by Patrick J. Buchanan - December 16, 1999 Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DCAre sanctions ever justified?I've told folks I was out at the "battle of Seattle" for four or five days disguised as a sea turtle. And after it was over, I went down to Portland for a gathering there, and I went down to my favorite bookstore, Powell's, and got out a book called "The Continue reading...

by Patrick J. Buchanan - December 16, 1999 Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DCAfter seven years, this administration has yet to find the right formula for dealing with what we now call "the rogue nations." Five years of bribes to North Korea seem only to have whetted the hermit kingdom's appetite for more bribes. On the other hand, U.S. sanctions have failed to Continue reading...