I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued. Sincerely, BARACK OBAMA

Letter–Russian Highly Enriched Uranium TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE June 25, 2012 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(b), I hereby report that I have exercisedContinue reading I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued. Sincerely, BARACK OBAMA

Syria and Turkey F-4 Crisis in Perspective by Daniel McAdams…

As we sadly see, the Syrian shoot-down of a Turkish surveillance aircraft in Syrian airspace threatens to finally provide the casus belli for a NATO assault on Syria despite the fact that a UN Security Council resolution will not be forthcoming. Turkey, which by providing safe harbor and facilitating the transfer of weapons to thoseContinue reading Syria and Turkey F-4 Crisis in Perspective by Daniel McAdams…

What If?

I have been asked several times over the last few months, “What If, the US makes the borders almost impossible to cross?” or “What if Russia removes Americans from her country?” or “What if? Or What if?” After thinking about it for awhile and after this last trip to Ukraine and crossing the border byContinue reading What If?

The days of US dominance are over, and multilateralism is with us: by Giles Chance…

In January 2009, when I started writing the book China and the Credit Crisis: the emergence of a new world order, I could see that the financial crash of September and October 2008 had seriously weakened US financial power, and that some big changes would follow as a result. What I did not know thenContinue reading The days of US dominance are over, and multilateralism is with us: by Giles Chance…