Another Bad Arms Control Decision

The Administration Gets It Wrong on Arms Control, Again, Heritage Foundation Foundry, October 16, 2009. "On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the U.S. would seek a “strong international standard” in the control of the conventional arms trade by “seizing the opportunity presented by the Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations.” But the participation comes with a caveat: the U.S. will actively support negotiations only if the conference “operates under the rule of consensus decision-making needed to ensure that all countries can be held to standards that will actually improve the global situation.” "

Why Consensus Won't Help the Arms Trade Treaty

The Obama Administration Makes the Wrong Call on the U.N.'s Arms Trade Treaty, Heritage Foundation WebMemo #2653, October 15, 2009. "On October 14, 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the United States would seek a “strong international standard” in the control of the conventional arms trade by “seizing the opportunity presented by the Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations.” Her announcement contained an important caveat: The U.S. will only actively support negotiations if the conference “operates under the rule of consensus decision-making needed to ensure that all countries can be held to standards that will actually improve the global situation.” This caveat has been attacked by NGOs supporting the treaty process. The Administration’s decision to participate on the basis of consensus is wrong."

A Lesson from Britain's Anti-Slavery Campaign from Gordon Brown

Brown's Telling Gift to Obama, Heritage Foundation Foundry, March 5, 2009.

Bush: The Post-War President

The virtue of Bush's presidency – he never forgot 9/11 atrocity, January 16, 2009, Yorkshire Post.

Will Obama Be A European?

Obama May Not be Bush, But He Won’t Be What Europe Expects, Yorkshire Post, October 27, 2008. "In the presidential contest, Americans are leaning towards Barack Obama, but they remain divided. John McCain is the underdog – though as Churchill once remarked, every dog has his day, and some days last longer than others. There are few such divisions in Europe: it wants Obama to win. Not everyone agrees, but almost. In September, a BBC poll – fair and balanced, undoubtedly – found that France, Germany, Britain, and Italy were among the most optimistic that an Obama presidency would improve their relations with the US."