SecurityCommentary
America’s military is dangerously weak and unprepared today, and it’s not getting better. At least that’s what top military leaders told Congress recently. Unfortunately, the… Read More
SecurityNews
When twin explosions hit Brussels early Tuesday morning, killing at least 31 people and wounding at least 270 others, they exposed a dangerous intelligence gap right… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The recent legal battles between Apple and the FBI over encrypted phones is just one part of a larger debate over two important sets of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Tuesday’s terrorist attack during Brussels’ morning rush hour was horrific proof again that Islamist terrorists are waging war on Europe and the United States. Islamic… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the aftermath of the deadly attacks in Brussels, the media and politicians have turned their criticism back to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). While… Read More
SecurityNews
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels that left at least 30 dead, conservatives in Congress say that addressing border security is the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The horrific terrorist attacks in Brussels highlight the need for timely, accurate intelligence. Just today, French President François Hollande has called for closer cooperation among… Read More
SecurityNews
If the Email Privacy Act becomes law, the inboxes of millions of Americans will get a security update overnight. The bill would prohibit the government… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The first question security professionals around the world ask after a horrific terrorist attack is: What’s next? The second question is: How to stop it?… Read More
SecurityCommentary
KT McFarland decided to re-enter the national security arena after 9/11. She had stepped down as the highest-ranking woman at the Pentagon in the Reagan… Read More
SecurityNews
Secretary of State John Kerry formally declared Thursday that attacks from the Islamic State terrorist group against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The newly released House budget proposal would increase defense spending in future years, but for the 2017 fiscal year it goes in the wrong direction…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Barack Obama is misusing our most elite forces. Since the onset of the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), The Heritage Foundation has called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
One of the keys to defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) is acquiring intelligence on it. So when a Syrian ISIS defector passed over a memory… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Between 2006 and 2009, the Department of Defense participated in some 20 instances where its various unmanned aerial systems (drones) were used to provide reconnaissance over… Read More
SecurityCommentary
House Republicans are trying to develop a budget that both is fiscally responsible and increases defense spending. Unfortunately, the latest proposal underfunds defense and overfunds wasteful domestic… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, an Arizona physician and prominent voice for Muslims who reject terrorism in the name of Islam, says he is hopeful because Americans… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A House watchdog committee has demanded that the Department of Homeland Security produce accurate statistics on the persons who each year stay in the United States longer than… Read More
SecurityNews
U.S. leaders should learn the history and motivations behind Islam in order to defeat radicalized terrorists, human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali told an audience… Read More
SecurityNews
American leaders can learn something from British Prime Minister David Cameron in responding to Islamic radicalization at home, policy experts said at a forum in… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Tim Scott vowed Thursday that the Republican-led Congress will “stand strong and use every weapon in our arsenal” to stop President Barack Obama from… Read More
SecurityNews
“Political correctness kills.” That’s what Deneen Borelli, chief political correspondent for the Conservative Review, told hundreds of conservative activists during a panel discussion this morning… Read More
SecurityNews
Speaking in front of a room filled with conservative grassroots activists, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, took on President Barack Obama’s foreign policy strategy, arguing that… Read More
SecurityNews
FBI Director James Comey conceded Tuesday that the government’s demand that Apple decrypt an iPhone used by a San Bernardino terrorist could set a precedent… Read More
SecurityNews
Congress is preparing to wade into one of the trickier policy issues of modern times: when or if technology companies should have to comply with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. government desperately needs new and better tools to fight the information war against the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist networks. One such… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Heritage Foundation’s Cully Stimson wrote on President Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo. As President Barack Obama delivered his speech from the Roosevelt Room in the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
U.S. social media companies are taking steps to curb support for terrorist causes on their websites. According to news reports, both Facebook and Twitter have rooted… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Early in February, the Obama administration released its fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request. In the budget request, the president continues to fund a number… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A recent court order against Apple compels the company to help the FBI gain access to a locked iPhone 5C used by San Bernardino terrorist… Read More
