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Israel’s True Friends in Congress

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With Rep. Chris Stewart, Ilan Berman, Andy McCarthy, J. Peter Pham

Rep. CHRIS STEWART (UT-2), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:

  • The broken bipartisan consensus toward both Iranian nuclear weapons and true net neutrality
  • Pressing Secretary of State Kerry on Iran’s poor record of cheating
  • Why Harry Reid’s power is undiminished
  • The continued Congressional battle over defunding DHS

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President at the American Foreign Policy Council and author of “Implosion: The End of Russia and What It Means for America”:

  • Possible Kremlin connections to the Boris Nemtsov murder
  • Multi-part process to understand Russian action in Eastern Ukraine
  • Moscow’s appetite for former Soviet states now in the NATO alliance
  • The impact of NATO’s internal strife on any Western response to Vladimir Putin

ANDY MCCARTHY, Contributing Editor with National Review Online:

  • The true problem with Iranian nuclear negotiations is unrepentant Jihad, not centrifuges
  • Updating the Bush Doctrine to defeat state sponsors of terrorism
  • Hillary Clinton’s emails and the vindication of the Benghazi scandal

Dr. J. PETER PHAM, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and co-author of “Somalia: Fixing Africa’s Most Failed State”:

  • Regional forces’ recent successes in rolling back Boko Haram from several Nigerian cities
  • Al-Shabaab’s threat against the Mall of America in Minnesota and other targets in Canada and the U.K.
  • Why the diffusion of Al-Shabaab interests out of Somalia poses a danger to the West

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Iran’s Penetrating Influence in Latin America

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With Ilan Berman

ILAN BERMAN, Vice-President of the American Foreign Policy Council and co-editor of “Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America”:

PART ONE

  • Details of the newly released book, “Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America,” and an overview of America’s failure to respond to Iranian influence in the Western Hemisphere
  • The emergence of a Shariah-centered and opportunistic Iranian foreign policy
  • How warm relations with Venezuela and other Latin American countries could give Iran direct strike capabilities against the U.S.

PART TWO

  • How White House desperation is moving Iran closer to a bomb
  • Pres. Obama’s tactical half-measure of cutting Congress out of Iranian nuclear talks
  • Has the United States enabled Iran to become the regional hegemony in the Middle East?

PART THREE

  • Will the U.S. and Iran strike a grand bargain to defeat the Islamic State?
  • America’s role in Iran’s transition from threshold nuclear state to regional hegemony
  • An opportunistic Vladimir Putin in a fragmented world order
  • How the absence of an overarching Western strategy to confront Putin is creating turmoil in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

PART FOUR

  • Political distancing between Washington and Jerusalem evidenced in recent Administration rhetoric
  • U.S. foreign policy: “a feckless opponent and unreliable ally, breeding adventurism of enemies and suspicion from friends”
  • A need to implement a “no substitute for serious” doctrine to reverse the current status quo

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Weak U.S. Policy Towards Russia is Responsible for Stregthening Putin’s Tsarist Ambitions

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With Thomas Marino, Ilan Berman, Dan Coats, Bill Gertz, Fred Fleitz

Congressman TOM MARINO (PA-10):

  • Steps the US should have taken against Russia and Putin’s tsarist ambitions
  • Importance of protecting the US grid technology
  • The internet’s potential to be used as a weapon, and the national security implications of turning it over to the international community
  • Arguments for why a strong NATO and an international military squad to defend US interests are needed

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council:

  • Russia’s soft power
  • Assessing the probability of a change in Russian strategy to gain back some of the post-Soviet satellites
  • The truth behind Iranian President Rouhani’s moderate background

Senator DAN COATS:

  • US policy towards Russia
  • American over-dependence on Russia for space travel, and what the consequences could be if Russia does restrict American access to the International Space Station
  • NSA’s failure to win the public debate over data collection because of misrepresentations about the program; difficulty in finding a balance between American privacy and intelligence needs
  • Why surrendering the internet to the international community as planned would be a “terrible mistake”
BILL GERTZ, Washington Free Beacon:
  • New Russian hypersonic nuclear missile system
  • Under estimating China’s nuclear arsenal build up
  • Chinese Russian Naval cooperation
  • Chinese cyber warfare capability and U.S. response

FRED FLEITZ, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy:

  • Interpreting the newly passed USA Freedom Act in the House, which reigns in the NSA phone data collection program: how will phone companies be compelled to store the data and respond to NSA requests?
  • Evolution of the USA Freedom Act, and how it is meant to be a compromise between the polarized views on data collection
  • Update on the Iranian nuclear talks: the likelihood that Iran will be allowed to keep a heavy water reactor capable of producing plutonium
  • Chinese cyber-espionage, and the US’s treatment of such an act of war as a legal matter

 

 

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Perceived Western Weakness is Strengthening Putin’s Attempts to Regain Supremacy Over Post-Soviet Territories

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With Fred Fleitz, Ilan Berman, John Bolton, Bill Gertz

FRED FLEITZ, a Center for Security Policy senior fellow, dissects the allegations recently made by Senator Feinstein that the CIA has been spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

ILAN BERMAN, of the American Foreign Policy Council, examines the Ukraine crisis as Vladmir Putin’s attempt at reinterpreting Russia’s borders, with the ultimate end goal being “to encompass [Ukraine] and erode their sovereignty.”

