Abu Sayyaf Group continues to dwindle amidst Philippine counterterrorism campaign
Mindas Manda, a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), was killed in a shootout with Philippine forces Wednesday afternoon....
Derail Fast-Track
The majority of U.S. Senators have just voted again to make themselves irrelevant. The last time, it was by giving...
Burundi, Amisom, and al Shabaab
There is an interesting piece at BBC by Rachael Akidi that looks at the participation by East African leaders in...
Does North Korea’s Nuclear Progress Undermine the US’s Nuclear Deterrence Strategy?
On May 20th, the North Korean military announced: "We have had the capability of miniaturizing nuclear warheads, as well as...
Riyadh Conference on Yemen Unlikely to Change Situation on the Ground
Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted Yemen’s exiled government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, several Yemeni political parties, and the...
Abbas Demands for Two-State Solution
On Wednesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with EU Foreign Minister Frederica Mogherini to discuss the latest developments surrounding the...
ISIS Seizes Sirte in Central Libya
On May 21, the Islamic State seized the Libyan city of Sirte, the hometown of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi after...
“Just a Common Soldier”
Just A Common Soldier, also known as A Soldier Died Today, is one of the most popular poems on the...
A Living Legacy
The Center for Security Policy was privileged to have been associated with Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. for more than...
Thank You, Jack Templeton
The flame of American freedom is burning a little less brightly at the moment, dimmed by the loss of one...
French Troops Kill Two Top Members of AQIM
On May 20, the French defense ministry released a statement saying that French Special Forces killed two top leaders of...
Implications of Parliamentary Elections Being Pushed Back in Burundi
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza postponed local and parliamentary elections originally scheduled for May 26th to June 5th because of requests...
U.S. Congress Hears Testimony on Need to Work With Egypt, Encourage Reform
On Wednesday morning, May 20th, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee On Middle East and North Africa, looking at...
Former AQ Suspect’s Students Continue to Join Islamic State
Last weekend, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested 10 young adults at Trudeau Airport in Montreal under suspicions they...
The Cartel-State Formerly Known as Venezuela (ENG & ESP)
The Wall Street journal has released a scathing report regarding drug trafficking and money laundering by the Venezuelan regime. The...
Egyptian Judges Assassinated following Death Sentence of Morsi
Two Egyptian judges and a court prosecutor were killed in El-Arish, located in the Sinai Peninsula on May 16 following...