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UNTIL ITS WARS against Communist expansion in Korea and Vietnam, the U.S. was accustomed to victory. From 1776-82 and in 1812, America gained and maintained its liberty from the British [...]

Mr. Woolsey was CIA director from 1993 to 1995, during the Clinton Administration. He also was a Rhodes scholar and a U.S. Army captain early in his career, serving as [...]

four years ago, on the eve of Sept. 11, 2001, the need to reduce radically our reliance on oil was not clear to many and, in any case, the path [...]

To THE EDITOR: With Gabriel Schoenfeld's point that the CIA's problems 'originate in realms deeper than can be addressed by a reconfiguration of the organizational chart,' we agree ['What Became [...]

'I think of these verification steps in a sense as institutionalizing and embedding in international law a certain degree of military glasnost. I think that is, in its own way, [...]

WHY CHANGE? OIL IS a magnet for conflict. The problem is simple--everyone needs energy, but the sources of the world's transportation fuel are concentrated in relatively few countries. Well over [...]

Natural gas is a beneficial alternative to oil and coal in generating electricity given that these energy sources are vulnerable to natural and intentional disruptions. With natural gas taking a larger share in power generation, the value of oil as a strategic commodity could be replaced.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt (Farrar Straus, 496 pp., $26) IN this book, professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt repeatedly […]

Presents a speech delivered by Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey before the Senate on January 25, 1994. List of tasks for intelligence in the post cold war era; North Korea and China; Former Soviet Union; Middle East; Somalia, Bosnia and Haiti; Problem of nonconventional arms proliferation; Drug trafficking; International economics.

In the coming months, years and perhaps decades, America's global war against terrorism will demand radical thinking on how to fight an enemy whose goal is to instill fear and [...]

In its twilight months, the Clinton administration finds itself in a major dilemma. If it wants smooth relations with President Vladimir Putin's Russia, it must leave the 1972 U.S.-Soviet ABM [...]

Discusses the defense and arms control policy of the U.S. under the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Role of the U.S. as champion of peace in the world; Recognition of the primary importance of men and women in the building of effective military forces; Call on the U.S. government to outthink the Soviet Union and its allies; Deterrence as the primary role of the strategic forces of the U.S.; Need to rejuvenate the efforts to half the proliferation of nuclear weapons; Call on the U.S. to encourage innovation by paying the actual costs of research and development.

AMERICANS BORROW $1 BILLION a day to import oil. This is a huge share of the U.S. trade deficit and a major factor in weakening the dollar. Hundreds of billions [...]

Reports on the war between the U.S. with the fascist Middle East governments and totalitarian Islamists. Background information about the war; Profile of the other two movements involved on the war; Reasons for having the war.

Focuses on the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the United States, and the alleged role of Osama bin Laden. Possibility that the attacks were arranged by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein; Mention of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, N.Y.; Reference to the book "Study of Revenge: Saddam Hussein's Unfinished War Against America," by Laurie Mylroie, which indicated that the bombing was masterminded by Iraq; Confusion pertaining to the original identity of alias Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the bombing; Investigation of the truthfulness of Fox/Mylroie theory that Yousef, via Iraqi intelligence, stole Abdul Basit's identity.

LEAD: EVENTS DURING THE AUTUMN of 1986 have produced greater confusion in American strategic policy than perhaps at any other time in the nuclear age. After unveiling its startling proposal [...]

Focuses on some decisions of U.S. administration that may seriously hamper the efficacy of the proposed ICBM force in deterring nuclear threats. Possible impact of the START draft treaty on the ICBM force since it provides for deep reduction in ballistic missile warheads; Criticism of the administration's decision to terminate Midgetman, a force of small, single-warhead ICBMs which can be deployed on highly mobile nuclear-hardened vehicles; Deliberation on other ways to achieve ICBM survivability in the absence of mobile Midgetman.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "How Safe Are Your Breasts?," which examined the impact of medical cost cutting on women's health; "Mr. Clean Genes," which discussed cystic fibrosis; "Flack Attack," which focused on the transition of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from exile to governing.

The article discusses energy sources that do not cause harm to human health. According to the author, the dominance of petroleum in the transportation sector may be ending, but the rate at which it will be phased out will be slow. Topics include ways in which the U.S. government could make the transition faster, such encouraging electric vehicles use, and several ways in which oil harms public health.

Acceptable losses It is that time of the year again when editors, pundits, etc., fill up their space with analyses of the major events of the past twelve months. It [...]

People were talking about it at the Farnborough Air Show. They said Pan American and Airbus were talking about airplanes. They pointed out that Pan American sure needed some new [...]

Musical airlines Some years ago the United States Navy developed a special cap for its officers. The rim and the bill were black and permanent, but the lid, or top [...]

The article focuses on nuclear threats and electromagnetic-pulse (EMP) attack on Americans underestimated, it talks of North Korea launching Unha-3 space launch vehicle that could carry a small nuclear warhead and detonate over U.S. to create an EMP resulting in societal chaos and kill millions.