Former US Ambassador to the UN JOHN BOLTON discusses Vladimir Putin’s attempts to reestablish hegemony over the territory comprising the former Soviet Union, and argues that he is encouraged by perceived American and European weakness.
Washington Times and Washington Free Beacon columnist BILL GERTZ reports on the Chinese apparently having been successful in copying the American F-35 to create their own stealth fighter, the J-20; the Russian use of cyber warfare in Ukraine; and the US hold on sending military equipment to the Egyptian government.

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Losing Egypt To Russian Influence

With Congressman Cynthia Lummis, Andy McCarthy, Ilan Berman, Gordon Chang

CONGRESSMAN CYNTHIA LUMMIS of Wyoming explores the consequences that could arise from President Obama’s persistent efforts to cut down America’s ICBM arsenal.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of National Review and a former federal prosecutor, examines the legality of the NSA’s monitoring of phone records.

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, discusses the internal problems that Russia’s aggressive actions outside its borders are intended to mask. He also explains the significance of the pro-EU riots in Ukraine, on which Vladimir Putin’s dreams for a Eurasian economic zone heavily depend.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, comments on recent revelations in China and North Korea that suggests a rise in the militarization of those allies.

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Implosion of the World’s Largest Nation

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Ilan Berman, of the American Foreign Policy Council, joins Frank to discuss his new book, Implosion: The End of Russia and What It Means for America. Ilan discusses that while America is preoccupied with threats in the Middle East and China, a massive transformation is happening in the world’s largest nation, a nuclear – armed Russia. Ilan paints a grim picture of Russia’s future, and how the former superpower might unravel.

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Terrorism, Iran, Syria, All Becoming Continuous Concerns

With Ilan Berman, Robin Simcox, Andrew McCarthy, Gordon Chang

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, interprets Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s diplomatic gestures.

ROBIN SIMCOX, of the Henry Jackson Society, recounts the recent terrorist events in Kenya.

ANDREW MCCARTHY,  former Federal Prosecutor, outlines the Obama administration’s policy of arming Al Qaeda in Syria.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, gives an overview of several issues in Asia, including the Chinese plan for Syria, and North Korea’s biological weapons.

 

 

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The US Must Choose the Lesser of Two Evils in Egypt and Syria

With Charles Krauthammer, Katie Gorka, Ilan Berman, Steven Hayward

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, Pulitzer Prize winning commentator of the Washington Post, analyzes the situation within Syria and Egypt and explains the need for the US to step up and make a choice on which side it stands with.

KATIE GORKA, of the Westminster Institute, sheds light on the radical Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, which has been terrorizing the country since 1995.

STEVEN HAYWARD, blogger at Power Line and Thomas Smith fellow at the Ashbrook Center, puts climate change under the microscope and explains the real situation behind the headlines. Steven also discusses the need for energy security and the current status of US oil.

ILAN BERMAN, of the American Foreign Policy Council, makes the case for US intervention into Syria while also explaining the possible implications of such a US-led action.

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The SHIELD Act is Trying to Prevent An EMP Catastrophe

With Rep. Doug Lamborn, Fred Grandy, Ilan Berman, Bill Gertz

CONGRESSMAN DOUG LAMBORN, of the 5th district of Colorado and member of the House Armed Services Committee, talks about the SHIELD Act, which is meant to defend America from man-made or natural EMPs. The Congressman also analyzes Russia’s demands for the annihilation of the U.S. missile defense program, as well as immigration and the legalization of 11 million illegal aliens.

FRED GRANDY, of the Center for Security Policy, informs listeners about a topic not readily in the mainstream media, namely the deadly MERS respiratory disease that has gripped Saudi Arabia. He specifically focuses on what should be done to eliminate the threat of the disease’s exposure to the United States.

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy, examines the Law of the Sea Treaty and how the continuing efforts and aggression by the Chinese has violated this treaty over and over. He looks at what the response of the U.S. government and military should be to their actions.

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Times and Washington Free Beacon, scrutinizes President Obama’s recent speech in Berlin, “Peace with Justice”.  He also discusses Obama’s plans for de-nuclearization and gives his thoughts on whether or not Al Qaeda is actually being defeated.

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The Iranian Supreme Leader Holds All the Cards of Power

With Fred Grandy, Ilan Berman, Roger Noriega, Bill Gertz

Former Congressman FRED GRANDY comments on the week’s national security news, from the President’s counterterrorism speech to the horrific jihadist attack in London.

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, analyzes the recent announcement that several prominent candidates will no longer be permitted to run for President of Iran, and explains what that shows about the power of the Iranian Supreme Leader.

Former US Ambassador ROGER NORIEGA gives a brief overview of developments in Venezuela and Latin America as well as provides a unique insight into the background of  two presidential candidates running in the upcoming Iranian elections, both of whom have known ties with terrorism.

BILL GERTZ of the Washington Free Beacon discusses President Obama’s most recent speech and his future plans for Afghanistan as well as discusses the significance of encouraging people to band together and not let Obama and his administration continue their assault on free press.

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