Articles by Doug Bandow
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Democracy Triumphs in Burma—If Military Will Yield Real Power
Doug Bandow – Cato Institute,
23 Nov 2015
Suu Kyi and the NLD face extraordinary challenges, made more difficult by people’s high expectations. People across Burma voted for The Lady, but she has never held office or participated in the give and take of politics. She faces what remains an authoritarian state.”
→ read full articleSO-CALLED ISOLATIONISTS ARE THE TRUE INTERNATIONALISTS
Doug Bandow,
17 Mar 2009
Among supporters of the American empire, there is no more vicious insult to toss than "isolationist." Advocate making U.S. security and prosperity Washington’s priority, and you will be attacked for "isolationism." Never mind that restraining U.S. intervention around the world would be the best way to promote peace at home and abroad. The United States […]
→ read full articleINCOHERENT EMPIRE: THE CASE FOR GETTING OUT OF NATO
Doug Bandow,
23 Dec 2008
Another NATO conference, another example of geopolitical futility. At the alliance’s recent ministerial meeting, the Europeans rebuffed Washington’s push for speedy membership for Georgia and Ukraine. NATO is coming up on its 60th anniversary, and it is completely bereft of a raison d’être. The organization has changed from a military alliance directed at protecting U.S. […]
→ read full articleTHE NATO ALLIANCE: DANGEROUS ANACHRONISM
Doug Bandow,
17 Oct 2008
The impact of the Russia-Georgia war continues to reverberate. Gen. James Craddock, NATO’s Supreme Commander, has requested authority to develop contingency plans to defend the Eastern European countries. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski recently told an American audience that "We need to make NATO’s traditional security guarantees credible again" and that "NATO needs to recover […]
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