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Putin’s Expansionist Gaze
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Herman Pirchner, Katherine Zimmerman, Qanta Ahmed, Bill Gertz HERMAN PIRCHNER, founding President of the American Foreign Policy Council Putin claims the right to use force in "New Russia," …
Unanimous Vote on Legislation Forbidding Terrorists to Enter the US as…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Doug Lamborn, Mark Schneider, Diana West, Bill Roggio Congressman DOUG LAMBORN, of the 5th district of Colorado: The unanimous passage, in both the House and Senate, of …
The U.S. Needs a Proactive Approach To Combat Cybercrime
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Daniel Gallington, Charles Brooks, Clare Lopez, Roger Noriega DANIEL GALLINGTON, former bipartisan general counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Putin's KGB tactics and Russia's violation …
One Year On, the U.S. Hesitates to Discuss the Jihadist Ideology…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Andrew McCarthy, Mark Krikorian, Monica Crowley, Kevin Freeman ANDY McCARTHY, former federal prosecutor and author of "Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy" 1-year anniversary of the …
Unsafe Spaces
One year ago today, two Islamists waged murderous jihad at the Boston Marathon. Both had attended the Islamic Society of Boston’s Cambridge mosque founded by a notorious Muslim Brotherhood operative and now-convicted terrorist named Abdurahman …
Russian Invasion of the Crimean Peninsula Still Garnering Only Weak Response…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Claudia Rosett, Diana West, Andy McCarthy, Ted Bromund Journalist in Residence at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies CLAUDIA ROSETT runs through the international responses to …
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Putin’s Expansionist Gaze
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Herman Pirchner, Katherine Zimmerman, Qanta Ahmed, Bill Gertz HERMAN PIRCHNER, founding President of the American Foreign Policy Council Putin claims the right to use force in "New Russia," …
Unanimous Vote on Legislation Forbidding Terrorists to Enter the US as…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Doug Lamborn, Mark Schneider, Diana West, Bill Roggio Congressman DOUG LAMBORN, of the 5th district of Colorado: The unanimous passage, in both the House and Senate, of …
The U.S. Needs a Proactive Approach To Combat Cybercrime
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Daniel Gallington, Charles Brooks, Clare Lopez, Roger Noriega DANIEL GALLINGTON, former bipartisan general counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Putin's KGB tactics and Russia's violation …
The ‘No Electric Resiliency Cabal’
Last Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened what appeared to be a most timely – and much-needed – hearing. It’s title was “Keeping the lights on: Are we doing enough to ensure …
See No Jihadists
New Yorkers already have buyer’s remorse about their radical new mayor, Bill de Blasio. That unhappiness may soon turn to alarm, however. The mayor’s choice to head the NYPD, former commissioner William Bratton, has just shut …
One Year On, the U.S. Hesitates to Discuss the Jihadist Ideology…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Andrew McCarthy, Mark Krikorian, Monica Crowley, Kevin Freeman ANDY McCARTHY, former federal prosecutor and author of "Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy" 1-year anniversary of the …
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Putin’s Expansionist Gaze
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Herman Pirchner, Katherine Zimmerman, Qanta Ahmed, Bill Gertz HERMAN PIRCHNER, founding President of the American Foreign Policy Council Putin claims the right to use force in "New Russia," …
The War Is Not “Over”
When President Obama removed the last American troops from Iraq in 2011, he declared that the war there was “over.” As predicted, this statement, like so many others from Team Obama over the past five …
Unanimous Vote on Legislation Forbidding Terrorists to Enter the US as…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Doug Lamborn, Mark Schneider, Diana West, Bill Roggio Congressman DOUG LAMBORN, of the 5th district of Colorado: The unanimous passage, in both the House and Senate, of …
Ukraine Prepares to Fight Russia With Tepid US Support
