North Atlantic Treaty Organizati…

NATO flags as viewed hanging in a line.

December 21, 2011

Human Rights
Did President Carter Send Condolences to North Korea?

According to the North Korean news agency, former president Jimmy Carter has sent condolences on the death of Kim Jong-Il. Here  is the statement the North Koreans issued: Pyongyang, December 21 (K…

October 13, 2023

United States
Happy 248th Birthday, U.S. Navy!

The U.S. Navy marks 248 years of service.

Navy ship

July 3, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. Military Presence in Africa: Myth and Reality

On June 26, in public remarks at a training seminar, current US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander Gen. Carter F. Ham provided a detailed review of his command’s activities in Africa. While I do not …

Three U.S. officers of the U.S. joint military effort from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)-Djibouti are introduced to the site by a Kenyan engineer (R) after they arrived at the scene of a collapsed building in Nairobi, Kenya January 24, 2006.