Ramping Up on Cyberwarfare Could Mean Reexamining Rules of War
As intense as the debate over unmanned aerial vehicles (aka drones) has been recently, that's not the only context in...
Ben Lerner
Ben Lerner is the Vice President for Government Relations at the Center for Security Policy, where he manages the Center's educational efforts and interactions with the federal government. His articles have appeared in The American Spectator, The Washington Times, Townhall, The Washington Examiner, and inFocus Quarterly. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University, and received his bachelor's degree in political science, with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan.
Obama Avoiding Intelligence Gathering Opportunities
It would seem that the Obama administration will do whatever it takes to avoid gathering intelligence from enemy combatants these...
Obama Should Pick a Lane: Are We at War?
In the context of answering "yes" to the question of whether the United States Government can legally use lethal force...
Note to Congress: Twenty Experts Ask President Obama to Reverse Course on Nuclear Cuts
This Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces is scheduled to convene a hearing, The U.S. Nuclear...
A Question Not Asked
Last night's presidential debate rightfully put the spotlight on President Obama's performance over the last four years as commander-in-chief. As...
LOST Trade Routes
There is never a good time to deny the United States Navy maximum capability to defend American interests, but now...
McKeon: Saving defense from defense savings
Yesterday, Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks at the Heritage Foundation reminding...
Walking too softly
These days, when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico border, the only thing more alarming than the myriad security threats crossing...
Radicalization lessons
Earlier this week, Sen. Richard Durbin convened a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on “Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims.”...
START the damage control
Last week’s rushed vote on New START in the lame-duck session of the Senate represented that body’s abandonment of its...
Is your Congressman or Senator a ‘National Security Failure’?
The Center just released its ninth National Security Scorecard for the 111th Congress, 2009-2010, and identified several “Champions of National...
The other Lockerbies
Senators Menendez and Lautenberg of New Jersey took to the microphone this week to express disappointment that witnesses from the...
Wartime enemies or common criminals?
When Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in November 2009, he asserted in his opening statement:...
Holder unplugged
Reality keeps intruding on Attorney General Eric Holder's approach to terrorism. During recent testimony before the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice...
Trusting terrorists, abandoning troops
I recently returned from a week-long media tour in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where some of our finest soldiers and sailors...