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<title><![CDATA[James Carafano - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/18505.xml</link><description><![CDATA[James Carafano]]></description><category domain="18505">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[5 China Intelligence Failures on Biden's Watch]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/5-china-intelligence-failures-dangerous-chinese-spy-balloon</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The bad balloon day Biden suffered on Friday was not a one-off. In fact, the Biden administration has a host of intelligence failures when it comes to China. Here are the top five.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How a Rising China Complicates Europe's Future]]></title>
							<link>https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/09/how-a-rising-china-complicates-europes-future/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Beijing's relentless drive to transform itself into a global power places it in direct competition with the U.S. That has affected both nations' relations with regional powers, such as Russia and Turkey, and those effects will continue to ripple across Europe.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Not Smart for Biden to Mimic Obama's Foreign Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-foreign-policy-obama-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden has resurrected Obama's risk-averse foreign policy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Border Crisis: Incompetence or Part of Biden's Plan?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-border-crisis-incompetence-presidents-plan-chad-wolf-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There is an unprecedented flood of illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border. Those in the media not obsessed with canine evictions at the White House or the Meghan-Harry interview are starting to ask if this is President Biden's border crisis.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[If Biden Gets Iran Policy Wrong, It Will Be Catastrophic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-iran-nuclear-deal-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not clear anyone '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' including the president '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' really knows how he will try to handle Iran]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Early Unforced Biden Foreign Policy Errors]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/five-early-unforced-joe-biden-foreign-policy-errors-177426</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver his first major speech on foreign policy today. Instead, it was postponed due to inclement weather. Apparently, the two inches of snow that fell on the capital this weekend made travel too risky. It's just as well that the speech was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Avoiding Armageddon by Checkmating China]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/avoiding-armageddon-checkmating-china-169198</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ambassador Middendorf delivers a seminal book for understanding military competition in an era of great-power competition. No one who is serious about the future security, prosperity and freedom of America should neglect this essential read.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Was Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/israel-uae-bahrain-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's unorthodox approach to foreign policy has paid off. He's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Violent Radicals Feel Emboldened]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rioting-cities-5-reasons-radicals-emboldened-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The looting, threats, arson, assaults, intimidation and extortion seem to be spreading, now reaching into smaller cities and suburbs.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Mideast, Trump Succeeds Where Bush, Obama Failed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/israel-uae-agreement-trump-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thursday's announcement of a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is more evidence that President Trump is the first president in a long time to get U.S. Middle East policy more right than wrong.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Building the Post-Coronavirus World]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/building-post-pandemic-world-156791</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The West'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the idea, not the place'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'remains the most visionary, powerful, resourceful, inspiring, and sustainable hope for humanity. Our leaders must marshal these strengths now to build a post-pandemic world that will benefit future generations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Great U.S.-China Divorce Has Arrived]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/great-us-china-divorce-has-arrived-146177</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Make no mistake: The global struggle with China is about to go to the next level. Or two. Or three. By triggering a global disease outbreak, the Chinese Communist Party's reprehensible behavior crossed the last line, leaving other nations no recourse but to push back. Hard.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Mask Comes Off: Why China Spreads Anti-U.S. Lies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-chinas-anti-us-coronavirus-lies-ridiculous-but-it-could-work</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why are'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Chinese government officials'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' now publicly'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' denying that the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' coronavirus'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' started'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Hubei province and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' citing'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' conspiracy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' web sites'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' claim the U.S. is responsible for the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' virus?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[COVID-19 Is on a European Tour: Travel Ban Is Right Call]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-trumps-coronavirus-travel-ban-makes-sense-heres-why</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At a time when we're voluntarily disrupting our day-to-day lives to contain the disease, it makes no sense to risk importing more contagion from abroad.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Could Build a NATO in the Middle East]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-nato-middle-east-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No modern American president has ever been able to put a sustainable Middle East collective security framework in place. Trump just might be the first.