SecurityCommentary
Terror Plot 104 Targets the Fourth of July
On July 1, the FBI arrested Demetrius Pitts for planning a terrorist attack in Cleveland on the Fourth of July. This plot was the 104th… Read More
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To Strengthen Security and Improve Ties to Friendly Countries, US Should Expand Visa Waiver Program
With the 2018 NATO summit just weeks away, American policymakers are seeking ways to strengthen ties to good friends and allies while giving the U.S…. Read More
SecurityNews
Decapitated Animal Left on Front Porch of DHS Official’s Home
The Department of Homeland Security is warning employees of a “sharp increase in the overall number of general threats” against them after a senior DHS… Read More
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Iranian Protests Underscore Regime’s Vulnerability
On Sunday, protests spontaneously erupted in Tehran, Iran’s capital, as cellphone shop owners shut down their shops and demonstrated against the plummeting value of Iran’s… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
ISIS May Be on the Run, but It’s Far From Finished
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, was charged on June 13 with providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS…. Read More
SecurityNews
5 Dead, Others Injured After Shooting in Maryland Newsroom
A suspect thought to be connected with a shooting that occured Thursday afternoon at the the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, has been taken into… Read More
SecurityNews
6 Things to Know About Trump’s Choice to Run the VA
President Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a military reservist with experience at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, faces a… Read More
SecurityFeature
With the Russian Threat in Mind, NATO Prepares for a Different Kind of War
SKRUNDA-1, Latvia—On June 13, the sounds of gunfire and controlled detonations thundered within the abandoned apartment blocks at this former Soviet radar station about 90… Read More
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Trump Talks VA Reforms: ‘Get Out of Here, You’re Fired’
President Donald Trump regaled a large crowd in Minnesota Wednesday with tales of his achievements, a major one being reforms of the Department of Veteran… Read More
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Done Right, Trump’s Space Force Would Put the US on Top
President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon on Monday to create a sixth branch of the U.S. military—the fifth within the Department of Defense—to be known… Read More
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House ‘Compromise’ Immigration Bill Fails to Adequately Address Broken System
Last Friday, House leadership released the text of their new “compromise” immigration bill. Rather than making the right changes on border security, enforcement, and legal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Here’s a Smarter Way to Stand With European Allies Against Russia
Russia has re-emerged as a pernicious threat to Europe in recent years. It’s all the more vital for the U.S. to stand up for European… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Podcast: Making Sure Asylum Laws Focus on the Persecuted
David Inserra, immigration expert at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent changes to asylum policy and what went wrong… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Asylum Laws Must Remain Focused on the Persecuted
Asylum has been in the news a good deal lately, most recently with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision on Monday to restrict domestic and gang… Read More
SecurityCommentary
States Need More Authority to Counter Hostile Drones
At a hearing on June 6 to address legal authority to stop dangerous drones, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., asked, “Is this really all we’re doing?”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Value in Learning the Army’s History
Thursday marks the Army’s 243rd birthday. On this day, soldiers past and present will be encouraged to pause and reflect on the years of service… Read More
SecurityNews
6 Big Questions About What Comes After the Trump-Kim Meeting
Amid intense attention to the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, optimists and skeptics alike have questions about… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remembering Frank Carlucci, Reagan’s Secretary of Defense
Frank Carlucci III, who served under every president from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan, died June 3 at his home in McLean, Virginia. He was… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The 2018 Storm Season Is Coming, and America Isn’t Ready
Hurricane Alberto, the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm, already has brought rain and chaos from the Florida panhandle to the Great Lakes region…. Read More
SecurityFeature
If Russia Invades, US Special Operations Forces Have an Unconventional Plan to Liberate the Baltics
DOLASZEWO, Poland—In less than 72 hours, U.S. special operations forces transformed a nondescript reserve base at this village in the bucolic Polish countryside into the… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Says He Could Welcome Kim Jong Un to the White House
Days ahead of a historic meeting in Singapore, President Donald Trump said that if his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is successful,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pentagon’s New Transgender Policy Strikes Right Balance for Military
More than 100 lawmakers have signed a letter calling on Defense Secretary James Mattis to rescind his recently announced transgender policy for the military, as… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Time for Trump’s Choice, Not Obama’s, to Head America’s Global Broadcast Operations
If war is the continuation of diplomacy by other means, public diplomacy is a theater where states use ideas instead of ordnance. But in this… Read More
SecurityNews
Korean War Veteran Fights, Wins Battle to Restore Iowa Town’s US Flag
An elderly Korean War veteran and a few hundred dollars were all it took to get the City Council of Independence, Iowa, to reverse its… Read More
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SecurityNews
In Ukraine, a Russian Journalist’s Staged Murder Casts Attention on a Forgotten War
KYIV, Ukraine—The staged assassination of a Russian journalist here hit the newsworthiness sweet spot for Western news editors, generating a tsunami of headlines that dwarfed… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Unnecessary Federal Spending on Infrastructure to Continue
A provision in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2019 would delay by at least two years a much-needed new… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pro-Amnesty Republicans Would Undermine Border Security and US Law
With some Republicans pushing for a vote on amnesty for those brought illegally to the U.S. as children, Congress should remember why such policies hurt,… Read More
SecurityNews
In Ukraine, the Game and the War Go On
KYIV, Ukraine—The war in Ukraine escalated this week to its most violent levels of the year with Russian artillery and rocket attacks targeting both Ukrainian… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remember the Heroes of Flight 93 on Memorial Day
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is far removed from the busy bustle of Wall Street in New York City and the secure grounds of the Pentagon in Washington,… Read More
