SecurityCommentary
Thank TSA Mismanagement for Airport Wait Line Fiasco
Missed flights, long waits, and frustration boiling over: the summer travel season is upon us and the American people are fed up with one of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pentagon’s Transgender Policy Defies Common Sense
On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that the U.S. military is dropping its policy of treating male and female troops according to their biology—to be… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
North Korea Advances Missile Threat Capabilities
After a series of previous failures, Pyongyang achieved partial success with the most recent launches of its Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile. On June 21, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It’s Time for the World to Take the Zika Threat Seriously
The Zika virus continues to be a problem that must be addressed. The mosquito-borne virus is now known to be transferable from human to human… Read More
SecurityNews
Senator Urges Privatizing Airport Security to Get Around TSA’s ‘Huge Bureaucracy’
With long wait lines at airports across the country, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is calling on the TSA to “get their act… Read More
SecurityNews
5 Takeaways From Congress’ TSA Hearing
As security wait times reach all-time highs at airports across the country, the Transportation Security Administration administrator was brought before a House committee. TSA Administrator… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
3 Ways TSA Could Improve Wait Times
We’ve all had to awkwardly stand in line at airport security as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) herds hundreds of passengers to departure gates. Long lines… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Tired of the TSA? Here’s Why Private Screeners Are the Answer
Congress is considering giving the Department of Homeland Security the authority to move around some of its funds to the beleaguered Transportation Security Administration as… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Exposing Waste and Mismanagement at the Department of Homeland Security
Now more than 10 years old, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) no longer can blame its continued program failures, employee misconduct, and lingering management challenges… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Push the TSA Out
Science tells us that water behaves very predictably: It follows the path of least resistance. Not surprisingly so do terrorist groups, and the Paris and… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
5 Facts to Know About Dirty Bombs
Recent attacks in Brussels by terrorists and their connection with a plot to attack a Belgian nuclear power plant raise the question of whether nuclear… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Reagan’s Defense Approach Is Needed Now More Than Ever
President Ronald Reagan delivered his famous Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) speech over three decades ago. In it, Reagan emphasized the need to develop a comprehensive… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
What Guides the US Intelligence Community
For more than 30 years, every president has used Executive Order 12333 to provide both organizational and implementation direction to the intelligence community. This executive… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Brussels Attack Shows Lawful Intelligence Collection Has Never Been More Important
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
SecurityCommentary
Domestic Use of Military Drones Is No Big Deal. Here’s How It Works.
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
Obama’s Strategic Defense Funding Plan
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
SecurityAnalysis
Number of Terror Plots in US Continues to Grow
The number of Islamist-inspired domestic attacks (and plots) on the United States since Sept. 11, 2001, continues to grow. The Department of Justice has released… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Obama Administration Commits to Initial Reform of Rules on Gun Exports in 2016
Last month, I reported that the Obama administration was resisting a bipartisan push to make it easier for U.S. firearms manufacturers to export. But now,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Homeland Security Starts Overseas
The American people are concerned. Worries surround the Visa Waiver Program, the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe, and the ever increasing number of domestic… Read More
SecurityCommentary
North Korea’s Missile Launch Shows It Could Target US Homeland
North Korea has again successfully put a satellite into orbit, demonstrating the same technology needed to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and showing that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Zika Virus Is Serious (But It’s Not Another Ebola)
After last year’s serious misadventure concerning Ebola, Americans take viruses very seriously. This year, we are confronting a very different threat with the Zika Virus. Let’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Law Enforcement Will Protect the Super Bowl From Terrorists
One of the most iconic American events of the year is about to occur—the Super Bowl. Thousands of Americans (maybe even a few Canadians who… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why We Need a National Security Transition Plan for the Next Administration
In one year, a new president will move into the White House and be greeted with the consequences of President Barack Obama’s failed national security… Read More
SecurityCommentary
10 Steps Obama Should Take to Fix Our Foreign Policy
It’s a good thing President Barack Obama is “not interested in America winning,” because with our current strategy, we certainly aren’t. As a result of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cartoon: North Korea’s Background Check
Heritage Foundation expert Bruce Klinger wrote this week on North Korea: North Korea announced Wednesday that it has conducted a successful H-bomb nuclear test of a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the Obama Administration Changed Our Missile Defense Strategy
Recently the Russian strategic missile forces’ commander Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said Russia’s new missiles will have the capability to neutralize any future U.S. missile… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Do Millennials View Foreign Policy?
There are an estimated 75.3 million Millennials—those ranging from ages 18 to 34—living in the United States today. With the Millennial generation making up 23… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Putin Is Developing an Underwater Drone With Nuclear Weapons That Can Target US
Russia is developing a drone submarine that can deliver a nuclear warhead or dirty bomb (targets electronics) at U.S. coastal areas. Russian officials confirmed the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Real “Star Wars”
Thirty-three years before there was “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” there was a real Stars Wars program that changed the course of history. Here’s the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Russia’s Nuclear Treaty Violations and the Obama Administration’s Tepid Response
Russia continues to violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by fielding a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile system. Rose Gottemoeller and Brian McKeon, two high-level… Read More
