SecurityAnalysis
The Unanswered Questions on Benghazi
As the House’s select committee on Benghazi prepares to start its work, the challenges it faces—and the questions it must answer—are numerous. Critics of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What the Benghazi Committee Could Learn From Watergate
As South Carolina’s Republican congressman Trey Gowdy, the new chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, begins his task, it is worth recalling a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What the U.S. Must Do to Ensure the Internet Remains Free
Will the Internet continue to be the bastion of freedom and engine of economic growth it has been so far? That may be decided by… Read More
SecurityCommentary
U.S. Inaction Creates Opportunities for Our Enemies
There is a strategic dimension to the rapidly unfolding crisis in Iraq that hasn’t garnered much attention but could have a significant impact on the… Read More
SecurityNews
Here’s a Look Inside a Warship Like the One Deployed to Iraq
In response to the ongoing turmoil in Iraq as the Islamist insurgents known as ISIS advance on Baghdad, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the aircraft… Read More
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Benghazi Panel Says Select Committee’s Work Will Be an ‘Uphill Battle’
It’s been nearly two years since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and we still have not come close to the truth…. Read More
SecurityAnalysis
U.S. Captures Ringleader of Benghazi Attacks, Renewing Debate Over Terror Suspects
U.S. special forces have captured a key suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attacks, and he is now being held (or is about to be held)… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Administration’s Statements Not Adding Up on the Border
You know things aren’t going well when the only people using your talking points are you. That is increasingly where the Obama administration finds itself… Read More
Did Obama’s Amnesty Program Cause Spike in Child Immigrants?
New evidence has surfaced linking the influx of underage migrants to the Obama administration’s immigration policies. Republicans have argued that the situation, fast becoming a… Read More
SecurityNews
Benghazi Panel Assails Media for Failing to Ask Key Questions
A panel discussing the Benghazi terrorist attack assailed the media for failing to serve as watchdogs, letting the Obama administration avoid tough questions in the… Read More
SecurityNews
Where Was Obama During the Benghazi Attack?
It’s a question many have asked, but which might not be answered anytime soon: Where was President Obama the night of the Benghazi terrorist attack? In… Read More
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Q&A: What You Need to Know About ISIS in Iraq
Four letters are topping headlines around the world: ISIS. Pinned at the center of the crisis in Iraq, it’s hard to read or watch the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama Is Dodging Tough Questions About Exchange for Bergdahl Release
He was MIA. His family could only pray they would ever see him again. On Aug. 13, 1944, U.S. Army Pfc. Lawrence S. Gordon disappeared… Read More
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Obama, Pondering Airstrikes, Says Iraq Must ‘Solve Its Own Problems’
President Obama said today that short-term military action by the U.S. won’t fix Iraq, where that nation’s army is trying to fend off Islamist insurgents who… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pilot’s Account Reveals New Cracks in the Benghazi Cover-Up
The pilot who flew the plane carrying U.S. diplomatic and CIA personnel from Benghazi, Libya, to U.S. military base Ramstein in Germany on September 12,… Read More
InternationalSecurityAnalysis
The Iraq Meltdown: What Next?
The swift collapse of Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq in the face of an al-Qaeda-spearheaded Sunni insurgency is a disastrous setback for U.S. counterterrorism… Read More
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‘Tough Call’: Hagel Defends Bergdahl Deal, Says Obama Acted Within Law
In the first public testimony on the matter by a senior Obama administration official, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today defended the decision to free Army… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Is Brazil Ready for the World Cup?
The World Cup starts tomorrow and right now, there’s little faith Brazil will come out of the games unscathed. Government mismanagement, burdensome bureaucracy and outsize… Read More
SecurityNews
Marco Rubio’s Message for Obama: Don’t ‘Pretend’ Taliban Done Fighting Us
President Obama’s decision to exchange five terrorists for a soldier who left his base in Afghanistan endangers national security by “pretending” the Taliban isn’t targeting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
No Apology for Benghazi in ‘Hard Choices‘
In “Hard Choices,” Hillary Clinton’s new memoir, the former secretary of state attempts to answer the critics of her handling of the Benghazi scandal. Yet… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Iraq: Fall of Mosul Spells Disaster for U.S. Counterterrorism Policy
The sudden rout of Iraqi security forces in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, is a humiliating defeat for the Iraqi government, a severe blow to U.S…. Read More
SecurityNews
Clinton: Released Taliban Leaders ‘Not a Threat to the United States’
Hillary Clinton said in an interview today that the five Taliban leaders released in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl “are not a threat to the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Escalating Taliban Attacks Put Pakistan on Crisis Footing
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is escalating its campaign of violence against the state as tentative peace talks with the government break down and the Pakistani… Read More
SecurityNews
Surge of Illegal Minors Over Border Dulls Appetite for ‘Reform’
Conservative lawmakers today blamed President Obama’s policies for provoking a wave of unaccompanied immigrant children to cross the southern border into the United States. The… Read More
SecurityNews
Clinton on Benghazi Security: ‘We Hire People Who Have that Expertise’
Hillary Clinton pushed back in an interview that aired Monday regarding accusations that she should have handled the security situation in Benghazi prior to the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Isn’t Poland Our Friend? Get Poland into VWP
There are currently 38 countries in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Poland, a long-standing friend to the U.S. and destination point for President Obama last… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The al-Qaeda Linked Terrorists You’ve Never Heard of
These terrorists might not be kidnapping girls and garnering international outrage, like their Nigerian cousins, Boko Haram, but they are violently disrupting regional stability in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Big Step Ukraine Must Take
The reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund and European Union provide the best chance for Ukraine to overcome the legacy of socialism and corruption… Read More
SecurityCommentary
There’s an Intelligence Crisis at the White House
With U.S. foreign policy in the doldrums on every front, President Obama’s handlers decided it was time for action. And, so he jetted to Afghanistan… Read More
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The Unforgettable Tank Man
It’s one of the most iconic images of the 20th century: a man standing perfectly still, facing a large tank as it bears down on… Read More
