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Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for “The ‎Washington Times.”‎

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Clifford D. MayIsrael HayomAugust 13, 2019
Why endless wars can’t be ended
When we decide to fight, it is imperative that our strategies be superior to those of our opponents. That doesn’t mean devising “exit strategies,” but rather, having a coherent “theory of victory.”
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Clifford D. MayIsrael HayomAugust 6, 2019
Life imitates art in Ukraine
Actor turned politician Volodymyr Zelensky and his parliamentary allies are political novices who find themselves facing formidable challenges.
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Clifford D. MayIsrael HayomJuly 28, 2019
Getting human rights right
To believe or disbelieve is the most foundational right. Until regimes stop punishing “thought crimes,” there is zero chance they will progress to such rights as freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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Clifford D. MayIsrael HayomJuly 11, 2019
Who’s afraid of nationalism?
If we reject tribalism and globalism, and if we’re not keen on imperialism, what is the preferable alternative?
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Clifford D. MayIsrael HayomJune 12, 2019
Trump’s brand of nationalism
In Europe, he defended a vision of benign nationalism, a political order based on free peoples with diverse historical, cultural and religious traditions who come together in support of common values.
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Clifford D. MayIsrael HayomJune 5, 2019
Socialism rises from the grave
A former believer examines “man’s most ambitious attempt to supplant religion.”
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Clifford D. MayApril 17, 2019
Socialist eras and errors
Accounting for the popularity of figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Clifford D. MayApril 16, 2019
Trump’s clear view of the Golan Heights
International law does not license the launching of risk-free wars.
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Clifford D. MayMarch 14, 2019
A brief history of Jew-hatred
Jew-hatred is as old as the Judean Hills, predating even the rebellion of the Jewish nation against Roman imperialism and colonialism from 66 to 73 C.E. Among the punishments Rome inflicted: renaming the conquered Jewish territories.
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Clifford D. MayMarch 7, 2019
Things we know that aren’t so
Even when our adversaries make it clear that what motivates them is ideology and/or theology, we tell ourselves they don’t really mean it.
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Clifford D. MayFebruary 27, 2019
America as sheriff, as opposed to cop
Significant factions on both the left and right are adamant that America not be the world’s policeman. A question that should arise: If the United States won’t do that job, who will?
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Clifford D. MayFebruary 21, 2019
Just another Arab-Israeli get-together …
The two-day ministerial in Warsaw about Mideast peace didn’t change the world. But it did highlight ways in which the world has changed.
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Clifford D. MayFebruary 10, 2019
Democracies die in daylight
Students need to be taught and voters reminded that democracy remains “the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.”
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Clifford D. MayFebruary 4, 2019
Ireland’s surprise attack
In only one Middle Eastern country do Jews, Arabs, Muslims, Christians, Druze and others hold citizenship, vote on a regular basis, and enjoy freedoms. Irish politicians now want to single out that country for punishment
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Clifford D. MayJanuary 24, 2019
The age of neo-imperialism
The neo-imperialists are intent on shaping a new world order, one that will be authoritarian, unfree and implacably hostile to American interests.
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