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Jack Keane, Mario Loyola, Tom Popik, Gordon Chang General JACK KEANE (Ret.), former Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army: *Implications of US action vs. inaction …
New START’s “extraordinary events”
The editors at the Wall Street Journal observe today: …Russia has seized Crimea and has 50,000 troops as a potential invasion force on the border with eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin is also abrogating the 1994 Budapest …
Russian bear eats Obama’s lunch on Ukraine
The events leading up to the Ukraine crisis and the questionable annexation of the Crimean Peninsula are muddled in half-truths on both sides. The endemic corruption in Ukraine, coupled with its fragile economy, will hardly make …
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Unanimous Vote on Legislation Forbidding Terrorists to Enter the US as…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Doug Lamborn, Mark Schneider, Diana West, Bill Roggio Congressman DOUG LAMBORN, of the 5th district of Colorado: The unanimous passage, in both the House and Senate, of …
Persona Non Grata
It’s a rarity these days that Congress can agree to do anything important. Even more infrequently do both the Senate and House agree unanimously to something important. Yet, that happened this week as Sen. Ted Cruz …
Dangerous Ramifications of UN Arms Trade Treaty
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rep. Mike Kelly, Henry Nau, Bill Roggio, Fred Fleitz Congressman, MIKE KELLY (PA-3) contends that the U.N Arms Treaty threatens United States' sovereignty and dilutes American …
Russian Invasion of the Crimean Peninsula Still Garnering Only Weak Response…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Claudia Rosett, Diana West, Andy McCarthy, Ted Bromund Journalist in Residence at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies CLAUDIA ROSETT runs through the international responses to …
Remembering NATO
Sixty-five years ago, there was an aggressive leader in the Kremlin who had used elections conducted under the occupation of his troops to ensure outcomes that expanded his empire and threatened freedom-loving peoples elsewhere. On this …
Managing Force Projection Amidst Decreasing Capabilities
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rep. Jim Bridenstine, Cdr. Kirk Lippold, Andrew McCarthy, Bill Roggio Congressman JIM BRIDENSTINE, of the 1st district of Oklahoma, explains how energy and defense budget issues …
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Dangerous Ramifications of UN Arms Trade Treaty
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rep. Mike Kelly, Henry Nau, Bill Roggio, Fred Fleitz Congressman, MIKE KELLY (PA-3) contends that the U.N Arms Treaty threatens United States' sovereignty and dilutes American …
The Next Huddle on US-Israel Security Technology Cooperation
One of the many benefits of the US-Israel relationship has been the extent to which American and Israeli security have been significantly bolstered by security technology cooperation. Joint US-Israel missile defense programs such as Iron …
The Thinking Behind Today’s Politics
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Lee Smith, Phillip Smyth, Peter Duke, and Nat Hentoff. David Reaboi guest hosts. LEE SMITH, author of "The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of …
Rep. Roskam: US-Israel Relationship Is Good For Both Sides
When it comes to bolstering a strong US-Israel relationship, Obama’s actions aren’t holding up to his promises, observed Congressman Peter Roskam, House Republican Chief Deputy Whip, on Tuesday’s Secure Freedom Radio. Roskam strongly criticized the Obama …
The Obama Administration Looks on As Venezuela Continues to Descend into…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rep. Peter Roskam, Michael Rowan, Andy McCarthy, James Carafano House Republican Chief Deputy Whip Rep. PETER ROSKAM argues that the US-Israel relationship must be recognized as …
Gen. Alon is Right
Team Obama has systematically damaged ties with Israel, America’s most important ally in the Middle East. The ominous strategic repercussions of this practice have been greatly compounded by the declining U.S. power and prestige now …
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The U.S. Needs a Proactive Approach To Combat Cybercrime
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Daniel Gallington, Charles Brooks, Clare Lopez, Roger Noriega DANIEL GALLINGTON, former bipartisan general counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Putin's KGB tactics and Russia's violation …
When The Power Hungry Meet the War Weary, Who Wins?
