SecurityCommentary
What’s Behind the Battle Between FBI and Apple
A recent court order against Apple compels the company to help the FBI gain access to a locked iPhone 5C used by San Bernardino terrorist… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Icebreaker Polar Star Turns 40. Here’s Why US Needs a New One.
One of the oldest vessels in the U.S. fleet celebrates its 40th birthday this year. After four decades in service conducting icebreaking operations in the Polar Regions… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Growing Threat of ISIS Unleashing a Weapon of Mass Destruction
The apocalyptic ideology that propels the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) is by now well known. Much less widely known are the use of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
No, Women Should Not Be Included in the Draft
The question of drafting America’s young daughters is finally making the average voter consider the real implications of fully integrating the combat arms. The large… Read More
SecurityNews
Apple Fight With FBI Raises Questions About Balancing National Security With Privacy
Apple’s refusal to bow to a federal court order demanding that the tech conglomerate help the FBI access encrypted information on an iPhone used by… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Number of Terror Plots in US Continues to Grow
The number of Islamist-inspired domestic attacks (and plots) on the United States since Sept. 11, 2001, continues to grow. The Department of Justice has released… Read More
SecurityNews
Internet Governance CEO Under Fire for Role in Chinese Conference
Three senators have challenged the head of a U.S.-funded Internet management organization to show that his leadership role in a Chinese-run conference doesn’t conflict with his commitment… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Homeland Security Starts Overseas
The American people are concerned. Worries surround the Visa Waiver Program, the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe, and the ever increasing number of domestic… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Mike Lee Wants to Keep Women Out of the Draft
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit women from being registered for a possible draft requiring military service. Current law exempts women from… Read More
SecurityCommentary
North Korea’s Missile Launch Shows It Could Target US Homeland
North Korea has again successfully put a satellite into orbit, demonstrating the same technology needed to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and showing that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Zika Virus Is Serious (But It’s Not Another Ebola)
After last year’s serious misadventure concerning Ebola, Americans take viruses very seriously. This year, we are confronting a very different threat with the Zika Virus. Let’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Law Enforcement Will Protect the Super Bowl From Terrorists
One of the most iconic American events of the year is about to occur—the Super Bowl. Thousands of Americans (maybe even a few Canadians who… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Believe the Defense Budget Hype
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has given a series of speeches outlining highlights of the 2017 defense budget request. The full budget request won’t be… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Joni Ernst Calls for Strategy to Fight ISIS ‘No Matter Where They Are’
The Obama administration’s strategy against ISIS “is not working, ” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told a gathering of conservative lawmakers and policy wonks, and in… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Already, 3 Islamist Terror Plot Attempts in US This Year
The Heritage Foundation tracks Islamist-inspired terror plots, which have occurred within the United States since Sept. 2001. Five plots have recently been added to the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What This Progressive Gets Wrong on Land Mines
Whenever I write on any of the treaties beloved of the left—whether it’s the treaty on land mines, on cluster munitions, or on conventional arms—I’m… Read More
SecurityCommentary
No, Shrinking the Army Isn’t a Good Option
How big of an Army does the United States need? What is the right balance between the active-duty Army and the Army National Guard and… Read More
SecurityNews
Remembering World War I: Here’s the Design for the First National Memorial
World War I is one of the most pivotal events in U.S. history, leaving hundreds of thousands of American soldiers dead in a bloody fight to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How the Obama Administration Let ISIS Happen
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s recent op-ed regarding the campaign against ISIS confirmed what many already knew: When confronting ISIS, the Obama administration does the bare… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Cybersecurity Information Sharing Is a Positive Step for Online Security
President Obama signed recently into law a new federal spending bill that includes the latest edition of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). The Cybersecurity… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why We Need a National Security Transition Plan for the Next Administration
In one year, a new president will move into the White House and be greeted with the consequences of President Barack Obama’s failed national security… Read More
SecurityNews
Find Out How Your Senators Voted on the Refugee Bill
The Senate voted 55-43 Wednesday to block legislation that would strengthen the vetting process for refugees seeking haven in the United States. As fears of… Read More
SecurityNews
Why the Freedom Caucus Wants to Declare War on ISIS
Many members of the House Freedom Caucus want to declare war—no, not on their party leadership, but against Islamic State terrorists. While Republicans in Congress have… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why ISIS Is Directing Jihadists to Wear Christian Symbols
The Islamic State (ISIS) has previously taken manpower, territory, and funds from al-Qaeda. Now it is taking its instruction books. A story in London’s Daily… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What Michael Bay’s ‘13 Hours’ Reveals About the Benghazi Attacks
Director Michael Bay’s “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is a dramatic recounting of the half-dozen CIA security contractors (former SEALs, Marines, and an Army… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservatives Condemn Obama’s Silence on Sailors Captured by Iran
As President Obama prepared to make his final State of the Union address, news came that Iran had seized 10 American sailors after their gunboats… Read More
SecurityCommentary
2015 Had the Most Terror Plots in the US Since 9/11
There were 13 Islamist-inspired terror attacks and plots within the United States in 2015—the greatest number in any year since Sept. 11, 2001. And more… Read More
SecurityNews
Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions Blame Lax Immigration Enforcers for 113 Terror Suspects in US
Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Jeff Sessions of Alabama continue to push the Obama administration for answers on the rise of homegrown and imported… Read More
SecurityCommentary
2 Refugees Charged With Supporting Terrorism. Is Obama Doing Enough to Keep America Safe?
The Justice Department announced last week that two individuals in separate cases in Texas and California are being charged with supporting terrorism. While they have… Read More
SecurityCommentary
10 Steps Obama Should Take to Fix Our Foreign Policy
It’s a good thing President Barack Obama is “not interested in America winning,” because with our current strategy, we certainly aren’t. As a result of… Read More
