SecurityCommentary
Q&A: What Kind of Missile Likely Shot Down Malaysian Plane?
Last Thursday, a Boeing 777 hurtled to the ground near the village of Hrabove in Eastern Ukraine resulting in the death of 298 civilians. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. Needs to Do More to Protect Americans From Another 9/11
Just one year after Sept. 11, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, was formed to… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: The Attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and Why It Matters
Tragedy struck Malaysia Airlines for the second time in four months when a passenger plane flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of… Read More
SecurityNews
Did Russia’s Aggression Contribute to Malaysian Plane Crash?
Tragedy has returned to haunt Malaysia Airlines. Commercial flight MH17 reportedly was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Ukraine, close to the Russian border…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
As Risk of Terror Attack Grows, U.S. Must Maintain Ability to Connect the Dots
Has the United States possibly been rendered blind to an impending terrorist attack? A senior Obama administration counterterrorism official worries that that may be the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Moral Difference Between Israel and Hamas
What most Americans—and the world—hear about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas goes something like this: “125 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Eric Holder Fears Foreign Fighter Pipeline, Indicates Flawed Counter-Terrorism Strategy
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder fears American and European foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria are receiving training from Yemeni bomb makers. In an interview… Read More
InternationalNews
Israeli Leader a Pillar of Calm in Face of Rocket Attacks
“We face a very, very brutal terrorist enemy.” As rockets fired by Hamas rained down yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coolly and calmly described… Read More
SecurityNews
Holder Writes Off Benghazi Criticism as ‘Purely Political’
Attorney General Eric Holder today said criticism of the Obama administration’s decision to try a Benghazi terror suspect in a civilian court is “purely political.”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. Needs to Be Prepared for Next ‘Wave’ of Terrorism
Things seem to go from bad to worse in the blood-soaked Middle East, Civil war still rages in Syria, even as ISIS gobbles up swaths… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
#BringBackOurGirls Isn’t Trending Anymore. But the Girls Still Aren’t All Free.
While the #BringBackOurGirls campaign brought international media attention to the plight of more than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, very little… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress Must Ask Obama: Why Doesn’t Your Administration Cut U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority?
Considering its participation in the new Palestinian unity government, Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel should lead the U.S. to cut the hundreds of millions in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Never Forget the Gift of Freedom
The persistent march of terrorists and tyrants around the globe gives us reason to reflect on the precious gift of freedom we have been given… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS Gains in Iraq will Inspire Taliban in Afghanistan
Recent military gains by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham are likely to inspire the Taliban to step up its fight in Afghanistan both… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration’s Wake-up Call in Iraq
Clearly, ISIS was not in the plan. The Obama Administration was caught flat-footed by the triumph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When Will ISIS Start to Lose?
Where will the Islamist rampage that is storming across Iraq stop? There is no easy answer to that question. Carl von Clausewitz, the great 19th… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Bobby Jindal Vetoed a Bill That Fights Terrorism, Illegal Immigration
In a move that surprised some conservative allies, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently vetoed legislation authorizing the state to implement the federal REAL ID Act. The Republican governor… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: Where It’s Not ‘Too Late’ for U.S. Aims in Iraq
With the rapid advance in Iraq of the deadly terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), political leaders and policy… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: How the Crisis in Iraq Puts Americans at Risk of Terrorism
Less than three years after U.S. troops left Iraq, political leaders and policy analysts are wrestling with how to respond to the growing turmoil there…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS Tries to Tweet Its Enemies Into Submission
Social media sites are the latest battleground in the war on terror. On June 20, the Sunni terrorist group ISIS, which is on a rampage… Read More
SecurityNews
Price to Avoid Another Benghazi? House Leaders Question $461 Million Training Center
With the deadly Benghazi attacks providing impetus and momentum, the State Department announced this spring that it will build a $461 million training center for… Read More
Megyn Kelly Takes Down State Department Spokeswoman on Obama’s Iraq Rhetoric
Megyn Kelly went on offense last night. On “The Kelly File,” she aggressively questioned a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, on what the Fox News… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Three Frightening Facts About Iraq
What is going in Iraq has nothing to do with American politics. The enemies of America don’t care if the West Wing is run by… Read More
SecurityNews
CNN Interviewed Alleged Benghazi Ringleader Nearly a Year Before Capture
Why did it take nearly two years to track down the alleged leader of the 2012 Benghazi attacks when multiple journalists had contact with him… Read More
SecurityNews
Mother of Benghazi Victim: ‘Why Can’t They Just Tell Me the Truth?’
Many Americans celebrated the capture of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the alleged leader of the Benghazi attacks. But Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, one… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: What You Need to Know About Benghazi Suspect’s Terror Group
As the vicious Islamist group ISIS upended the status quo in Iraq, another terrorist network — Ansar al-Sharia — broke into the headlines. Although relatively… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The Unanswered Questions on Benghazi
As the House’s select committee on Benghazi prepares to start its work, the challenges it faces—and the questions it must answer—are numerous. Critics of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What the Benghazi Committee Could Learn From Watergate
As South Carolina’s Republican congressman Trey Gowdy, the new chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, begins his task, it is worth recalling a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
U.S. Inaction Creates Opportunities for Our Enemies
There is a strategic dimension to the rapidly unfolding crisis in Iraq that hasn’t garnered much attention but could have a significant impact on the… Read More
SecurityNews
Benghazi Panel Says Select Committee’s Work Will Be an ‘Uphill Battle’
It’s been nearly two years since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and we still have not come close to the truth…. Read More
