SecurityCommentary
The U.S. Needs to Stop the ISIS Pipeline
Foreign fighters—outsiders recruited or who volunteer to fight in another country for somebody else’s cause—are nothing new. What’s new is that they have become a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
GAO Report: U.S. Embassies at Risk Because of Security Gaps
Security at U.S. diplomatic posts is falling short, and Benghazi is only the most visible example. A new report on “Diplomatic Security” by the Government… Read More
SecurityNews
Amid Iraq Crisis, Obama’s Approval Ratings Drop
The recent fallout in Iraq has hit President Barack Obama’s foreign policy ratings, knocking them to a steep low in the past month. A striking… Read More
Megyn Kelly Takes Down State Department Spokeswoman on Obama’s Iraq Rhetoric
Megyn Kelly went on offense last night. On “The Kelly File,” she aggressively questioned a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, on what the Fox News… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama’s Approval Is Tanking on Foreign Policy, Immigration
A humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border and a series of foreign policy challenges have left President Obama with his some of worst public opinion… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s ‘No War, No Way’ Policy Isn’t Working
President Obama is fond of saying he was elected to “end” wars, not start them. He clearly is tapping into Americans’ well-known weariness of wars… Read More
SecurityCommentary
U.S. Inaction Creates Opportunities for Our Enemies
There is a strategic dimension to the rapidly unfolding crisis in Iraq that hasn’t garnered much attention but could have a significant impact on the… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: What You Need to Know About ISIS in Iraq
Four letters are topping headlines around the world: ISIS. Pinned at the center of the crisis in Iraq, it’s hard to read or watch the… Read More
InternationalSecurityAnalysis
The Iraq Meltdown: What Next?
The swift collapse of Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq in the face of an al-Qaeda-spearheaded Sunni insurgency is a disastrous setback for U.S. counterterrorism… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Tough Call’: Hagel Defends Bergdahl Deal, Says Obama Acted Within Law
In the first public testimony on the matter by a senior Obama administration official, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today defended the decision to free Army… Read More
