Stop mowing the grass
A rickety cease-fire has been reached in Gaza and Egyptian officials are despairingly attempting to broker a long-term comprehensive truce...
Israel’s Undependable Ally
Earlier this week, former Vice President Dick Cheney observed that relations between the United States and Israel, its most important...
Muslim Brotherhood Scion Chastises Hamas-linked Group Over Dinner With Obama
An interesting development in the world of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated organizations, as a long simmering disagreement has broken out into open...
Financial Jihad
Violent jihad intended to impose the supremacist Islamic doctrine of shariah is surging around the world. Another form of Islamic...
Why the Yazidis?
There are those in the policy community who seem a little out of sorts because the President has (after great...
It’s Not Just ISIS That’s a Threat
The Obama administration is warning that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham poses a serious threat to this...
Obama Can’t Escape His Responsibility for the Iraq Crisis
President Obama over the weekend said he could have done more to stop the violence in Iraq if it were...
Reckoning with Turkey’s Transformation
The Middle East is in flames. For years, one of that region’s principal arsonists has been a Turkish Islamist politician...
Saudi King Warns of Fitna
As the annual Muslim holy month of Ramadan drew to a close in late July 2014, Saudi King Abdullah Bin...
Iraqi Christians: Look to the “Uncivilized Mountain Mule”
As recent news reports tens of thousands of Iraqi Christian and Zoroastrian refugees fleeing the Islamic State into the mountains...
How Wars Don’t End
President Obama once explained that U.S. unilateral withdrawals from conflicts is “how wars end in the 21st Century.” The absurdity...
New Security Arrangements May Be the Quiet Legacy of Obama Administration in Africa
During this week’s Africa Leaders Summit in Washington the major emphasis was placed on foreign investment with thirty three billion...
Of Pallywood and Human Drama
Two stories from yesterday, which highlight the moral, and policy confusion currently affecting the United States under the current administration....
The Venezuelan Sanctions Bill Awaits Senate Action
t has been two months since the House of Representatives version of the Venezuela sanctions bill was passed. Avery similar...
Obama Wants to ‘Power Africa’: What About Keeping the Lights On in America?
The centerpiece of President Obama’s Africa Summit appears to be a new “Power Africa” that envisions a commitment of as...
Intel Brief: Enhanced interrogation methods and political gain
Center for Security Policy Staff and Senior Fellows bring a wealth of skills and experience to Center programs and initiatives....