National Security

The president of the Institute of World Politics, John Lenczowski, brings to light the failure of the State Department in properly engaging in the use of soft power and public diplomacy. The Broadcasting Board of Governors has decided to eliminate

Consistent with the US military’s willful blindness to the Islamic enemy doctrine of jihad, as described elegantly by Major Steven Coughlin (in his 333 pp. 2007/2008 thesis, To Our Great Detriment: Ignoring What Extremists Say About Jihad), security expert Praveen

Two companies, one a Kansas-based airplane manufacturer and the other its Brazilian competitor, are competing for an Air Force contract to build a new aircraft to perform light air support (LAS) and light attack and armed reconnaissance (LAAR) roles. I’ve

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Alan Greenspan: All econometric models have failed * Italy and Spain debt downgraded, Belgium is next * Paramilitaries may be joining drug wars in Mexico * Karzai: Taliban can’t move a finger without

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I told myself not to write an article about Afghanistan’s 10 year war anniversary. As the saying goes, “Momma always said that if you have nothing nice to say–say nothing.” Well, I have found that after serving in and out

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA), reporting (October 2, 2011) about the 5th International Conference on the Palestinian Intifada in Tehran, described the conference as “including participation of parliamentary delegations including several speakers, leading political figures and scholars from 50 Islamic

If the Occupy Wall Street crowd thinks the NYPD is brutal, they’ve seen nothing. Che Guevara would clear the “occupation” in a New York nanosecond. His colleagues of the time recall him cheering the Soviet tanks slaughtering Hungarian freedom fighters

Indonesian companies and financial institutions are poised to help Iran sidestep international sanctions by setting up a joint bank to facilitate billions of dollars of annual trade between the two countries. In addition, the Indonesian government is allowing its national

Mitt Romney delivered a blistering foreign policy speech this afternoon at South Carolina’s military college. In addition to invoking the names Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, he said that rebuilding America’s economy was critical for our national security. he

As a result of EPA’s Destructive Regulations”These rules will make electricity more expensive and less reliable.They will cost thousands of workers their jobs, and require consumers to pay more for electricity. At least, they will fulfill the President’s campaign pledge

From the UK’s Daily Mail: Dr. Shakeel Afridi A Pakistani doctor accused of running a vaccination programme for the CIA to help track down Osama Bin Laden should be put on trial for high treason, a government commission in Pakistan

A three-year-old Afghan girl at her engagement to a cousin aged seven. Reported by the London Evening Standard, to its own self-described “shock,” a decade after British troops entered this chronically war-torn Muslim backwater, the publication: …has uncovered shocking evidence

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Left-wing and anarchist protests increase in Europe and America * Labor unions join ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests across America * Wall Street protests spark threats of violence * Senior US officials meet with

From the Navy Times: Fisherman Jimmie Eady was packing the afternoon’s catch of red grouper and triggerfish into the hold of his 35-foot-long boat on Aug. 17 when he heard the first round hit. It landed with a thunderclap in

Many people are confused about the perceived change in Communist China’s attitude toward capitalism and religious worship. How can a country that professes to be communistic, one that sees the proletariat and bourgeoisie as waging an ongoing class struggle, while

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) writes in today’s Washington Times: Putting us back on a path of national prosperity requires a dramatic change in trade policy. A weakened U.S. industrial base and a monstrous public debt also make it difficult to

The recent arrest in Boston of Rezwan Ferdaus for planning a terror attack on the Pentagon adds to the growing list of Muslim students who have been radicalized in New England. Rezwan joins four other New England Muslim college graduates

Poor Elliott Abrams, he must be the loneliest guy at the CFR. If anyone over there can be dubbed a “friend of Israel” it’s him. But that alone doesn’t qualify Abrams to be the only one sitting by himself in

Here’s another stirring speech from Rep. Allen West, who really needs no introduction. Every time he speaks, it’s like a valentine to the very best of American public service– honor, wisdom, and love of country. This week in Washington, my

At various points along the path of US history, events take place that are so seared into our collective consciousness that landmarks become vivid, visual representations of their legacies. Two examples include the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, and the Watergate

Arab League officials are promising to provide $200 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if a congressional hold on similar U.S. funding continues. U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., placed a hold on the transfer of $200 million in aid to

Today (October 5th, 2011), I took a trip to see the “Occupy Wall Street” protests and ran into this sign on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in downtown Manhattan.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Turkey prepares to invade Iraq, targeting PKK Kurds * Bad news for Dexia is good news for investors * Dexia’s problems make fools of European regulators * Pakistan raises concerns about Afghanistan-India strategic

Much has been said about the Arab Spring we’re witnessing in the Middle East and Northern Africa. The winds of change bring about promise of democracy and freedom for a region that has long been living under dictatorship regimes. But