SecurityCommentary
Keeping America Safe Involves Morally Difficult Decisions
It is quite rare for governments to be able to craft a policy that contains no moral complexities. When it comes to national security policy,… Read More
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What Republican Lawmakers Say About Trump’s Order on Refugees
Republicans in Congress had mixed reactions in the immediate wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order Friday stopping individuals from seven countries where Islamist terrorists… Read More
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‘This Is Barbarism’: Ukrainian Troops on High Alert as War Intensifies
KYIV, Ukraine—Using artillery, tanks, and rockets, combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian forces along the front lines in eastern Ukraine on Sunday and early Monday morning,… Read More
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Experts Debate Whether Trump’s Refugee Order Will Make America Safer
With an executive order signed Friday, President Donald Trump delivered on his campaign promise to impose a restrictive U.S. policy toward refugee resettlement and other… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Takes the First Step in Restoring the US Military
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an exceptionally important executive order initiating both the beginning of the rebuilding of the U.S. armed forces and the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Refugee Order Balances Security and Compassion
Read any commentary on the just signed executive order on visa and refugee vetting from several countries in the Middle East and odds are the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why the Electronic Immigration System Is Broken
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general took the extraordinary step of speaking out against the reinstatement of the Electronic Immigration System to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Immigration Actions Reverse Obama’s Open Borders Policy
Moving swiftly to fulfill his campaign promise to get the nation’s illegal immigration problem under control, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Jan…. Read More
SecurityNews
The Showdown Over Sanctuary Cities
In the 1940s, Jan Ting’s parents faced a difficult path to American citizenship following a U.S. immigration ban on Chinese workers that lasted 61 years…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Will Trump Reform the Intelligence Community? History Offers Some Clues
Until his speech at the CIA yesterday in which he praised the CIA and intelligence community, President Donald Trump had been openly critical of the… Read More
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Obama’s Nuclear Legacy Leaves America and Allies Less Safe
In his Jan. 11 remarks on nuclear weapons policy, the outgoing Vice President Joe Biden praised former President Barack Obama’s nuclear weapons policy. In reality,… Read More
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Obama’s Commutation of Manning Sentence Sends a Horrible Message to Service Personnel
Exercising his authority under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama commuted the court-martial sentence of convicted felon Chelsea Manning, formerly… Read More
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Biden Visits Ukraine: A Farewell Pep Talk
KYIV, Ukraine—Making his last visit to Ukraine as U.S. vice president, Joe Biden, true to form, had a blunt farewell message—hang tough in the war… Read More
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Ukraine’s Former Top Spy Goes After a New Enemy: Corruption
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s former top security official has gone from tracking down Russian spies to fighting what he perceives to be the country’s greatest threat—corruption. “The… Read More
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Pentagon Nominee James Mattis Warns of Russian Attempts to ‘Break NATO’
Russia is the principal threat facing the United States, and the new administration should increase support to allies in the face of the Kremlin’s attempts… Read More
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3 Takeaways From Gen. John Kelly’s Homeland Security Confirmation Hearing
On Tuesday, retired Gen. John Kelly, the nominee to be secretary of homeland security, went before the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee for his… Read More
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Ukraine’s Plan to Manufacture US M16 Combat Rifles Hits a Snag Over Ammunition
KYIV, Ukraine—Kalashnikov assault rifles are among the most iconic symbols of the Soviet military. Weapons such as the AK-47, the AKM, the AK-74, and the… Read More
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The Healing Power of Fly Fishing for Combat Veterans
On 112 acres off Springhill Road in Belgrade, Montana, sits a six-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot home called Quiet Waters Ranch. The ranch belongs to the Warriors and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Actions Against Russia Are ‘Too Little, Too Late’
President Barack Obama on Thursday took steps to retaliate against Russia for what he called “aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at… Read More
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Reporting From the War Zone: Why Conflict Journalism Matters
KYIV, Ukraine—In June of 2015, I spent eight days embedded with the Ukrainian army in the front-line town of Pisky in eastern Ukraine. I’ve been… Read More
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Here’s to the Men and Women in Blue
This holiday season, I found myself thinking about our men and women in blue, who had a very tough year. An article appeared in last… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We Have to Defend Our Motherland’: On the Front Lines of Ukraine’s War
NOVOMYKHAILIVKA, Ukraine—In the woods outside this front-line town in eastern Ukraine, a battle-worn unit of Ukrainian soldiers have hunkered down for the winter. The troops… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Terror Attack in Germany Puts Spotlight on Refugee Policy
Before this year, Germany was not used to Islamist terrorists striking on its home soil. A lot has changed since. The terror threat that haunts… Read More
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What a Special Committee Investigating Russia’s Cyberattacks Could Do
A bipartisan group of senators is pressing for the creation of a special panel—known as a select committee—to investigate and provide the definitive account of… Read More
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How Russia’s Cyberattacks Have Affected Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s May 25, 2014, presidential election was a pivotal moment for the country. A revolution that February, in which more than 100 died, had… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cyberattacks Are a Major Security Threat. Here’s How to Deter Them.
Nearly two years ago, North Korea launched a cyberattack against Sony that nearly crippled the movie giant. The U.S. responded by imposing yet another round… Read More
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Key Questions About Russia’s Alleged Hacking of the US Election
A Central Intelligence Agency report that Russian operatives intervened in the U.S. election to help President-elect Donald Trump win has roiled Capitol Hill, producing a… Read More
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The 2 Largest Land Armies in Europe Tiptoe to the Edge of War and Back
KYIV, Ukraine—A planned missile test over the Black Sea spurs a Kremlin threat to shoot down the missiles and possibly target the launch sites. An… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Donald Trump Can Put an End to Sanctuary Cities
Just a few weeks ago, President-elect Donald Trump said, “Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars.” And I absolutely… Read More
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