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The 2012 Presidential Election and the Demise of Public Financing.

Introduction The 2012 presidential election is poised to become the most expensive in American history.  President Obama has indicated that the he intends to rasie $1 billion for his reelection campaign.  This paper examines the implications that the decisions made by George W. Bush and Barack Obama to reject public financing during the 2000 primary [...]

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Profiling A Fox: A Counterintelligence Profile on Arms Trafficker Jacques Monsieur, Updated Edition

PROFILING THE FOX- A Counterintelligence Profile on Arms Trafficker Jacques Monsieur (PAI EDITION)           Case Background, Status, and Relevance: On August 28, 2009, the U.S. counterintelligence world savored a victory as Belgian arms trafficker Jacques Monsieur was taken into custody after stepping off his plane in a New York airport. Monsieur, [...]

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FACT SHEET – Illegal Immigration, Crisis on the Border

Download Pax Americana Institute’s FACT SHEET on Illegal Immigration and the Crisis on the Border dd PAI has compiled a fast facts sheet on illegal immigration that bullet points: American Death tolls Mexican Death tolls Number of U.S. & Mexican Troops on the Border “The Wall” Arizona S.B. 1070 U.S. v Arizona (Federal Law Suit)

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COMING SOON: America’s First ‘Pax Americana Index’

The Pax Americana Institute (PAI) has been collaborating with defense, diplomacy, economic and academic experts to produce the nation’s first comprehensive measure of our country”s strength and leadership abroad: The Pax Americana Index.

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Al-Qaeda in the Malay Archipelago: A Case Study of the July 2009 JW Marriott & Ritz-Carlton Bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia

The Case Study This case study examines the history of the Indonesian terrorist network al-Jemaah al-Islamiyah (JI) and its most deadly and violent splinter cell Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad, particularly through the lens of the 17 July 2009 terrorist bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta.  Focus is given the history of both [...]

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PAI Launches New Publication Series

The first in a new series of Institute easy-to-reads will be “10 Things Every Citizen Should Know About…The U.S. Constitution.” Available in print and on Amazon.com/books in the Fall of 2010.  Other PAI Publications. All proceeds support the institute’s student internship program.

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The Political Impact of Iran’s Youth And the Future of the Iranian Democracy

Download “The Political Impact of the Iranian Youth” d d The Political Impact of Iran’s Youth And the Future of the Iranian Democracy Major J. Prokopowicz, United States Army; Visiting Research Fellow, Pax Americana Institute. The views and opinions expressed in this essay are solely those of Major Prokopowicz; they do not reflect, nor are [...]

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YEMEN: A THREAT ASSESSMENT

Yemen has served as a safe-haven for Al Qa’ida Arabian Peninsula since 2001. As U.S. and Coalition Forces continue to drive insurgents out of Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorists are seeking refuge in the ungoverned, mountainous swaths of northwestern and eastern Yemen. The 30,000-strong U.S. troop surge will only expedite the transition of terrorists to places like Somalia, North Africa, and Yemen unless the United States and Yemen direct more resources to these dark corners. This threat assessment is a concise overview of the threats posed to the U.S. and U.S. interests in the region by terrorists in Yemen.

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The Influence of the U.S. Catholic Church on U.S. Foreign and National Security

Download The Influence of the U.S. Catholic Church on U.S. Foreign and National Security By Drew Davis, Executive Director, Pax Americana Institute The intersection of religion and politics has fascinated people for centuries. In modern day, it seems to be an ever-constant concern of many. The enormity of such an issue, however, means that unless [...]

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