Executive Memorandum posted June 3, 1999 by Richard D. Fisher
Time To Heed the Cox Commission's Wake-Up Call
A
bipartisan congressional commission led by Representative
Christopher Cox (R-CA) has filled a leadership void created by the
consistent unwillingness of the Clinton Administration to
acknowledge and respond to China's potential challenge to U.S.
security. The commission's 872-page report, issued on May 25,
presents a comprehensive and disturbing picture of China's…
Executive Summary posted February 22, 1999 by Richard D. Fisher
Executive Summary: Rebuilding the U.S.-Philippine Alliance
During the Cold War, the military alliance between
the United States and the Philippines, embodied in the 1951 Mutual
Defense Treaty, was instrumental in deterring the spread of Soviet
communism in Asia. This once-strong relationship, however, has been
essentially moribund since U.S. air and naval forces departed their
bases in the Philippines in 1992. The lack of…
Backgrounder posted February 22, 1999 by Richard D. Fisher
Rebuilding the U.S.-Philippine Alliance
During the Cold War, the military alliance between
the United States and the Philippines, embodied in the 1951 Mutual
Defense Treaty, was instrumental in deterring the spread of Soviet
communism in Asia. This once-strong relationship, however, has been
essentially moribund since U.S. air and naval forces departed their
bases in the Philippines in 1992. The lack of…
Executive Summary posted June 26, 1998 by Richard D. Fisher
Commercial Space Cooperation Should Not Harm National Security
A current controversy in Washington, D.C.,
surrounds the possible leakage of sensitive missile technology to
China during American commercial use of Chinese satellite launch
services. The Clinton Administration has been quick to minimize the
likelihood that China would use such missile technology or know-how
to advance its military missile program. For example, on…
Backgrounder posted June 26, 1998 by Richard D. Fisher
Commercial Space Cooperation Should Not Harm National Security
A current controversy in Washington, D.C.,
surrounds the possible leakage of U.S. missile technology to the
People's Republic of China through the commercial use of Chinese
satellite launchers. American companies are using Chinese space
launch services to launch U.S. satellites with increasing frequency
because they are less expensive than their counterparts in…
Executive Memorandum posted July 22, 1997 by Richard D. Fisher
Albright's Trip to Southeast Asia: An Opportunity to Correct Past Mistakes
When Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visits Malaysia this
week to attend a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN), she will bring along a U.S. regional policy in
disarray. In Cambodia, Indonesia, Burma, and the Philippines, the
Clinton Administration made policy mistakes that have seriously
diminished the credibility of the United States…
Backgrounder Update posted March 6, 1992 by Richard D. Fisher
Subic Bay: How Bush Can Turn a Former Military Asset Into A Future Economic Asset
(Archived document, may contain errors) 3/02 174 SUBIC BAY: HOW BUSH CAN TURN A FORMER MILITARY ASSET INTO A FUTURE ECONOMIC ASSET (Updating Asian Studies Center Backgrounder No. 109, "Last Chance for the U.S.-Philippine Alliance," October 23, 1990.) Alter telling the United States last December 27 that it has one year to leave its last military base in her country,…
Backgrounder Update posted February 25, 1991 by Richard D. Fisher
Philippine Bases Negotiations: Enough Is Enough
(Archived document, may contain errors)
By the end of this month, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raul S. Manglapus will visit Washington. Both the Philippines and the United States want to conclude a new agreement for the continued American use of Philippine military bases. Formal negotiations began last September 18, but this issue has faced both countries…
Backgrounder Update posted February 25, 1991 by Richard D. Fisher
Philippine Bases Negotiations: Enough Is Enough
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