US On The Road To Greece: Armageddon After Debt Ceiling Deal By Vojin Joksimovich, Ph.D. Modern Tokyo Times I have followed American politics for some 40 years. It is difficult to remember a more dismal episode in American politics than the negotiations between President Obama and top congressional leaders aimed at averting the debt default. [...]
Turkey after the Elections: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy By Sally McNamara and Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is on course to secure a third consecutive victory in parliamentary elections this weekend. Polls are predicting that the AKP could secure up to [...]
The Role of the United States in Southern Sudan’s Referendum By Morgan Roach and Ray Walser, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation On January 9, southern Sudanese voted for their independence from the government in Khartoum. In the days leading up to the referendum, the international community feared delay, bloodshed, or the complete breakdown of the peace [...]
Time for America to Get Cyber-Serious By Paul Rosenzweig and James Carafano, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation The online threats facing America read like an ever-expanding encyclopedia of dangers to the freedoms, prosperity, and security of all Americans. Cybersecurity has become a crucial component of national security. Responses to cyber threats, however, have [...]
China and Cybersecurity: Trojan Chips and U.S.–Chinese Relations By Dean Cheng and Derek Scissors, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation One subject of the third round of the U.S.–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be cybersecurity. Part of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’s proposed Strategic Security Dialogue, it reflects the growing prominence of cybersecurity in Sino-American strategic relations. [...]
