Holes in Federal Cybersecurity
Yesterday brought news that the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found gaps in DHS’s cybersecurity. Politico reports that, according… Read More
Holding Back Progress Is a Fool’s Errand: Drones Are Coming
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started a maelstrom after a surprise announcement on television Sunday evening that Amazon would “soon” begin to use drones to deliver… Read More
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First Step to Mitigating EMP Threat Is Discussing It
The InfraGard National ElectroMagnetic Pulse (EMP) Special Interest Group (SIG) will host the event “Mitigating High-Impact Threats to Critical Infrastructure” on December 6. The symposium… Read More
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Disabilities Treaty Would Not Benefit Disabled Veterans
The Administration has been pressuring the Senate to approve the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by claiming that the… Read More
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U.S. Military Faces Huge Cuts in Europe
General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and head of U.S. European Command (EUCOM), has acknowledged that his funding will shrink by 20 percent… Read More
Q&A on the Iran Nuclear Deal
James Phillips, Heritage’s Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, gives us his take on the latest deal with Iran. Will the interim agreement stop… Read More
When Counting Electrical Grid Threats, Count EMP
The North American Electric Power Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) latest test of the U.S. electrical grid left out an important component: testing the U.S.’s ability to… Read More
A Bad Nuclear Deal with Iran Could Lead to War
The deal that the Obama Administration struck at the Geneva talks yesterday amounts to a flawed agreement that risks reducing sanctions pressure on Iran over… Read More
Iraq in Distress: How Can the U.S. Respond?
Unfortunately, in today’s Iraq, terror and death are the daily rule, not the exception. Earlier this month in eastern Iraq, a suicide bomber disguised as… Read More
The Obama Doctrine’s Misleading Rhetoric on Terrorism
Despite the Obama Administration’s narrative, the al-Qaeda network and its radical ideology pose an unbroken and significant danger to the United States homeland and its… Read More
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Finally, Benghazi Eyewitnesses Speak
Last week’s closed-door testimony by five CIA operatives who witnessed the attack on the U.S. special mission in Benghazi has finally created an opening for… Read More
Budget Cuts Undermine 21st-Century Bomber, Threaten Nuclear Triad
The Air Force’s new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) can evade most high-tech air defenses, but it’s having a tough time escaping the military’s budget woes…. Read More
Defense Over-Regulations Costing More Than Just Dollars
Over the past 50 years, Congress has had a propensity to impose restrictions on the Department of Defense acquisition process in ways that centralize authority…. Read More
What the Mehsud Strike Means for Fighting Global Terrorism
It was welcome news that a U.S.-launched drone strike killed Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) who was responsible for slaughtering thousands of Pakistanis… Read More
Veterans Should Be Seen As National Assets
The unique needs of the post-9/11 generation of veterans require the commitment of individuals, groups, and strategies to provide our veterans with the best help… Read More
Hearing on Afghanistan Highlights Importance of Residual Force
Panelists at a recent hearing by the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia urged Congress to maintain a strong residual… Read More
Overuse of U.S. Special Operations Forces Makes Them Less “Special”
President Obama’s love for America’s unconventional warriors is taking the “special” out of U.S. special operations forces (SOF), according to a recent article by Richard… Read More
North Korea Offers Lessons for Iran Nuclear Talks
Recent negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program failed to reach a comprehensive agreement. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, however, remains determined to move forward despite… Read More
Mounting Military Readiness Concerns
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a recent speech, “As we look out across the strategic landscape, the United States military will remain an essential… Read More
If You Like Border Security, Can You Keep It?
Deluged with bad news on numerous fronts—especially from the poorly executed rollout of his signature achievement, Obamacare—the president wants Congress to turn its attention to… Read More
A Way Forward on Immigration
When President Obama invited Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, to visit the White House, he got an unexpected response…. Read More
Why the Fear of American Exceptionalism?
Talk of American exceptionalism enrages some liberals. For example, it drove Oliver Stone and American University professor Peter Kuznick to pen a USA Today commentary … Read More
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General McCaffrey: U.S. Not Prepared for National Security Threats
The most trusted institution in America is the U.S. military. “There is a reason for it,” said retired Army Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey. “It is… Read More
The Obama Doctrine: The Not So Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The state of U.S. foreign policy under President Obama resembles nothing so much as the mess surrounding Obamacare. This was the grim message of Thursday’s… Read More
Sexual Assault in the Military: Top JAGs Slam Gillibrand Scheme
The first two female Judge Advocates General (JAGs) of the Navy and Army, joined by the other top uniformed JAGs from the Air Force, Marine… Read More
MEADS Passes Test; U.S. Should Re-establish Support for Program
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) recently completed its third successful test—locating, tracking, and destroying two targets attacking simultaneously from the north and south…. Read More
Girding the Grid: Educating Leaders Is Key
According to a recent report sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. power grid is under threat from nation-states, organized crime syndicates, hacktivists,… Read More
Boko Haram Terrorists Are Now Officially Terrorists
The U.S. Department of State has finally designated the Nigerian-based terrorist group Boko Haram and a splinter faction known as Ansaru as official foreign terrorist… Read More
Cyber Attacks: Hopping the “Great Firewall”
Google’s new Digital Attack Map reveals that the U.S. experiences daily cyber attacks. Though much of the map’s real-time cyber activity is untraceable, the map… Read More
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Budget-Driven Defense Cuts Signify Hagel’s Lack of Strategy
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called for “significant change across every aspect of our defense enterprise.” While sequestration drives Secretary Hagel’s remarks, “significant change” is… Read More