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Bill Gertz, Tim Wilson, Roger Noriega, Cliff May BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor at the Washington Free Beacon, scrutinizes the Administration's Pivot to Asia policy. Gertz details …
U.S. Policy of Sensitive Disclosures to the Chinese Is Unprecedented
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Pete Hoekstra, Joseph Humire, Catherine Herridge, Gordon Chang Former Congressman PETE HOEKSTRA addresses the Administration's policies for relinquishing US leadership in the areas of space, weapons …
Cherry picking analytical theories: not standard practice at CIA
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rosemary Jenks, Roger Noriega, Fred Fleitz, Charles Faddis ROSEMARY JENKS, of NumbersUSA, speaks on the comprehensive immigration reform debate within the GOP, as well as the …
The Obama Administration Looks on As Venezuela Continues to Descend into…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rep. Peter Roskam, Michael Rowan, Andy McCarthy, James Carafano House Republican Chief Deputy Whip Rep. PETER ROSKAM argues that the US-Israel relationship must be recognized as …
Russia In Latin America: The Problem We Have Chosen To Ignore
As Russian control of Crimea consolidates and the fear of a potential invasion of continental Ukraine increases, Russian activities closer to home in the Western Hemisphere have been largely overlooked or perhaps just disregarded. There …
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Russian bear eats Obama’s lunch on Ukraine
The events leading up to the Ukraine crisis and the questionable annexation of the Crimean Peninsula are muddled in half-truths on both sides. The endemic corruption in Ukraine, coupled with its fragile economy, will hardly make …
Center launches new Intelligence Brief series
Center for Security Policy Senior Fellows bring of wealth of skills and experience to Center programs and initiatives. Two of those, Fred Fleitz and Clare Lopez, have applied their expertise to a new video project. …
The Senate’s CIA Report
Monday’s front-page Washington Post article about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the Bush administration’s enhanced-interrogation program has received a lot of favorable press coverage despite the fact that it is a remarkably biased piece …
How the Obama doctrine reveals the president’s weakness
Not many Americans are aware or understand the Obama Doctrine, but it is in full play in the current Ukraine crisis. President Obama’s inept handling of this flash point is not due to his inexperience …
Border Security Is Still Lacking
On Tuesday’s Secure Freedom Radio, Congressman Lamar Smith urged a healthy skepticism for President Obama’s claims to have bolstered US border security. “It’s another example where you can’t quite trust the President on what he says. …
Standing Up for Human Rights and Democracy in Venezuela
Many events have occurred since protests broke out in Venezuela several weeks ago, including the killing of 25 people by the government’s paramilitary. In addition, more than 1,000 people were arrested and others simply disappeared. Contrary …
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Agent of Influence: Grover Norquist and the Assault on the Right
On February 11, 2014, ten influential national security practitioners– including former Congressman Allen West, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy, former CIA Director Jim Woolsey, former Pentagon Inspector General Joseph Schmitz …
Guilty Knowledge: What the US Government Knows about the Vulnerability of…
On January 21, 2014, Fox News aired a segment describing the vulnerability of the U.S. bulk power distribution system, popularly known as the electric “grid.” The report described various dangers that could cause the grid …
Luis Fleischman’s “Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era”
Since the election of Hugo Chavez to the presidency of Venezuela in 1998, the political landscape of Latin America has undergone a sea change. In his book, Dr. Luis Fleischman, a recognized expert on Latin …
An Explanatory Memorandum: From the Archives of the Muslim Brotherhood in…
We at the Center for Security Policy feel it is important for Americans to better understand-- and, then, be able to successfully contend with-- those that attempt to destroy or subvert our way of life. …
The Inspector General Handbook: Fraud, Waste Abuse and Other Constitutional “Enemies,…
For Immediate Release | Contact David Reaboi at [email protected] or (202) 835-9077 for interviews or review copies The Inspector General Handbook: Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Other Constitutional "Enemies, Foreign and Domestic" by former Defense Department IG Joseph …
Lawfare: The War Against Free Speech
The Center for Security Policy Press announces the release of Lawfare: The War Against Free Speech—A First Amendment Guide to Reporting in an Age of Islamist Lawfare by Brooke Goldstein and Aaron Eitan Meyer. Lawfare: The …
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The ‘No Electric Resiliency Cabal’
Last Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened what appeared to be a most timely – and much-needed – hearing. It’s title was “Keeping the lights on: Are we doing enough to ensure …
California Nightmare: We Must Fix the Power Grid–Now
Almost exactly a year ago, an attack on a major transformer substation outside of San Jose highlighted one of America’s most serious vulnerabilities: If the power goes off and stays off, our nation and the …
Putin’s Reset
