It is becoming increasingly clear that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has transferred technology to North Korea and Iran that are prohibited by United Nations Security Council sanctions and U.S. law. These violations have spurred a State Department investigation and were raised at a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing on June 27. The…
Libya’s increasingly bloody conflict has inspired more calls for U.S. military intervention, with many clamoring for the imposition of a no-fly zone over the North African country. Imposing a no-fly zone could raise the morale of “rebel” forces, back Colonel Muammar Qadhafi into a tighter corner politically, and fill a reflexive need felt by western powers to do…
Abstract: The evidence is clear: North Korea is responsible for the torpedo attack that sank the South Korean naval frigate Cheonan. Now that North Korea’s culpability for this heinous act of aggression has been proven, South Korea and the United States must respond resolutely by imposing a comprehensive package of unilateral and multilateral actions. These sanctions…
Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney calls for a stronger ballistic missile defense system to protect the American people against nuclear threats. He calls on Congress to fund and deploy a multi-layered missile defense shield.…
Delivered July 30, 2007 immigration has become the most controversial, complex, and sensitive subject we face today. It directly affects our economy, our culture, and our future. To ensure that any action we take on immigration policy is in our national interest, we need to approach the subject with reason and facts. The astronomer Carl Sagan once said,…
Nile Gardiner discusses economic sanctions against Iran on CNBC.…
Delivered on February 13, 2007 With the Six-Party Talks just concluding in Beijing, it certainly is a good time to discuss North Korea. We are fortunate indeed that, as always, the Institute for Corean-American Studies is focusing Washington's attention on a grave matter that concerns both Americans and America's friends in South Korea and Japan. When…
Balbina Hwang discusses sanctions on North Korea on PBS.…
Burma’s president, Thein Sein, has declared a state of emergency in the town of Meikhtila and the surrounding region...…
Representative Charles Rangel (D–NY) has a mixed record on trade freedom. And he voted “no” in October 2011 for the...…
London mayor Boris Johnson published an op-ed Monday in which he decried the posthumous trial of whistleblower Sergei...…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry dumped more fuel on the fire of former Senator Chuck Hagel’s (R–NE) nomination for Secretary...…
The long-stalled talks on Iran’s nuclear program will soon resume. Earlier this week, European Union diplomat Helga...…
North Korea again defied the international community today by launching a Unha-3 rocket, which is the same vehicle as...…
Tonight’s final presidential debate will focus solely on foreign policy. Moderator Bob Schieffer announced that the...…
The final presidential debate, on foreign policy, is scheduled for Monday, October 22. Moderator Bob Schieffer announced...…
Millions of barrels of Iranian oil have gone undetected by sanctions enforcement, according to a recent Reuters...…
As reported by Fox News earlier this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the transfer of...…