SecurityCommentary
For Israelis, the Term ‘Safe Spaces’ Isn’t Academic
In American academia, a “safe space” is an environment in which a person or an identity group can seek “shelter” from being exposed to perceived… Read More
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Political Tensions Rise as US Strike Kills Iran’s Suleimani
Iran is threatening retaliation and Iraq is considering forcing U.S. officials out of the country after an American drone strike killed Qassem Suleimani, the notorious… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remembering Former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Paul X. Kelley
Gen. Paul X. Kelley, the 28th commandant of the Marine Corps, serving from 1983 to 1987, died Dec. 29 at the age of 91. His… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Air Force Needs More Aircraft Now
The Air Force can bring firepower to bear much faster than its sister services and can take out targets in the air, on land, and at sea…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Win-Win Contracting Tool for the Pentagon and the Private Sector
The Defense Department is taking measures to get new capabilities to warfighters more quickly, and they’re working. One of these tools is called Other Transaction… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Recalling the Battle of the Bulge
Seventy-five years ago, at the Battle of the Bulge (fought from Dec. 16, 1944, to Jan. 25, 1945), the United States suffered more casualties than… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Staying Safe and Keeping the Season Bright
As much as we’d like to relax and just enjoy the holiday season—the shopping, the music, the tastes, and the scents—we unfortunately must not lose… Read More
SecurityCommentary
China Fires Shot Across Bow With New Aircraft Carrier
The People’s Republic of China this week officially became a producer of aircraft carriers. The Shandong entered service, introducing the first domestically produced aircraft carrier… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Administration Aims to Make Fewer Criminal Aliens Eligible for Asylum
The Trump administration is proposing to bar foreign nationals convicted of drunk driving, gang-related crime, illegal reentry, and other illicit activity from winning asylum protection… Read More
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DHS Chief Says Spending Bill Will Help Build ‘Significant Amount of Wall’
The nation’s acting homeland security secretary said Thursday that the $1.4 trillion spending package making its way through Congress will pay for an enormous amount… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
2020 NDAA Represents a Big Step Forward in Rebuilding Our Military
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. It represents a big step in the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of WWII Battle of Bulge
A parade was scheduled for the morning of Saturday, Dec. 16, 1944, for members of 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division in Diekirch,… Read More
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In Round 1 of Ukraine Peace Talks, Zelenskyy Holds His Own With Putin
KYIV, Ukraine—These days, it gets dark around 4 p.m. here in Ukraine’s capital city. The leaves are all gone from the trees, and the skies… Read More
SecurityFeature
What My Ukrainian In-Laws Taught Me About Freedom and Rock ’n’ Roll
KYIV, Ukraine—When the guitarist for Deep Purple hit those epic opening notes of “Smoke on the Water,” my 54-year-old Ukrainian father-in-law grabbed me by the… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Was It Terrorism in Pensacola? What We Know, and What’s Next
Family members are grieving after a shooter killed three Navy servicemen at a Pensacola, Florida, Navy base. Details are just starting to emerge about the… Read More
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What Climbing Kilimanjaro and Going to War Taught My Brother and Me
MOUNT KILIMANJARO, Tanzania—From the moment we met at the hotel in Amsterdam I knew the trip would be special. “You ready for this?” I asked… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher: Trusting the Military Justice System and Its Essential Role in National Security
The case of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher, which ultimately resulted in the firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, should have been handled… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Let’s Be Thankful America Isn’t Fighting ‘Endless Wars’
“Thank you for your service.” Our troops hear that often from their fellow Americans, and not just during the holidays. Well, our gratitude can go… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Afghanistan Trip Shows He’s No Isolationist
It was not a happy Thanksgiving for President Donald Trump’s detractors, as the president showed with his surprise trip Thursday to Afghanistan that “America First”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
London Bridge Killer Should Have Been Assessed Before Release in Terror Case
It was a matter of when, not if, the United Kingdom would be attacked by terrorists again. The when ended up being Friday. The perpetrator… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Pentagon Auditing Process Is Expensive, Inefficient, and in Arrears
Many months and about $1 billion in taxpayer funds later, the U.S. Department of Defense recently announced that it had failed its second comprehensive audit,… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump’s ‘Diplomatic Persistence’ Spurs Decline in Illegal Border Crossings, DHS Deputy Says
The president’s “diplomatic persistence” has deterred illegal migrants and led to a sharp decline in unlawful border crossings, a top U.S. immigration official said Wednesday… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Pentagon’s ‘Trusted Capital’ Program Can Secure Financing for Defense Industrial Base
The Department of Defense this month partnered with Texas A&M University to co-sponsor Drone Venture Day, the first event of the Pentagon’s new Trusted Capital… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Chilling Ignorance of History
How can one person get so much wrong in one sentence? I refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, the neo-socialist Democrat, who endorsed presidential candidate Sen…. Read More
SecurityNews
Nearly 80,000 Illegal Aliens Had Arrest Records Before Winning DACA Approval
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who successfully enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program carried prior arrest records, according to data released… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
KYIV, Ukraine—As the Russian shells and rockets rained down on them in the frontline town of Debaltseve in February 2015, Ukrainian troops began to receive… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Army Modernization Is Better Late Than Never
The U.S. Army is the world’s premier land force. Its primary role is to defeat enemy forces through conventional warfare, but it can perform an… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
China Poised to Benefit If Ukraine’s Western Relationships Fray
KYIV, Ukraine—As Ukraine reels from a series of recent setbacks in its relationships with the U.S. and the European Union, China ultimately stands to gain. … Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Day US Troops Saved Me and My Friends From Terror
A hail of bullets rained down from the skies overhead, hitting the ground in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rapid-fire artillery… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The Decline of America’s Military, and Why It Matters
None of us want to think about another attack on America. But nor do we want to be unprepared if such an attack occurs. Dakota… Read More