So it begins. On Sunday night, Vladimir Putin’s goons took over government facilities in three cities in eastern Ukraine. They are demanding a referendum on whether more Ukrainian territory should, like Crimea, become independent en …
Lost Leader: Farewell to Jim Schlesinger
There is never a good time to lose a man of the caliber, character and vision of James R. Schlesinger. As it happens, however, the nation he loved and served for decades with such distinction …
‘Civilization Jihad’ Comes to Court
Want to know what our Islamist enemies have in mind for America? Look at Europe. Virtually every country there has found itself under siege from Muslims seeking to impose the supremacist Islamic doctrine they call shariah …
Don’t Give Away the Net
On the afternoon of Friday, March 14, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it was taking a step – without prior notice or evident consultation with Congress – to “support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model …
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The War Is Not “Over”
When President Obama removed the last American troops from Iraq in 2011, he declared that the war there was “over.” As predicted, this statement, like so many others from Team Obama over the past five …
Dancing with the Devil
Michael Rubin is a brilliant scholar who recently published a most timely book entitled, Dancing with the Devil: The Perils of Engaging Rogue Regimes. It warns that negotiations with those who are hostile to everything …
See No Jihadists
New Yorkers already have buyer’s remorse about their radical new mayor, Bill de Blasio. That unhappiness may soon turn to alarm, however. The mayor’s choice to head the NYPD, former commissioner William Bratton, has just shut …
Unsafe Spaces
One year ago today, two Islamists waged murderous jihad at the Boston Marathon. Both had attended the Islamic Society of Boston’s Cambridge mosque founded by a notorious Muslim Brotherhood operative and now-convicted terrorist named Abdurahman …
Abandoning Ukraine
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is lurching towards disaster. As predicted, provocations being engineered by Russian operatives and their sympathizers in eastern Ukraine have resulted in clashes with Ukrainian authorities. Such clashes, in turn, will …
Persona Non Grata
It’s a rarity these days that Congress can agree to do anything important. Even more infrequently do both the Senate and House agree unanimously to something important. Yet, that happened this week as Sen. Ted Cruz …
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National Security Professionals Challenge ACU on Muslim Brotherhood Operations Against the…
Washington, D.C.: In the wake of the ominous announcement last week by the State and Homeland Security Departments that they are no longer going to enforce statutory prohibitions on granting asylum to individuals who have …
UAVs and Force: Current Debates and Future Trends in Technology, Policy…
[Interim Report, October 23, 2013] This study examines a representative sample of the ongoing legal and policy debates surrounding the United States’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support or undertake lethal force abroad, …
Myth, Paradox & the Obligations of Leadership: Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning…
In this latest Center for Security Policy Occasional Paper, former head of U.S. counterintelligence Michelle Van Cleave discusses the damage caused by so-called "leakers," Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden, the false choice of security vs. …
A Window on the Muslim Brotherhood in America: An Annotated Interview…
From the Foreword: The Center for Security Policy is pleased to publish this informative interview with Mohamed Elibiary, a prominent Muslim advisor to the Department of Homeland Security. It is particularly instructive insofar as Elibiary …
Anti-Semitism and Other Bias Crimes in America: 2004-2011 Comparisons
In its March 2011 Occasional Paper entitled, “Religious Bias Crimes 2000-2009: Muslim, Jewish and Christian Victims - Debunking the Myth of a Growing Trend in Muslim Victimization,”[1] the Center for Security Policy (CSP) used official …
Israeli Innovators in National Security Technology: Case Studies for US and…
Israel’s deserved reputation as a source of groundbreaking innovations in both pure and applied science and engineering, for both military and civilian applications, is known world-wide. Many US-Israel partnerships at both the governmental and private …
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National Security Professionals Challenge ACU on Muslim Brotherhood Operations Against the…
Washington, D.C.: In the wake of the ominous announcement last week by the State and Homeland Security Departments that they are no longer going to enforce statutory prohibitions on granting asylum to individuals who have …
National Security Professionals Challenge ACU on Muslim Brotherhood Operations Against the…
Washington, D.C.: In the wake of the ominous announcement last week by the State and Homeland Security Departments that they are no longer going to enforce statutory prohibitions on granting asylum to individuals who have …
New Center Study Warns President Obama’s NSA Reforms Jeopardize National Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Lerner, [email protected]; (202) 719-2409 New Center Study Warns President Obama’s NSA Reforms Jeopardize National Security (Washington, D.C.): The Center for Security Policy has released a report analyzing reforms announced by President Obama in …
Senior National Security, Intelligence Professionals Warn President Obama Against Damaging U.S….
