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Q&A: How the Crisis in Iraq Puts Americans at Risk of Terrorism
Less than three years after U.S. troops left Iraq, political leaders and policy analysts are wrestling with how to respond to the growing turmoil there…. Read More
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New Mexico Shoots Down Drones for Hunting
SANTA FE, N.M.—New Mexico is a no-drone zone. This week, the state’s Game Commission, in a 6-0 vote, passed “a prohibition against the use drones… Read More
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Obama Administration Landmine Policy Harms U.S. National Security
Right now, myriad crises around the globe require U.S. leadership: a radical Islamic army on the march in Iraq, chaos in Syria, Russia and China… Read More
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Refugees Now Being Targeted in Syria
The Assad regime recently targeted a Syrian refugee camp for the first time, according to residents and activists in the area. Syrian army helicopters dropped… Read More
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GAO Report: U.S. Embassies at Risk Because of Security Gaps
Security at U.S. diplomatic posts is falling short, and Benghazi is only the most visible example. A new report on “Diplomatic Security” by the Government… Read More
Most in Surge of Child Border Crossers Aren’t Leaving, Authorities Say
Of the more than 24,000 unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally last year, most haven’t left — even those who were detained. “Eighty-seven percent… Read More
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Aid to Cambodia: More Harm than Good?
Has spending billions of dollars in foreign aid to Cambodia over the course of decades done more harm than good? Dr. Sophal Ear, author of… Read More
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China Reinforces Its Claims Over the South China Sea
While Americans have been focused on the Middle East, the situation in the South China Sea has heated up. Beijing’s latest moves to push it… Read More
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North Korea May Be Guilty of Genocide
North Korea may be committing genocide, says a recently released report from international law firm Hogan Lovells. In accusing North Korea of genocide, the Hogan… Read More
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Ex-Im Bank Isn’t Necessary for National Security
Who needs that Export-Import Bank? There is healthy debate going on in Washington. The side that wants Washington to agree to extend the bank charter… Read More
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New Mexico Officials Question Border Holding Facility
SANTA FE, N.M. — Trying to deal with a tide of thousands of undocumented immigrants, as many of 50,000 of them children, the U.S. Department… Read More
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House Passes Measure to Assess Grid Vulnerability to Electromagnetic Pulse
Members of Congress want to know more about whether America’s adversaries possess the capability to shut down the nation’s power grid. The intelligence authorization bill… Read More
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ISIS Tries to Tweet Its Enemies Into Submission
Social media sites are the latest battleground in the war on terror. On June 20, the Sunni terrorist group ISIS, which is on a rampage… Read More
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Price to Avoid Another Benghazi? House Leaders Question $461 Million Training Center
With the deadly Benghazi attacks providing impetus and momentum, the State Department announced this spring that it will build a $461 million training center for… Read More
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London Convention Discusses International Body to Control Internet
Thousands of political representatives, business lobbyists, and technical experts from around the world have congregated in London to discuss the future of the internet. At… Read More
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Asian Nations, Once Again, Among the Worst Human Trafficking Offenders
An estimated 30 million people are trapped in the mire of human trafficking, with over half of trafficking victims living in Asia. Profits from this… Read More
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House Intel Committee Chairman, Member Warn FCC Against Increased Cybersecurity Regulation
On June 16, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R–MI) and committee member Mike Pompeo (R–KS) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman… Read More
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Amid Iraq Crisis, Obama’s Approval Ratings Drop
The recent fallout in Iraq has hit President Barack Obama’s foreign policy ratings, knocking them to a steep low in the past month. A striking… Read More
Megyn Kelly Takes Down State Department Spokeswoman on Obama’s Iraq Rhetoric
Megyn Kelly went on offense last night. On “The Kelly File,” she aggressively questioned a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, on what the Fox News… Read More
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Humanitarian Crisis on the Border: Genevieve Wood Discusses Her Trip to South Texas
Thousands of illegal immigrants, predominantly unaccompanied minors from Central America, have flooded across the Texas border, “creating a humanitarian and security crisis.” Genevieve Wood, senior… Read More
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Three Frightening Facts About Iraq
What is going in Iraq has nothing to do with American politics. The enemies of America don’t care if the West Wing is run by… Read More
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Q&A: Is America’s Defense Effective Enough? This Test Showed We’re Getting Closer
On Sunday, the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) successfully intercepted a sophisticated long-range ballistic missile target. The target involved counter-measures. Counter-measures can be decoys or… Read More
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West African Countries Finally Create a Coordinated Intelligence Unit
After years of disconnected and uncoordinated counterterrorism efforts in West Africa and the Sahel, recent attacks by Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,… Read More
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Venezuela: Government Uses Forged E-Mails to Quell Democratic Opposition
Venezuela has issued arrest warrants for three opposition leaders for allegedly trying to destabilize the country’s socialist government and assassinate its president. These people are… Read More
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Obama’s Approval Is Tanking on Foreign Policy, Immigration
A humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border and a series of foreign policy challenges have left President Obama with his some of worst public opinion… Read More
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Obama’s ‘No War, No Way’ Policy Isn’t Working
President Obama is fond of saying he was elected to “end” wars, not start them. He clearly is tapping into Americans’ well-known weariness of wars… Read More
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You Can’t Use the Military to Solve Every Government Problem
“What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?” —Madeline Albright, 1993, as she argued for… Read More
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Second Chinese Military Group Identified in Cyber Attacks
CrowdStrike, a private security technology firm, released a report last week condemning Unit 61486 of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for cyber espionage against U.S…. Read More
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EMP: Bigger Scare Than “Friday the 13th Solar Flares” on the Horizon
Last week’s “Friday the 13th solar flares” were one example of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event. Whether the event is natural or man-made, such an… Read More
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Russia Remains on Offense in Ukraine
The weak response by the U.S. and Europe to Russia’s illegal invasion and annexation of Crimea and continued machinations against the rest of Ukraine have… Read More
