By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D.The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is in...

It’s been more than a decade since Islamic terrorists attacked the U.S., yet the agency created to protect the nation from another strike is asleep at the wheel, failing to adequately screen the monstrous amounts of cargo that enter the country each day, according to a government report issued this ...

Last month, when I visited the USto campaign for the closure of the “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo Bay, I was so busy flying from city to city and from event to event that I did not have time to take in — and in some cases to cross-post — articles of interest that were published at the time. ...

By Ilya KharlamovA military campaign against Iran will become a heavy burden on the global economy, experts warn. Meanwhile, Iran is creating cyber protection forces, strengthening the defense of nuclear facilities and contemplating a preemptive strike against the enemy.The US, China and Ru...

By Josh RuebnerSpeaking before students at Northern Virginia Community College on February 13, President Obama unveiled his 2013 budget request, in which he proposed "some difficult cuts that, frankly, I wouldn’t normally make if they weren't absolutely necessary. But they are." These budget cut...

By Osama Al SharifIt's been more than three weeks now since Syrian government forces launched a ferocious assault on the rebellious city of Homs.Besieged and cut off from the rest of the world, the residents of Baba Amr and other neighborhoods of the city in the Syrian heartland have been ho...

Have you heard of William Dore, Foster Friess, Sheldon Adelson, Harold Simmons, Peter Thiel, or Bruce Kovner? If not, let me introduce them to you. They’re running for the Republican nomination for president.I know, I know. You think Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney are ru...

By Larry JaganThe current by-election campaign for some 50 seats is likely to determine Burma’s political future. At stake is the position of the pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi, the strength of the parliament and the precariously balanced government of President Thein Sein—between the c...

Poor Mitt Romney. He is worth “somewhere between $190 and $250 million”. Even he is not sure of his net worth. He cannot account for the gap of $60 million. CNN asked the multiple-millionaire about his economic policy. He said, “I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned abou...

By Yong Yen NieMalaysia’s Islamic council has proposed that the government should draw up a guideline to regulate interaction between Muslims and non-Muslims, to avoid confusion between the two groups on conduct during religious celebrations. This is on top of guidelines that are already in exis...