InternationalSecurityCommentary
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Ongoing Insurgency
On November 28, the terrorist group Boko Haram attacked a mosque in Kano, a city in northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 people according to… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
U.S. Should Support NATO Membership for Georgia
On November 15, a crowd of 30,000 Georgian protestors took to the streets of Tbilisi to protest Russian policies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In… Read More
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Why ISIS May Surpass al-Qaeda in the Middle East
ISIS may surpass al-Qaeda in terms of power in the Middle East, according to a Heritage Foundation Middle East expert. “Ideologically, they [ISIS] are on… Read More
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Is North Korea Behind This Hollywood Studio Getting Hacked?
Last week, Sony Pictures was the victim of a cyber intrusion. So far, at least 5 motion pictures, including war film “Fury” with Brad Pitt… Read More
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Americans Should Fear Terrorists Crossing ‘Defenseless’ Border, Warns Tom Cotton
Arkansas Sen.-elect Tom Cotton shot back at NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd when asked whether his campaign rhetoric about the threat of terrorism on… Read More
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Why Did Obama Ever Think Hagel Was Qualified to Be Defense Secretary?
Breaking news from the White House: Chuck Hagel lacks the skills to be defense secretary. Talk about understatement. That’s like the last soldier on the… Read More
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Watch This Unemployed Army Veteran Get the Surprise of His Life
After three years in the Army and deployment to Iraq, this soldier, like many others, struggled to pay the bills and find a job. So “Pranking It… Read More
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A Thanksgiving Sacrifice to Remember
As we sit down to feast with our families this holiday, the blessing might well include a word of thanks to the men and women… Read More
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Al-Qaeda Was Involved: 17 Findings From the Explosive New Benghazi Report
A new report on Benghazi does little to resolve the ongoing controversy about what happened. The U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence… Read More
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Why It Doesn’t Matter Who the Next Secretary of Defense Is
After news of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation Monday, analysts immediately predicted that Hagel will be made a scapegoat for the administration’s poor leadership on… Read More
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Those Who Confront Death
The Kurdish people are often described as the largest ethnic group in the world without a nation-state; nevertheless, they have greatly influenced regional events—most recently… Read More
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White House, Congress Raided Hundreds of Millions from Anti-Bioterrorism Fund
Congress and the Obama White House looked for billions of dollars a few years ago to offset the costs of a legal settlement with black… Read More
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Relief from the Hagel Budgets
Secretary Chuck Hagel served as the head of the Department of Defense (DOD) for a grand total of 21 months and, like those previous to… Read More
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Cybersecurity: Time for the U.S. to Stop Negotiating with China and Start Acting
It comes as no surprise that the U.S.–China cybersecurity talks at the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) largely failed. While Obama was in China The Washington… Read More
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Amid Crises, Obama Pushes Out Hagel as Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned today after less than two years in the post amid the struggles of President Obama’s national security team to respond… Read More
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Chuck Hagel Learned to Love the Bomb. Will His Successor?
When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel entered the Obama administration, he was a proponent of U.S. unilateral nuclear weapons reductions. He believed that nuclear weapons are… Read More
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House Panel’s Benghazi Report ‘Full of Crap,’ Senator Says
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., today said a new House committee report on the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi is “full of crap.” The report by… Read More
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No Cover-Up, Intelligence Failure or Military Inaction in Benghazi Attacks, House Panel Finds
Intelligence and military officials responded appropriately during the terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, a House committee concluded in a report released… Read More
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The Pentagon Spent $46 Billion to Develop Weapon Systems It Never Bought. It’s Time to Cut Waste.
When it comes to how the Pentagon buys new stuff, everyone’s a critic. The zeal for reform rivals that of Carrie Nation when she first… Read More
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Don’t Forget Putin. He’s Still Moving Aggressively.
NATO recently confirmed that Russian tanks were moving into rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine. But Russia’s aggression under Vladimir Putin didn’t begin in Ukraine and, unless the… Read More
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ISIS Is Getting Smarter About Avoiding U.S. Surveillance
Social media can be a double-edged sword for terrorists groups such as ISIS, a fact that its leadership appears to be aware of. According to… Read More
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Republican Senator Calls for Benghazi Select Committee
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called for the creation of a Senate Select Committee on Benghazi in an interview this week on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show…. Read More
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The Independent Review of the Nuclear Mission: Five Things You Need to Know
Last week, the Department of Defense published its long-awaited review of the U.S. nuclear enterprise. The review and renewed Russian nuclear threats to NATO attracted… Read More
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‘I Love ISIS!’ Was This Virginia Mom Helping Terrorists?
A Virginia woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS. Heather Coffman, 29, began exchanging messages with… Read More
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SM-3s and SM-2s Highlight U.S. Missile Defense Needs
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency completed a successful test of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) and Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) interceptors this past week,… Read More
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Hagel Doesn’t Get It: Planning to Have a Plan to Ensure Military Readiness Doesn’t Cut It
At the annual Defense Forum at the Reagan Presidential Library, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a much-publicized speech last Saturday about how to make sure… Read More
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The Best Photos of the USS George H.W. Bush’s Homecoming
After nine months of deployment, the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group returned home to Norfolk, Va., Saturday. The strike group, which includes an aircraft carrier… Read More
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Son Chose to ‘Believe in the Good,’ Say Parents of American Beheaded by ISIS
The parents of Peter Kassig, an American aid worker in Syria beheaded by the ISIS terrorist group, told reporters today that although “the world is… Read More
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The Latest Beheading Is a Reminder U.S. Needs to Do More to Destroy Islamic State
The latest propaganda video released by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) featured the beheading of Peter Kassig, an American humanitarian aid… Read More
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Implementing This Reform Could Help Ax Waste at the Pentagon
Making defense operations more efficient is a natural common cause for Congress and the Pentagon. Increased efficiency would save money—freeing up dollars that the Pentagon… Read More
