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South China Sea After the Tribunal Ruling: Where Do We Go From Here?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-07-20 · Commentary · 2,385 words
On July 12, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague handed down perhaps the most long awaited finding in its history. After nearly four years of deliberation, the Court ruled on several ...
How the OECD is Promoting More Identity Theft, Crime, Industrial Espionage, and Suppression of Political Dissidents
Heritage Foundation · 2016-07-15 · Commentary · 2,005 words
Tax treaties are usually positive or benign. The protocol amending the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, currently being considered for ratification by the Un...
The Treaty to End Financial Privacy
Heritage Foundation · 2016-07-15 · Commentary · 759 words
Don't judge a treaty by its title, no matter how bureaucratically mundane it may sound. Exhibit A: The Protocol Amending the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
Why Big-Wig Financial Execs Love Dodd-Frank
Heritage Foundation · 2016-07-14 · Commentary · 1,345 words
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has released a discussion draft of the Financial CHOICE Act, legislation that would replace large parts of the failed Dodd-Frank Ac...
The Truth About the America First Movement
Heritage Foundation · 2016-07-11 · Commentary · 1,263 words
Only days after America’s entry into World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill offered his new American allies some advice. “War is a constant struggle and must be waged day to day,” Chur...
Growing Ballistic Missile Threats Cannot Be Ignored
Heritage Foundation · 2016-07-11 · Commentary · 1,281 words
China, Russia, Iran, North Korea—all are U.S. adversaries, and all are making remarkable and continual advances in long-range ballistic missile capabilities.  Maintaining and modernizing our upper-tie...