President Fails to Highlight OIF Successes In Speech – WHAT?!
With the country tuning in to watch the president announce the official conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom, it was odd, dissatisfying and bewildering not to hear a specific highlighting of the war’s many success stories. From schools to hospitals, prisons to roads and oil to diplomacy, hundreds of personal, professional and international success stories remain [...]
FACT SHEET – Illegal Immigration, Crisis on the Border
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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)
Hezbollah in the West
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By Drew Davis, Executive Director
One month ago, the Department of Defense released a report in which intelligence officials said operatives from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were cultivating terrorist networks in Latin America that “could be called upon to attack the United States [...]
Kyrgyzstan Revolution Indicator That Russia Is Still a Player
On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, the government of Kyrgyzstan was overthrown after a series of protests became violent and led to the president of the country, Kurmanbek Bakiyev leaving the country. The Prime Minister resigned and turned power over to the country’s former Foreign Minister, Roza Otunbayeva.
Kyrgyzstan is a small, mountainous country located on China’s [...]
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 organizations, [...]
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.
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.
The Influence of the U.S. Catholic Church on U.S. Foreign and National Security
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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 a [...]
U.S.-Australia Intelligence Sharing Relationship: From WWII to Modern Day
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This essay provides a précis of the U.S.-Australian intelligence relationship, beginning with the UKUSA agreements after WWII and continuing through the Joint Defense Space Research Facility, South American regime changes, the CIA in Australia, the first Gulf War, and Afghanistan and Iraq. Examination is [...]
