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April 8, 2011
Defense and Security
Did Operation Odyssey Dawn Prevent a Libyan Genocide?
People celebrate atop a destroyed tank belonging to forces loyal to Qaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces in Ajdabiyah. (Suhaib Salem/courtesy Reuters) The Senate Foreign Relations Committ…
April 21, 2023
United States
Tackling an Evolving Threat Landscape: Homeland Security in 2023
Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas reflects on the twenty years since the Department of Homeland Security’s formation and reviews the evolving security challenges of today and tomorrow, including the st…
April 4, 2005
United States
Ready for a $900 billion current account deficit?
$900 billion -- 7.2% of expected 2005 US GDP -- sounds extreme.But it is not entirely implausible.Assume oil stays at $55 a barrel or more for the remainder of the year. In that case, the higher oil…
July 29, 2005
Economics
More trade with Central America, less with China?
Is that the deal that brought wavering Republicans from textile states on board? We will see. But the House speaker, J. Dennis Hastert, told him they needed his vote anyway. If he switched from "nay…
June 1, 2005
Economics
An unbalanced US economy continues to get more unbalanced
Yes, I am repeating myself. But the data is pretty clear.Housing Prices. Up. Particularly in big cities on the coasts. Leading indicators for housing. Up. Check out Calculated Risk for more.Ma…