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President Barack Obama’s decision to extend U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan is welcome news. It would have been preferable for him to drop all arbitrary… Read More
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Jeh Johnson, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, has asked his department to consider revising the National Terrorism Alert System (NTAS), since the last time… Read More
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On this day in 1775, the U.S. Navy was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Throughout its illustrious history, the U.S. Navy has… Read More
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When heads of state gather, as they did for the United Nations General Assembly last week, you have a choice: Tune out, or prepare to… Read More
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Is the world becoming safer or more dangerous? Few people would select the first option. It doesn’t take Russia launching air strikes in Syria (to cite only… Read More
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Last week I attended the National Emergency Management Association annual forum in Miami. As Hurricane Joaquin formed in the Atlantic, I had a unique opportunity… Read More
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Despite the recent approval and congratulatory statements made to the Secret Service regarding their good work during the visit of Pope Francis last month, the… Read More
SecurityNews
People Magazine issued its version of a “call to action” on gun control today, less than a week after a 26-year-old gunman killed nine and… Read More
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On Monday, Oct. 5, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change released its most recent draft of a global climate change agreement ahead of the… Read More
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Deportations have fallen to the lowest point since 2006, according to unreleased government deportation data the Associated Press recently acquired. Furthermore, criminal immigrants being removed… Read More
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The Russians are bombing CIA-backed rebels in Syria and continuing to hold parts of Ukraine. ISIS continues to spread in the Middle East and inspire… Read More
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The Kremlin is not our friend. Nor is Moscow a 10-foot-tall threat to our national interests. What America needs is a middling foreign policy that… Read More
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When President Obama said at the United Nations on Tuesday that “defeating ISIL requires—I believe—a new leader,” I thought for a brief moment I’d finally… Read More
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Critics of the House select panel probing the Benghazi attacks, and the news media in general, have had a field day as the committee concluded its… Read More
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If there was one strong signal in President Obama’s speech to the United Nations this week, it was this: Don’t expect the American ship of… Read More
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The government isn’t very good at disaster response (it’s also slow). In all likelihood, in a major disaster, the feds won’t get there fast enough… Read More
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Defense reform has gotten a lot of attention around Washington—from members of Congress and senior Pentagon leaders as well as the usual policy mavens and… Read More
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The Islamic State continues to wreak havoc in Iraq and Syria. The extremist Islamic group, unmatched in its atrocities, has slaughtered hundreds of innocent Christians,… Read More
SecurityNews
As the United States begins to wade into the refugee crisis straining Syria’s neighbors, national security concerns competing against a swift resettlement response are dividing… Read More
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Reuters recently reported on a contingent of U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel in southern Niger assisting the West African country in its battle against… Read More
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On Thursday the House (with the Senate shortly thereafter) will vote on the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016…. Read More
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There are many reasons to think that the Iran nuclear deal is an awful agreement—one of those being the $150 billion (or so) that Iran… Read More
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Last week, the White House announced that the U.S. and China had agreed to stop cyber economic espionage and work together to stop cybercrime. Well,… Read More
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Because of the rising number of “home-grown terrorists,” the Escondido, CA, Police Department has developed an antiterrorist program that emphasizes the importance of establishing relationships… Read More
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What a mess. President Obama says he wants to take in at least 10,000 refugees from the Middle East. Meanwhile, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is sending fighter aircraft and… Read More
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Intelligence analysts can make no more serious a charge than to claim that somebody altered their work and their assessments. It goes to the very… Read More
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In the continuing debate over whether law enforcement and intelligence officials should have some sort of special access to encrypted communications, officials are arguing that… Read More
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Hundreds of thousands of migrants are leaving the Middle East, heading to what they see as the promised lands of Europe and, if possible, America…. Read More
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The debate about defense spending will likely reignite this month as Congress returns from recess and the end of the fiscal year draws near. Unfortunately,… Read More
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports will never be mistaken for a Tom Clancy novel. The editorial style is intended to be subdued and analytical—lest the… Read More