The article offers information on the "National Space Weather Action Plan" revealed by U.S. President Barack Obama which is not the full plan of preventing damage to national electric grid, satellites, and infrastructure from space weather.

This article focuses on the need for alternative fuel. The U.S. produces about 2 per cent of its electricity from oil. It could move towards wind power for electricity generation or deploy a clean form of using coal. These improvements would have the most limited effect on oil dependence. Oil is, mainly a source of transportation fuel. And it is this use that drives the world's oil dependence. As the world's demand for oil increases, its price is most likely to increase. This article also informs that the oil use contributes to pollution and to the release of global-warming gases. Biodiesel, currently being produced from offal at a turkey processing plant in the United States, can now be derived from a wide range of organic waste feedstocks, including manure, household waste and used tyres.

Presents an interview with ex-chief of the Central Intelligence Agency R. James Woolsey on the threat of terrorism in the United States. Questions, including how he views the vulnerability of the U.S. to nuclear attack or bioterrorism.

The article reports on the unsuccessful nuclear arms-control agreement between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran to abandon nuclear weapons proliferation.

The article reports on a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Rand Paul, the no-subsidy, no-mandate Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act, which would offer automobile manufacturers the option of reducing their fuel-economy obligations.

The article discusses the need to break the monopoly of oil of about 95 percent of the transportation of the world, and the cartel of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The author explains that oil is a crucial strategic commodity, and that for as long as transportation is nearly exclusively dependent on oil, the U.S. will be under OPEC's control in terms of oil volume and price. According to the author, the creation of a North American Energy Alliance is a good idea.

The article urges U.S. President Barack Obama to respond decisively to the threat posed by Iran's plan to prohibit all foreign warships from using an international waterway to enter the Persian Gulf without its navy's permission. It calls on the U.S. government to demand freedom for the Syrian and Iranian peoples and commit itself to helping them. It also encourages Obama to emulate Theodore Roosevelt (TR) by sending U.S. forces to locations where they can carry out operations against Iran.

The article features Muslim physician Doctor Zuhdi Jasser and his potential role in the efforts of the government to oppose radical Islam. Jasser is described as the intellectual counterpart of the late Rick Rescorla, who warned the authorities about possible terrorist attacks against World Trade Center in New York City. The American Islamic Forum on Democracy was founded by Jasser. The administration has failed to take the opportunity to use the abilities of Jasser.

The article discusses the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which was first presented by then President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Senate in 1999. The administration of President Barack Obama is beginning to promote the ratification of CTBT, which it supporters say would be instrumental in convincing the international community to support the U.S. in its campaign for nuclear nonproliferation. Since the U.S. halted nuclear testing in 1992, China, France and India continued doing nuclear tests.

The article discusses the similarity between the Nazi Germany and Iran in the 2000s. These similarities include arms buildup and the recession which discourage the U.S. and allied states to risk potential military undertakings. To prevent a repeat of history, the author suggests that the U.S. and its allies should impose crippling economic sanctions on Iran, provide aid to Iranian reformers and help bring out a shift in the nature of the Iranian regime.

The article presents a conversation about the threat to dominance of oil in Georgia. It cites the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel wherein half of the energy used in the process of making it goes to produce dried distillers grain (DDG). It also relates the move toward making ethanol to replace gasoline to keep using the starch to make fructose and keeping the fructose cheap.

This article calls on the U.S. to become independent not only of imported crude oil but of crude oil itself as a major source of energy. It explains that weaning the U.S. from dependency on imported crude oil does not mean the country will no longer import this commodity. Rather independence of imported crude oil only means that the country cannot be held hostage by the nations that are the source of this commodity. It means that U.S. foreign policy will be more free and less entangled by the politics of crude oil. Promoting hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels is a good direction toward crude oil independence.

This article explains how the collaboration between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein has endangered the U.S. Specifically, this article traces the history of with Sunni theocratic totalitarianism. There are two varieties of theocratic totalitarianism within Sunni Islam. Both of them are Salafists meaning they believe that only a literal version of the model of rule implemented in the seventh century in Islam has ultimate legitimacy. The relationship between the Salafist jihadists such as al Qaeda and Salafist loyalists such as the Wahhabis is described. The Salafist ideology being spread by the Wahhabis is discussed and how the U.S. can deal with it as well as its teachings is noted.

Focuses on the risks posed by the dependence of the U.S. on petroleum for transportation fuel. Implications of the commitment of the transportation infrastructure to oil and oil-compatible products; Vulnerability of the petroleum infrastructure to terrorist and other attacks; Use of wealth transfers from oil to fund terrorism and its ideological support.

This article presents a symposium concerning the so-called "war on terror" being waged by the United States. The editors of the journal posed a series of questions to leading thinkers that include acceptance of the term "World War IV," progress since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, and the spread of democracy worldwide. Fifteen responses are presented from people that include Fouad Ajami, John R. Bolton, and Max Boot.