Rand Paul Is Wrong — NSA Surveillance Is Constitutional and Effective
As Kentucky Senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul prepares to filibuster a House bill to extend a controversial NSA counterterrorism...
Islamic State Supporters Publish a How to Guide
Offering suggestions that range from troubling to ridiculous, in late March Islamic State supporters published an English-reading eBook titled, How...
Newest Islamic State Faction Claims Responsibility for Burkina Faso Kidnapping
Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) has claimed responsibility...
EU Agrees to Military Action to Halt Human Smuggling
The European Union has agreed to crackdown against human smuggling and trafficking from Libya to Italy and other European countries....
An Appeal to Obama to Secure the Grid
Last week, over thirty prominent national security practitioners – including influential former legislators and military leaders – urged President Obama...
South Sudan: Civil War Continues as Rebels Take Up Arms Near Oil Fields
On May 19, rebels under the control of former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar took up post near oil refineries...
ISIS Stays on the Offensive
An important part of the strategy of Islamic State (ISIS) is staying on the offensive. On May 18, the Kurdish...
Impending Shia Militia Counteroffensive in Ramadi Puts US in Tough Spot
The Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province located about 70 miles west of Baghdad, fell to Islamic...
The Invasion of Iraq Was Necessary
Suddenly, the gotcha question for aspiring Republican presidential candidates is, knowing what they do now, would they invade Iraq to...
On Gitmo, Stick with the House
Approximately one year ago, President Obama released five senior Taliban leaders from detention at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Army...
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: The Iowa National Security Action Summit
NSAS Iowa Des Moines, IA— On Saturday May 16th, The Center for Security Policy, in partnership with THE FAMILY LEADER...
Is Boko Haram’s reign of terror in Nigeria nearing an end?
The Nigerian army successfully destroyed 10 camps run by terrorist organization Boko Haram (aka Islamic State West Africa) on Sunday...
Al-Shabaab Concerns in Burundi are Legitimate
Following a week of violence and unrest as a coup attempted to oust current Burundi president, Pierre Nkurunziza finally made...
Saudi Arabia Resumes Airstrikes in Yemen Despite Hosting Peace Talks
Following a five-day humanitarian ceasefire between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi forces in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition resumed its...
Mohammad Akram And Explanatory Memo Still Matter
Last week, Patrick Poole had a devastating critique on a slipshod piece of Muslim Brotherhood apologia written by former New...
The Fall of Ramadi is a Catastrophe
Although the Obama administration has rightly portrayed a raid by Army Special Forces last week in Syria that killed ISIS...