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Europe is its own worst enemy

2 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Robert O’Brien

Vice President JD Vance’s speech condemning Europe’s abandonment of basic western values was a seminal moment in US- European relations. It provoked immediate praise from American conservatives and disparagement from European leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Critics and admirers both recognized the significance of Vance’s message.
Europe is its own worst enemy

2 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Robert O’Brien

Vice President J.D. Vance’s speech condemning Europe’s abandonment of basic western values was a seminal moment in US-European relations. It provoked immediate praise from American conservatives and disparagement from European leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Critics and admirers both recognized the significance of Vance’s message.
America’s Venezuela Policy Should Serve American Interests

2 months ago | townhall.com | Robert O’Brien

Ambassador Ric Grenell scored a significant diplomatic victory last month for President Donald Trump and the United States in Venezuela. Remarkably, President Trump has achieved more in the Western Hemisphere in his first month in office than his predecessor did in four years. Grenell convinced Venezuela’s strong man, Nicolas Maduro, to release six American hostages.
America Cannot Surrender Its AI Dominance

Jan 7, 2025 | nationalinterest.org | Robert O’Brien

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Subscribe to RSS Print Topic: Security Region: Americas Blog Brand: Techland Tags: Artificial IntelligenceChinaGreat Power Competition5G CellularPresident BidenHuawei The Biden administration’s last-minute AI regulations will undermine American technological competitiveness. <![CDATA[// ><!]]>--> The twenty-first century will be defined by the great power competition between the United States and China.
Winter 2024 Reading Recommendations

Dec 7, 2024 | sentencecenter.substack.com | Kate DiCamillo |Robert O’Brien |Mary Norton |Jeanne DuPrau

Just in time for keeping busy while traveling for the holidays or cozying up under a blanket at home, here are our winter reading recommendations. This list of books has a special twist— they all have been adapted into movies. It’s up to our intrepid readers to decide if the silver screen manages to capture the magic on the page. The Tale of Despereaux By Kate DiCamilloDespereaux, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea.
The Secret of NIMH [Masters of Cinema] Blu-ray Review

Nov 29, 2024 | theaterbyte.com | Brandon DuHamel |Robert O’Brien |Don Bluth |John Pomeroy

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesThe Secret of NIMH is one of the few animated films not from the House of Mouse that I remember from my youth and that is saying a lot. This gloomy fantasy from the Robert C. O’Brien novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH will whisk you away into a magical fairy tale world, hidden away from eyes of humans, where you can let your imagination run wild. To save the life of her ill son, widowed field mouse Mrs.
Trump and the World

Nov 6, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Peter Feaver |Robert O’Brien |Larry Diamond |Daniel Drezner

During his first term, President Donald Trump changed the course of American foreign policy, from ramping up competition with China to stepping back from international institutions. Campaigning again in 2024, he promised to revive his “America first” agenda—and this time, take it even further. Essays by experts, policymakers, and Trump advisers past and present consider what Trump’s second term could mean for the United States and the world.
Comparison Between Spectral-Domain and Swept-Source OCT Angiography Scans for the Measurement of Hyperreflective Foci in AMD

Oct 21, 2024 | ophthalmologyscience.org | Jeremy Liu |Alessandro Berni |Robert O’Brien

Keywords Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography angiography (SD-OCTA) Swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) Hyperreflective foci (HRF) Hyperpigmentation (hyperPig) Hypotransmission defect (HypoTD) Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) En face imaging Abbreviations AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) BM (Bruch’s membrane) CAM (Classification of Atrophy Meeting) CFI (Color Fundus Imaging) FAF (Fundus Autofluorescence) GA (Geographic Atrophy) HRF...
Washington must go to bat for American tech

Sep 10, 2024 | thehill.com | Robert O’Brien

American technological innovation has led the world for decades, but excessive government regulation risks undermining this national asset. American companies, especially in tech development, are feeling the pinch from protectionist policies and unfair trade practices abroad, from both allies and adversaries. In recent years, America’s greatest tech innovators have navigated this hostile economic environment on their own. But this hands-off model is no longer tenable.
America’s Greatest Asset Has Been Our Industrial Capacity; It’s Time to Rebuild It.

Aug 22, 2024 | nationalinterest.org | Robert O’Brien |Henrietta H. Fore

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInSubscribe to RSSPrintTopic: SecurityRegion: AmericasTags: ManufacturingChinaTechnologyEnergyRegulationArtificial IntelligenceU.S. EconomyAmerica’s strength has always come from our ability to outproduce the world. Our industrial might is what sustains our military superiority, economic might, and technological prowess. This country has all the ingredients, from its people to its bountiful natural resources, to get back on top of manufacturing.