The state of the world
It’s more threatening to America than Biden understands
It’s more threatening to America than Biden understands
A response to a dangerous proposal
A few months ago it seemed that the Biden administration would pursue a more moderate version of Obama’s Iran strategy. Now it’s poised to make even greater concessions.
The failure to protect the U.S. Capitol from an insurrectionist attack on January 6 is understandably dominating headlines. Leaders and investigators are right to ask how such a horrible breach of security...
Strategies must cover conventional, asymmetrical or any types of 'stupid' attacks
In a stern and defiant speech earlier this month, National Security Adviser John Bolton made clear that the United States will not...
Twenty years ago, President Clinton, with bipartisan support, signed into law the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). The intention: to enshrine religious freedom as a core component of A...
This is a peculiar moment in history, one in which we have come to expect the unexpected. Even so, I was surprised to see this: a reporter and a White House official debating poetry. I&r...
Al Qaeda does not value diversity and it’s not an equal opportunity employer. The same can be said of the Islamic State. And when the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran want to commit a...
Slowly and perhaps even surely, Donald Trump is pulling together a team he believes can help him achieve his goals. Which are what exactly? The most basic are given to him in Article II,...
People think early European immigrants to America were seeking religious freedom. In fact, they sought escape from religious persecution. Not quite the same thing. The policy not to mole...
Will members defend America’s national security, sovereignty and Constitution?
The philosopher Lily Tomlin used to say: “No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.” Has that ever been truer than it is in Washington right now? Last week,...
Co-authored by Lee A. Casey The recent open letter by 47 Republican Senators, putting Iran on notice that the US Constitution fundamentally limits the President’s ability...
The Egyptian activist's position on free speech and protest is troubling
The ‘Arab Spring’ shows that democratic process is useless without democratic culture.
When it comes to national security, there’s no time like mañana.
Co-authored by Charles D. Stimson The United States has just lost a key ally in the fight against al-Qaeda terrorists: the residents of Virginia, and state employees in par...
There is not much with which to argue in Michael’s last salvo, but I do think I’m entitled to...
A response to Lindsey Graham