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
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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
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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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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
SecurityNews
What’s Next: 3 Possible Scenarios on North Korea After Cancellation of Trump-Kim Summit
While North Korea remains unpredictable, lawmakers and foreign policy experts see a narrow way forward after President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned summit… Read More
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Pompeo Warns Iran to Face ‘Strongest Sanctions in History’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave Iran’s government an ultimatum and its people an assurance Monday in laying out the Trump administration’s agenda after pulling… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Republicans Flirt With Amnesty Yet Again, Ignoring Long-Needed Reforms
The word on the street is that House Republicans will vote on several immigration bills in June in order to stave off a discharge petition… Read More
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Russia Makes Bold Move to Try to Solidify Control Over Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine has flared up once again. This time, however, it wasn’t another Russian artillery or rocket barrage in eastern Ukraine’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why We Honor Our Fallen Police Officers This Week
During my 33 years in law enforcement, I faced countless dangers—but nothing was more difficult than losing a fellow officer. I think about these friends… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Scandinavian Approach to Counterterrorism, Islamist Ideology Is Flawed
How Western democracies should respond to terrorist attacks is an ongoing concern. One such dilemma is whether the state should just focus on preventing attacks… Read More
SecurityFeature
As Ukraine Grapples With Its Soviet Past and Russia’s Ongoing War in the East, One City Moves On
HORISHNI PLAVNI, Ukraine—The trenches, tanks, artillery, and snipers are only six hours to the east of here by car. The war is always there, as… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Case of Teen Planning to Attack Dallas Mall Is 90th Homegrown Terrorist Plot Since 9/11
??? Earlier this week, 17-year-old Matin Azizi-Yarand was arrested for plotting a terrorist attack on a local mall near Dallas. This plot is the 103rd Islamist… Read More
SecurityNews
Ukraine Fortifies Its Airwaves Against Russian TV Broadcasts
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine has gone to war against Russian propaganda. Last week, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced the deployment of Ukrainian electronic warfare units to jam… Read More
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What Trump Calls ‘Right Message’ to North Korea After Evidence Iran Cheats on Nukes
President Donald Trump, without saying he would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, said Monday that he is open to signing a better agreement… Read More
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Drones Are High-Tech Marvels, but Congress Needs to Address the Threats They Pose
As symbols of a new, high-tech era, drones have grown in popularity, largely because of their versatility. The U.S. military utilizes them to hunt down… Read More
SecurityNews
How Federal Consumer Agency Puts Your Financial Data at Risk
About 1,000 records of data containing Americans’ financial and personal information may have been hacked after breaches of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, officials… Read More
SecurityNews
4 Key Questions Before the Trump-Kim Meeting
President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may appear to be a breakthrough between two leaders who openly talked about… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Texas A&M Shuts Down 2 Chinese Learning Institutes Deemed National Security Threats
Tensions between the U.S. and China just reached two college campuses in Texas. On April 9, the Texas A&M University system announced its intention to close two… Read More
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Trump’s Second Missile Strike Against Syria’s Chemical Weapons Both Appropriate and Necessary
By launching airstrikes against Syrian chemical warfare facilities, President Donald Trump reinforced the U.S. red line against the use of chemical weapons without expanding the… Read More
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No, the Pentagon Shouldn’t Plan for ‘a Lean Future’
As part of the budget process for the coming fiscal year, the House Armed Services Committee hosted Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the… Read More
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Trump Announces Strikes on Syria Following Chemical Weapons Attack
Explosions could be heard in the Syrian capital of Damascus just moments after President Donald Trump announced precision strikes on “targets associated with the chemical… Read More
