United States may act pragmatically but should eventually stand with the Kurds
On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted in a referendum for independence from the Iraqi state. The plebiscite reflects the aspirations...
Year: 2017
Self-Determination and American Interests
In recent days, two referenda have been overwhelmingly approved by electorates seeking independence for their people. These otherwise unrelated demands...
Iran: The Ultimate Strategic Challenge
With Gordon Chang, Daniel Horowitz, Amb. Hank Cooper and Daniel Greenfield GORDON CHANG, Forbes.com Columnist, World Affairs Journal Blogger, The...
A Call For a Presidential Commission On EMP
Interview with Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, the Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security and the...
Saudi Women Gain the Right to Drive
Saudi Arabia announced on September 26th that they will soon permit women to drive. This announcement ends a longstanding policy...
Insights from the Mandalay Massacre
A massacre at the Mandalay Casino in Las Vegas last night has resulted in the murder of at least fifty...
U.S. Strikes Islamic State in Libya
On September 22th, the U.S. military struck an Islamic State (IS) camp in Libya, the first American strikes in Libya...
Are Economic Sanctions Against China Enough?
With Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Peter Huessy, Bill Gertz and Daniel Gallington DR. PETER VINCENT PRY, Executive Director of the...
Sudan is a Foe, Not a Friend
The latest, ominous change to President Trump’s policies supposedly designed to keep dangerous foreign nationals from coming to this country...
Saudi University Dismissing Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Academics
A university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is dismissing academics who are believed to have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The...
A ‘Clean Decertification’ of the Iran Deal
With Frank Gaffney, Matthew Brodsky, Robert Spencer and Fred Fleitz FRANK GAFFNEY, Founder, President & CEO of Center for Security...
The case for a ‘clean withdrawal’ from the Iran Nuclear Deal
There’s a pitched rhetorical battle underway right now in Washington as an October 15 deadline approaches for President Trump to...
We Need the EMP Threat Commission, Now More Than Ever
This week, America loses a national treasure. Inexplicably, just when we need the country’s most knowledgeable and influential minds advising...
Defense Secretary Mattis misses Terrorist Attack after arriving at Kabul Airport
On September 27th U.S. Defense Secretary General James Mattis made a trip to Kabul, Afghanistan to pledge support for the...
The U.S. Electric Grid Must Be Resilient
With Tom Popik, Suzanne Scholte, Michael Cutler and Diana West THOMAS POPIK, Chairman, President, Director and Co-Founder of the Foundation...
President Trump’s Unraveling Travel Restrictions
The transformation of Donald Trump from candidate to president is ominously evident in his unraveling policy on characterizing the enemy...