SecurityCommentary
The White House Is Not Being Serious About Defeating ISIS
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, could be in for a rough ride when they go… Read More
InternationalNews
US Drone Strike Kills Al Qaeda’s Second-Ranking Leader
Al-Qaeda confirmed Tuesday a CIA drone strike killed its second in command, Nasir al-Wuhayshi. Al-Wuhayshi also commanded the terrorist group’s Yemen affiliate, al-Qaeda in the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Terrorists Love Twitter
There is nothing social about using social networks to help slaughter innocents and disseminate murder porn. But that kind of activity is merely symptomatic of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
There Have Been Six Terrorist Plots Since April Alone. How Concerned Should We Be?
Islamist terrorists are busier than ever trying to kill us. That’s a fact. Two years ago, The Heritage Foundation conducted an exhaustive review of publicly available U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama, It’s Time to Stop Shifting the Blame and Develop an ISIS Strategy
In Washington, a gaffe is defined as a statement in which a politician inadvertently tells the truth. President Obama has been roasted this week for… Read More
SecurityNews
Gallup Poll: Americans Conflicted on Government’s Ability to Combat Terror
Americans are conflicted about the government’s ability to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States, and even how they should do so, according to two… Read More
SecurityNews
How ISIS Is Waging a ‘War of Ideas’ Through Social Media
One year ago this week, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria seized Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul—its first major land grab in a battle… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Real Trouble With Obama’s Rhetoric
Since 2009, everyone has been waiting for a clear articulation of President Obama’s grand strategy. Indeed, careers have been made analyzing what this mysterious thinking… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Osama Bin Laden’s Revealing Book Collection
Facebook’s chairman and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on social media he is currently reading “The Muqaddimah”—a book written in 1377 by the Islamic historian Ibn… Read More
SecurityNews
Americans Fault Obama, Bush Equally for Iraq’s Problems
Six years ago, President Obama ran on a promise to end the war in Iraq. Gearing up for the 2012 election, his campaign ran an… Read More
SecurityNews
Senate Votes to Overhaul NSA ‘Spy’ Program
The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to scale back the federal government’s collection of personal data in the post-9/11 era. Under the USA Freedom Act, the… Read More
SecurityNews
Senate Can’t Strike a Deal on Patriot Act, Forcing NSA Program to Expire
Portions of the USA Patriot Act expired at midnight after the Senate failed to reach a deal. Supporters of the USA Freedom Act, legislation to… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
What You Should Know About the Recent Wave of Islamist Terrorist Attacks
On the evening of May 3, two men armed with rifles attacked the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Garland, Texas. While both shooters were… Read More
SecurityNews
Debate Over NSA ‘Spying’ Program, Explained in Under 2 Minutes
Congress has less than a week to decide the fate of a government surveillance program that was created after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Clinton Confidant Revealed as Source of Benghazi Misinformation
One of the mysteries surrounding the Benghazi scandal appears to have been solved with the release of the private emails of former Secretary of State… Read More
SecurityCommentary
To Defeat Islamic State, America Must Re-Engage in the War of Ideas
It’s easy to adopt a ho-hum attitude about the Middle East at times. To see it as the place where, as comedian Louis C.K. recently… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Big Win: Army’s Delta Force Killed Islamic State’s Top Money Man
As we roll into Memorial Day weekend, commemorating America’s fallen service members—but really all our troops—you can’t help but feel a sense of pride about… Read More
SecurityFeature
Newly Released Emails Cast Doubt on Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi Claims
Newly reported emails indicate Hillary Clinton was personally made aware of security dangers in the months leading up to the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Islamic Terrorists Should Be Called Islamic Terrorists
For more than three decades, they have sought out and killed Americans. In 1983, in one of the first major anti-American attacks, they bombed the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What It’s Like to Find Out Bin Laden Read Your Work. A Heritage Researcher Talks About the Discovery.
Today, many of Osama bin Laden’s documents and writings were declassified. It turns out that bin Laden’s library included a paper by The Heritage Foundation’s Jim… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fall of Ramadi Raises Questions About Obama’s Strategy to Defeat ISIS in Iraq
The seizure of the city of Ramadi by the Islamic State (or ISIS) on Sunday was a major setback for the Iraqi government and for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
State Department Stonewalling Has Made for a Tough Year for the Benghazi Select Committee
It’s been a year since the House Select Committee on Benghazi began its work, and although the committee has produced an interim report and its… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Forget Seymour Hersh. What’s Really Outrageous Is US Giving Billions to Terrorist-Supporting Pakistan.
Did the Obama administration lie about the details surrounding Osama bin Laden’s death? A recent article in the London Review of Books titled “The Killing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What to Make of ISIS Claim of Responsibility for Texas Shootings
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a failed attack that occurred on Sunday in Garland, Texas. At the “First Annual Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest,” two… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trey Gowdy’s Questions for Hillary Clinton
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate Benghazi, is fine with Hillary Clinton’s decision to appear at a full hearing… Read More
SecurityNews
House Oversight Chairman: Hillary Clinton Needs to Answer Benghazi Questions
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz believes more answers are needed from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the 2012 Benghazi terrorist… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Killing of U.S. Hostage Shows Limitations of Drones in Fighting Global Terrorism
President Obama announced earlier today that U.S. aid contractor Warren Weinstein, who had been held hostage by al-Qaeda in Pakistan since August 2011, was accidentally… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Oklahoma City Rebounded From America’s Worst Act of Home-Grown Terrorism
It’s been 20 years since we experienced the worst act of American home-grown terrorism at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. This… Read More
SecurityNews
Photo Essay: The Oklahoma City Bombing, 20 Years Later
On April 19, 1995, 168 people were killed and 680 injured in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City—leaving… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Yemen Is a Public Relations Disaster for the Obama Administration
You have to wonder whether the White House has a good grip on the global terrorism fight considering a number of strategic missteps, judgments and… Read More
