Russia retakes some territory in the Kursk region
“The Russians have begun counter-offensive actions” in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. Although information about Russia’s progress remains fragmentary,...
NASA
Time to designate space systems as critical infrastructure
The bottom line? The Executive Branch must designate space systems as a critical infrastructure sector and Congress must provide the Sector Risk Management Agency (SRMA) with the resources needed to execute the mission.
Op-eds
Time to Designate Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure
After interviewing more than 30 industry and government experts, the authors have concluded that designating space systems as a U.S. critical infrastructure sector would close current gaps and signal both at home and abroad that space security and resilience is a top priority.
Memos
Beijing’s Troubling Space Ambitions
The moon and Mars on course to become the next disputed islands
Op-eds
China wants to dominate space, and the US must take countermeasures
China is determined to replace the U.S. as the dominant power in space. While proclaiming its peaceful intentions, Beijing’s doctrine considers space a military domain, and it is investing heavily in...
Op-eds
Washington’s Muted Response Emboldens Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy
A Turkish court on June 11 convicted Metin Topuz, a Turkish national and liaison officer for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, to eight years and nine months...
Policy Briefs
Treasury Sanctions Top Turkish Officials
In an unprecedented move against a NATO ally, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions yesterday against two Turkish cabinet ministers...
Policy Briefs
Turkish Court Takes a U-Turn, Releases American Pastor to House Arrest
In response to an appeal by U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson’s attorney, a Turkish court...
Policy Briefs
The US must secure its supply chain in the face of anti-satellite weapons
At the ...
Op-eds
Tillerson Goes to Turkey amid Sanctions Talk in Washington
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to visit Turkey o...
Policy Briefs
Diplomatic Spat Erupts Between Ankara and U.S. Over Arrest
A controversy erupted this week between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s arrest of a U.S. cons...
Policy Briefs
Exporting Iran’s Revolution to Space
Iran is seeking cooperation with NASA, the head of Tehran’s space agency said...
Policy Briefs
Obama Team Fails to Protect the Grid
The White House publicly unveiled its “National Space Weather Action Plan” on October 29, amidst much fanfare and favorable press coverage. President Obama deserves credit fo...
Op-eds
Iran Deal’s Premise Is Wrong — They Likely Have a Bomb
Co-written by William R. Graham, Henry Cooper, Fritz Ermarth, Peter Vincent Pry President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is not just a bad deal. It is the wor...
Op-eds
Heading Toward An EMP Catastrophe
For over a decade now, since the Congressional EMP Commission delivered its first report to Congress eleven years ago in July of 2004, various Senate and House committees have heard from numerous scie...
Congressional Testimonies
When Iran Goes Nuclear
Our attention these days with regard to security is understandably riveted on the Islamic State, or ISIS, and its hideous decapitations, rapes and live immolations. We must deal with the...
Op-eds
This War Would Be Hell, TOO
If a top intelligence expert said America was not prepared for war and, indeed, that if we went to war "we would lose," that would worry you, wouldn't it? Start worrying. The expert...
Op-eds
Magic With U.S. Money for the United Nations
Welcome to the latest Magical Mystery Tour of American funding for the United Nations. Today’s featured mystery is, how to explain the missing $2.8 billion? Thursday morning, Presi...
Op-eds
The Dark Side of a UN Envoy for Extraterrestrials
Just when you thought the United Nations could not possibly become any more inane, out comes a story in London's Sunday Times that the UN is about to appoint a special envoy for ali...
Op-eds
Iran’s Mini-Empire At The U.N.
The United Nations has just created a new "entity" on women's rights, called U.N. Women. Elections to its governing board are now being organized. How long before Iran wins a seat?...