Libya: Analyzing The Power to Declare War
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 83 Current Event According to the Wall Street Journal; March 22, 2011 (full article available on-line) WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama Monday formally notified Congress the U.S. had begun military attacks on Libya, prompting complaints from lawmakers that the president waged war without congressional consent, appearing to contradict his own [...]
Report Showed 18.8% of Insurgent Fighters in Iraq Were From East Libya
In December 2007, the Combating Terror Center at West Point released analysis of a report that examined the places insurgent fighters in Iraq were coming from. The report, which was limited to the location of Sinjar, Iraq, a border city with Syria near Mosul, pointed out that 18.8% of foreign fighters were from Libya. More [...]
Special Report: Iran’s Violations of International Law
Violations at a Glance This special report identifies 55 clear violations of international law by the Islamic Republic of Iran: hh Nuclear Program/Proliferation Violations: 18 8 IAEA Resolutions, 6 UNSC Resolutions, 4 Treaties/Agreements; hh Crimes Against Humanity: 30 21 UNSC Resolutions, 3 Treaties, 6 G.A. Resolutions; hh Human Rights: 7 7 All Treaties/Agreements; Each [...]
PAI Sets New Release Report on the Many Int’l Laws Broken by Iran
The report is now due for release Monday, 14 March. Ongoing violations pushed back the release date by a few days. We appreciate your interest in this very dangerous foreign policy dilemma. -The Policy Division of The Pax Americana Institute
Themes for Leadership in a World without Hosni Mubarak
After today’s news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has surrendered power to the country’s military leadership after weeks of civilian protest, it is not surprising that the airwaves have been humming with high hopes, speculation about future events, and some rampant rumors. Several themes deserve to be spotlighted. The immediate crisis in Egypt is not [...]
United States Hosts Chinese Premier Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao, China’s President and General Secretary of the Communist Party, concluded a three-day visit to America this past Friday. Because Hu divided his time between Washington, DC and Chicago, his visit had broad ramifications not only for American foreign policy and national-level economic interests but also for primarily Midwestern issues. President Barack Obama had [...]
“Al Qaeda Central” Still Dangerous
Vice President Joseph Biden recently proclaimed that the al Qaeda division in Pakistan is not as strong or influential as it used to be. Biden is basing his judgment on current American intelligence assessments on the international terrorism threat. The once-significant al Qaeda cadre in Pakistan is no longer believed to be able to execute [...]
Why START Now?
Foreign policy has returned to the forefront of the news as President Barack Obama recently urged Congressional leaders to ratify the “New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,” or New START, that he negotiated with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev this spring. The treaty’s terms cannot be implemented until it is ratified, but Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl’s [...]
UPDATED – Featured Project: Crisis on the Border, Illegal Immigration Fact Sheet
Pax Americana Institute has updated Crisis on the Border with new stats, investigations and projections from the month of November, 2010. Do you understand the current crisis on our southern border? To view PAI’s Illegal Immigration Fact Sheet, click here.
U.S. Must Consider Arab-Kurdish Issues During Drawdown in Iraq
A longstanding, critical factor to the American drawdown in Iraq is the historical ethnic tension between the Kurds and Arabs of Iraq. The Kurds in Iraq are concentrated in the northern part of the country, constituting between 15%-20% of the total population, and they also have a significant presence in Turkey, Iran and Syria, being [...]