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran Has a Lot of Unpleasant Short-Term Choices]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/will-iran-move-stand-stand-down-111856</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Now that the dust has settled from last night's fireworks display, one thing is clear: Tehran has a lot of unpleasant short-term choices.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Miracle on 38th Parallel? The U.S.-N. Korea Opportunity]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-miracle-on-38th-parallel-north-korea-us</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For over a year, North Korea has been poking to see if they could ween the U.S. off the maximalist position of sanctions relief only in conjunction with a full denuclearization deal.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why This NATO Meeting Is Already Different]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/nato-macron-trump-james-carafano</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Alliance leaders are gathering to mark the 70th anniversary of the world's most successful instrument of collective security. Still, it might not be all happiness and light.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Afghanistan Trip Shows He's No Isolationist]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-trumps-afghanistan-trip-shows-hes-no-isolationist-illustrates-a-trump-doctrine</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's visit with U.S. troops, his meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, and his announcement that the U.S. has reopened peace talks with the Taliban showed that the U.S. is in anything but retreat.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran's Extremist Leaders Suffer Because of Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-iran-north-korea</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For decades, the Iranian regime has exported extremism, mayhem and chaos throughout the Middle East. Now it's facing a tremendous backlash across the region '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' with the worst of it coming from its own backyard.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Prepares U.S. for Great-Power Competition]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/trump-prepares-america-great-power-competition-90706</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://nationalinterest.org/feature/trump-prepares-america-great-power-competition-90706]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is neither a warmonger nor an isolationist. His game plan is to ramp up the pressure and de-escalate on favorable terms. And he wants to be prepared for the dangers that may one day exist.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Bolton's Exit Won't Change Trump's Foreign Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2019/09/10/why-john-boltons-sudden-exit-wont-change-trumps-foreign-policy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Heads are spinning in Washington over the sudden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' departure of national security adviser John Bolton. But what'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s seldom mentioned, and is most important: Bolton'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s departure won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t change Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s foreign policy.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Protests, Trade Dispute Rattle China's Leader]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-hong-kong-protests-trade-war-with-trump-rattle-chinas-leader-expect-surprises</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[China's leader seems to be making up his response as he goes along to two crises -- protests in Hong Kong and the trade war with the U.S.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Warning to the World About China's Plans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-what-hong-kong-unrest-tells-us-about-chinas-plans-for-the-rest-of-the-world</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-what-hong-kong-unrest-tells-us-about-chinas-plans-for-the-rest-of-the-world]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Hong Kong, China is acting like a global bully.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Pompeo &amp; Tehran Talk Soon? It Just Might Happen]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-will-pompeo-and-tehran-talk</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-will-pompeo-and-tehran-talk]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[So far the Trump administration has been as dependable as a Rolex. When global actors threaten American interests, Trump takes notice.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Washington then pressures with one hand and offers an off-ramp with the other.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran and Trump--What's Really Going On]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-iran-trump-1000-troops-middle-east</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There are wars and rumors of war. And then there is Trump's policy toward Iran, which fuels endless speculation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran's Blunders Continue While U.S. Responds Wisely]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-irans-incredible-blunders-and-terrorist-aggression-continue-while-us-responds-wisely</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Iranian regime is nothing if not consistent. It always manages to do the wrong thing, at the wrong time, in the wrong place, for the wrong reasons.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Dem Media Got Wrong About the Mexico Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-trump-mexico-deal-tariffs-immigration</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-trump-mexico-deal-tariffs-immigration]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Almost none of the stuff peddled by the left-leaning media about Trump, Mexico and tariffs over the weekend is true. So let's examine their claims, and clear the air.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Has Flummoxed and Confounded China]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-china-trump-xi-jinping</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-china-trump-xi-jinping]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Apparently, Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe never read James Hilton'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 1933 novel or saw the movie about the mythical Shangri-La.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[His Style Lacks Polish, But Trump's Statecraft Is Sound]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-trumps-style-polish</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Carafano</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's critics are blindly obsessed with hating Trump. They have never allowed themselves to seriously consider that his statecraft works.]]></description>
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