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release For more information contact: Alex VanNess [email protected] (202) 719-2421 Senior National Security, Intelligence Professionals Warn President Obama Against Damaging U.S. Collection Sources and Methods Washington, D.C.: Seventeen former senior members of the U.S. intelligence and defense communities …
Intelligence Professionals, National Security Experts Urge Obama to Maintain Key N.S.A….
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release For more information contact: Alex VanNess [email protected] (202) 719-2421 INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS, NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS URGE OBAMA TO MAINTAIN KEY N.S.A. CAPABILITIES Washington, D.C.: On the eve of the unveiling by President Obama of changes to U.S. intelligence …
Center Issues Rebuttal of Review Group’s Ill-Advised Recommendations on Intelligence Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Lerner, [email protected]; (202) 719-2409 Center for Security Policy Issues Rebuttal of Review Group’s Ill-Advised Recommendations on Intelligence Reform (Washington, D.C.): The Center for Security Policy has released its report commenting on the recommendations …
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Putin’s Expansionist Gaze
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Herman Pirchner, Katherine Zimmerman, Qanta Ahmed, Bill Gertz HERMAN PIRCHNER, founding President of the American Foreign Policy Council Putin claims the right to use force in "New Russia," …
Unanimous Vote on Legislation Forbidding Terrorists to Enter the US as…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Doug Lamborn, Mark Schneider, Diana West, Bill Roggio Congressman DOUG LAMBORN, of the 5th district of Colorado: The unanimous passage, in both the House and Senate, of …
The U.S. Needs a Proactive Approach To Combat Cybercrime
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Daniel Gallington, Charles Brooks, Clare Lopez, Roger Noriega DANIEL GALLINGTON, former bipartisan general counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Putin's KGB tactics and Russia's violation …
One Year On, the U.S. Hesitates to Discuss the Jihadist Ideology…
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Andrew McCarthy, Mark Krikorian, Monica Crowley, Kevin Freeman ANDY McCARTHY, former federal prosecutor and author of "Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy" 1-year anniversary of the …
Ukraine Prepares to Fight Russia With Tepid US Support
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Jack Keane, Mario Loyola, Tom Popik, Gordon Chang General JACK KEANE (Ret.), former Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army: *Implications of US action vs. inaction …
When The Power Hungry Meet the War Weary, Who Wins?
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Bill Gertz, Tim Wilson, Roger Noriega, Cliff May BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor at the Washington Free Beacon, scrutinizes the Administration's Pivot to Asia policy. Gertz details …
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Center launches new Intelligence Brief series
Center for Security Policy Senior Fellows bring of wealth of skills and experience to Center programs and initiatives. Two of those, Fred Fleitz and Clare Lopez, have applied their expertise to a new video project. …
José Cárdenas: Unrest in Venezuela: Is This the End for Chavismo?
José Cárdenas, Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development; Former Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs speaks at Center for Security …
Michael Braun: Reemergence of Afghanistan as a Narco-State
Michael Braun, Former Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Former Chief of Staff, Interim Ministry of the Interior, Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq speaks at Center for Security Policy’s National Security Group Lunch on Capitol …
Phillip Lohaus: 2015 Defense Budget implications for national security
Phillip Lohaus, Research Fellow, Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies, American Enterprise Institute, speaks at Center for Security Policy’s National Security Group Lunch on Capitol Hill regarding the FY 2015 Defense Budget and its Implications …
National Security Action Summit promotes ‘Peace through Strength’ for the 21st…
The National Security Action Summit which took place on Thursday, March 6th at the Washington National Harbor featured star studded panel of the world’s foremost experts in national security took the stage for a series …
Ariel Cohen: Security threats in Russia and Ukraine
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy, The Heritage Foundation speaks at Center for Security Policy's National Security Group Lunch on Capitol Hill regarding security threats in …
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