Israel-UAE agreement reflects Trump’s success in restoring trust in US in Middle East

You know President Trump scored an extraordinary foreign policy win last week when the Washington Post ran the headline “Israel and UAE reach historic accord” and an op-ed by the liberal Post foreign policy columnist David Ignatius titled “Trump is right. The Israel-UAE agreement is a huge achievement.” Even more incredible, notoriously anti-Trump New York …

DECISION BRIEF: States must punish those who dox police

Decision: State legislatures should move to protect law enforcement officers and their families by passing laws to provide for significant penalties for those who “dox” police officers. Reason: U.S. military and law enforcement personnel have been victimized by “doxxing,” which is the deliberate release of personal private information posted online for the purposes of intimidating …

Tehran’s proxies continue to be a regional spoiler

Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Common thread connecting Lebanon and Iraq’s worsening turmoil is the influence of Iran. On Tuesday, the world bore witness to utter devastation in Beirut, as a pair of massive explosions rocked the port city, killing at least 137 people and injuring more than 5,000 others. Multiple videos of the …

Islamic State plot to weaponize COVID-19 uncovered

An Islamic State (ISIS) plot to weaponize the COVID-19 virus has been uncovered in India. India Today TV accessed a 17-page issue of the Islamic State magazine “Voice of Hind,” which was issued during the virus-related lockdown in India. In the magazine, the Islamic State appeals to its followers and members to spread the virus …

EMP ignorance is bliss

Kelsey Atherton in “Electromagnetic Pulses Are The Last Thing You Need to Worry About in a Nuclear Explosion” (Foreign Policy July 21, 2020) describes my Task Force on National and Homeland Security (a congressional advisory board) as among the culprits exaggerating the threat from EMP, dismissed by Atherton as “one of America’s weirdest strategic obsessions.” …

Threat of Antifa takes center stage on Capitol Hill

To watch Shideler’s testimony, click HERE. Center Senior Analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Kyle Shideler, appeared on Fox & Friends First to discuss Antifa and send a message to politicians who refuse to take Antifa’s threat seriously. On Tuesday, Shideler testified before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution about the structure and origin of …

Shideler testifies before Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution

Washington, D.C. – On August 4, 2020, Center expert Kyle Shideler testified before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, chaired by Senator Ted Cruz. The hearing was titled “The Right of the People to Peaceably Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence.” Other witnesses included Acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli, journalist Andy Ngo and …

German internal security gives a quick and easy guide to Antifa

Antifa is an organized “left-wing violent extremist” network with ideological goals “to eliminate the existing state and social order and thus the free democratic basic order,” according to new German internal security report. The report comes out as the United States grapples with Antifa-led organized violence coast to coast. It is important because Antifa is …