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In its final report, the 9/11 Commission made 40 different recommendations for improving America's homeland security. Congress responded by passing the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which implemented the report's most significant proposals. Recently, the House of Representatives passed the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recom­mendations Act of 2007 (H.R. 1) as part of the Speaker of the House's "100 Hours" agenda. H.R. 1 claims to follow th...

To counter the challenges to America's leadership at home and abroad, even by long-standing allies, we must be more persuasive, win the war on terrorism and the war of ideas, work to reshape theinternational system, invest in a strong national defense, keep oureconomy on top, get our own house in order, and, most important,put the advancement of liberty back at the center of foreignpolicy.

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A comprehensive Euro-American plan, with the U.S. offering carrots for a successful outcome while the Europeans pledge to threaten Iran with genuine sticks if the talks fail, would illustratetransatlantic cooperation at its best, increase the chances forgenuine diplomatic success, and cut the Gordian knot by focusing,first and foremost, on the pressing Iranian nuclear question.

Primakov had opposed, frequently and openly, the United States onmany issues.

Accurate assessments of the cost of missile defense can be madeonly once a decision is made about the actual architecture theAdministration will pursue.

Congress and the President should commit to spending 4 percent ofGDP on national defense even after any drawdown of U.S. forces inAfghanistan or Iraq, both to prevent a recurrence of the "hollowforce" and to meet immediate modernization needs, and reform themajor entitlement programs that threaten the budget and the economyover the long term.

President George W. Bush would very much like to open his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24 with an announcement that Congress is releasing $582 million as a second payment of U.S. arrears. If this payment is not approved by that time, the President will encounter extensive criticism that could well overwhelm his message and eliminate his ability to lay the groundwork for a new relationship between the United States and the U.N.

HL328:  Five Questions Facing the Soviet Military

President Obama has started planning a new round of nuclear arms negotiations with the Russians. He apparently hopes to rid the world of nuclear weapons. This indeed could be an opportune time to rethink arms control. And who doesn't want a world safe from nuclear Armageddon?