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Worse than a bad joke: a broke and broken U.S. government
Worse than a bad joke: a broke and broken U.S. government

America, Blogs, Harlan Ullman., Issues, Regions

Worse than a bad joke: a broke and broken U.S. government

The great American and Oklahoman humorist Will Rogers had a toxic view of Congress eighty or so years ago and long before Congress bashing became a contact sport for late night television hosts. “Every time Congress wanted to pass a law, it became a joke,” Rogers quipped. “And every time Congress wished to make a joke, they turned it into a law.” Today, the U.S. government is worse than Rogers’ bad joke. Failure to pass a budget is now standard operating procedure. Should the debt-ceiling limit be unreconciled by October 17th and the nation defaults, the consequences are almost certainly going to be bad and grow worse the longer government is [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:28:29+02:00October 18th, 2013|America, Blogs, Harlan Ullman., Issues, Regions|0 Comments

What next for syria—breakthrough, breakdown or botched opportunity?
What next for syria—breakthrough, breakdown or botched opportunity?

Blogs, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Orientul Mijlociu, Regions, Studies and Analysis

What next for syria—breakthrough, breakdown or botched opportunity?

The Obama administration is on the verge of botching an unprecedented opportunity. Prior to the remarkable joint U.S.-Russian initiative that established a process to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, the outlook for the region was grim. The only certainty was continuing violence that will kill tens of thousands and displace many more hundreds of thousands of Syrians. President Barak Obama had double checkmated himself by declaring that Syrian President Bashar al Assad must stand down from office and then setting a “redline” around using chemical weapons. Following the chemical attacks that killed some 1400 people on August 21st, Obama made two highly contradictory decisions. First, the president vowed to [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:28:30+02:00October 18th, 2013|Blogs, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Orientul Mijlociu, Regions, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Uniunea Europeana in fata unui moment istoric: Summitul de la Vilnius
Uniunea Europeana in fata unui moment istoric: Summitul de la Vilnius

Alexandru Grumaz, Blogs, Europa/Rusia, Regions, Studies and Analysis

Uniunea Europeana in fata unui moment istoric: Summitul de la Vilnius

Summitul de la Vilnius sau Summitul Parteneriatului Estic va avea loc in luna noiembrie, a.c. si este considerat a fi un punct de cotitura in Politica de Vecinatate Estica a Uniunii Europene, un moment istoric in care deciziile luate vor defini regiunea din punct de vedere geostrategic si geoeconomic. De la infiintarea Parteneriatului Estic s-a consfintit competitia geostrategica regionala, o competitie pe care din pacate Uniunea nu si-a asumat-o integral, reusind sa inregistreze cel putin doua esecuri concrete in cazul Belarusului si al Armeniei, un semiblocaj in cazul Azerbaidjanului, precum si o situatie incerta in cazul Georgiei. Belarusul reprezinta o poarta de intrare a Vestului catre Federatia Rusa si a [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:28:30+02:00October 17th, 2013|Alexandru Grumaz, Blogs, Europa/Rusia, Regions, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Din seria „Greu de ucis – SUA infruntand crizele”
Din seria „Greu de ucis – SUA infruntand crizele”

Adrian Marius Dobre., America, Blogs, Economics, Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis

Din seria „Greu de ucis – SUA infruntand crizele”

Totul a plecat de la Obamacare, un sistem de asigurari medicale extinse asupra caruia republicanii si democratii nu au cazut de acord. De aici s-a ajuns la blocarea votului pentru buget, boicotarea acestuia de catre republicani, intr-un joc in care vina este plasata ca o minge de foc ba in bratele republicanilor, ba in cele ale lui Obama. Republicanii sustin ca bugetul SUA nu poate sa acopere extra cheltuielile cuprinse in programul Obamacare, iar democratii arata cu degetul catre republicani ca fiind responsabili pentru paralizia administratiei (atat timp cat bugetul nu este aprobat, nu exista o lege in baza careia functionarii sa fie platiti, astfel ca zeci de mii de [...]

By Adrian Marius Dobre|2017-11-14T21:28:32+02:00October 15th, 2013|Adrian Marius Dobre., America, Blogs, Economics, Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Rummy’s reclama—fixing a broken process
Rummy’s reclama—fixing a broken process

America, Blogs, Harlan Ullman., Regions, Studies and Analysis

Rummy’s reclama—fixing a broken process

Don Rumsfeld is on tour touting his newest book: Rumsfeld’s Rules, a compilation of lessons accumulated over fifty years of public service. Mr. Rumsfeld has the distinction of being both America’s youngest and oldest secretary of defense, presiding over three wars---winding down Vietnam and during the past decade, overseeing the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. But it is actually Rumsfeld’s previous book, Known and Unknowns---A Memoir that is more relevant regarding the state of American politics today. Towards the end of that book (and his time as George W. Bush’s secretary of defense), Rumsfeld forwarded a memo to the National Security Council calling for a commission to address what he [...]