Tag Archives: Robert Charles

The Consequences of ‘Red Flag’ Laws

With Robert Charles

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • The aftermath of recent mass shootings in the U.S.
  • Will gun control take care of mental illness?

(PART TWO):

  • Dissecting the consequences of the “red flag” laws
  • Countering the gradual disarming of America
  • Implications of the impulsive politicization of laws

(PART THREE):

  • Why sanctuary cities are extremely dangerous
  • The crisis at the U.S. southern border
  • Issues associated with the legalization of recreational marijuana
  • China’s dominance over 5G technology

(PART FOUR):

  • Why the U.S. cannot rely on China as an ally
  • The crackdown on Hong Kong protests




FBI Warns Academia About Chinese Espionage Threat

With Robert Charles, Kevin Freeman and Brad Thayer

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State, former counsel to the US House National Security Subcommittee:

    • Supreme Court decision on border wall funding
    • Democratic debate

KEVIN FREEMAN, Host of Economic War Room:

    • Threat from China versus the threat from Russia
    • Democratic Party views on Beijing
    • How new tariffs may impact consumers

BRAD THAYER, Coauthor of How China Sees the World: Han-Centrism and the Balance of Power in International Politics:

  • International community’s lack of support for Hong Kong protests
  • Why standing up to Beijing on Hong Kong is in the U.S. interest

(PART TWO):

  • How the CCP uses WeChat
  • Chinese espionage at Western universities

The Border Crisis Moves to the Interior

With Fred Fleitz, Ken Timmerman, Vincent Smith and Robert Charles

FRED FLEITZ, President and CEO Center for Security Policy, Former CIA analyst, Former Chief of Staff for Amb. John Bolton in the State Dept., Author of The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare: What Trump Must to Reverse Obama’s Strategic Patience (2018):

  • Dissecting the Trump-Kim meeting on the DMZ
  • How Trump has lowered tensions on Korean peninsula
  • Why Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran is working

KEN TIMMERMAN, President and CEO of the Foundation for Democracy in Iran, Author of Deception: The Making of the YouTube Video Hillary and Obama Blamed for Benghazi, Author of Dark Forces: The Truth About What Happened in Benghazi, Nationally recognized investigative reporter:

  • IAEA confirms Iran has officially violated sanctions
  • Efforts by EU leadership to jeopardize Trump’s Iran policy
  • Escalating tensions on the Persian Gulf

VINCENT SMITH, Visiting Scholar and Director of Agriculture Studies at AEI, Professor of Economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Montana State University:

  • Implications of recent ‘Pig-Ebola’ outbreak in China
  • Dissecting the 1920 Jones Act

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • Democrats embrace open borders at presidential debate
  • Consequences of the crisis at our southern border
  • The worsening homeless problem in America



The U.S. Border Crisis Shifts to the Interior

With Robert Charles, Gordon Chang, Andy McCarthy and Tom Popik

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • How the border crisis has shifted to the interior of the U.S.
  • Implications of U.S. asylum policy
  • The crisis at our southern border

GORDAN CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

  • Dissecting the ongoing Hong Kong protests
  • The details of the Extradition Bill
  • Why Trump must address freedom protests in Hong Kong
  • The current status of the U.S.-China trade deal

ANDY MCCARTHY, Contributing Editor of National Review, Senior Fellow at National Review Institute, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New Podcast: The McCarthy Report:

  • Implications of the Steele Dossier
  • Prospects of impeachment inquiries
  • The lessons of the Mueller probe

TOM POPIK, Chairman and President, Foundation for Resilient Societies:

  • The state of America’s electric Grid
  • Consequences of the collapse of the Argentinean electric grid
  • President Trump’s Executive Order regarding grid security

 



Huawei Sells Stake in Underwater Cable Business

With Fred Fleitz, Gordon Chang, Kevin Freeman and Robert Charles

FRED FLEITZ, President and CEO Center for Security Policy, Former CIA analyst, Former Chief of Staff for Amb. John Bolton in the State Dept., Author of The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare: What Trump Must to Reverse Obama’s Strategic Patience (2018):

  • How American power and influence has historically been a force for liberty and freedom
  • Remembering D-Day as 75th anniversary nears
  • Consequences of escalating tensions on the Persian Gulf

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

  • 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
  • Dissecting Kim Jong Un’s reported purges

KEVIN FREEMAN,  Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, Host of Economic War Room on TheBlaze TV, Author of “Game Plan” and “Secret Weapon”:

  • The current state of the U.S.-China trade war
  • Will Trump be able to persuade allies to avoid Huawei contracts?
  • Would China engage in underwater-warfare?

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • The crisis at our southern border
  • Remembering D-Day as 75th anniversary approaches
  • Implications of Mexico’s asylum laws
  • Has Robert Mueller been show-boating?




The Asymmetric Threat Posed By Iran

With Sam Faddis, Peter Pry, Robert Charles and Gordon Chang

SAM FADDIS, Former CIA Ops Officer, Spent twenty years as an Operations officer in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe., Former Candidate for Congress, Senior Subject Matter Expert at Axon/Lockheed Martin, Author of Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIA (2009):

  • Implications of rising tensions on the Persian Gulf
  • The current “shadow war” with Iran
  • How the U.S. should respond to Tehran’s aggression

PETER PRY, Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security and Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum, both Congressional Advisory Boards, Served on the Congressional EMP Commission, the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, the House Armed Services Committee, and the CIA:

  • The vulnerability of U.S. electric grid to EMP attacks
  • Why U.S. adversaries’ prioritization of critical infrastructure is significant
  • How President Trump can better protect our grid

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • Iran’s engagement in asymmetric warfare against the U.S.
  • Dissecting the continuing  anti-Trump conspiracy
  • A review of Jared Kushner’s Middle East Peace Plan

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

  • What is China’s existential challenge?
  • How Xi Jinping is weaponizing rare earth minerals in U.S.-China trade disputes
  • The increasing totalitarian character of China’s current regime

 




The Growing Power of China’s Military

With Robert Charles, Gordon Chang, Russ Dallen and Daniel Greenfield

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • The crisis at the U.S. southern border
  • Dissecting the national security and public health implications of illegal immigration
  • Who is enabling Hamas’ attacks against Israel?

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

  • Trump announces U.S. will increase tariffs on Chinese imports
  • The current state of U.S.-China trade talks
  • Beijing wages unrestricted warfare against the U.S.

DANIEL GREENFIELD, Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center for Security Policy, Blogs at Sultan Knish, Contributing Fellow at Family Security Matters:

  • Ominous developments in the Middle East
  • The attacks from Hamas into Israel
  • Erdogan’s pursuit of a caliphate

RUSS DALLEN, President & Editor in Chief at The Latin American Herald Tribune, Head of the international investment bank, Caracas Capital Markets, Served as President of Venezuela’s “The Daily Journal”:

  • The degree to which external powers are enabling Maduro’s regime
  • The likelihood of the collapse of the Maduro government
  • The current state of affairs in Venezuela




The Mueller Report- What Comes Next?

With Robert Charles, Brad Johnson, Andy McCarthy and Gordon Chang

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • Pompeo announces the U.S. will end Iran sanction waivers
  • Nearly 300 dead in Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka

BRAD JOHNSON, Former CIA Clandestine Officer, Founder of Americans for Intelligence Reform:

  • The reality of the deep state’s presence in U.S. intelligence agencies
  • Dissecting the anti-Trump conspiracy

ANDY MCCARTHY, Contributing Editor of National Review, Senior Fellow at National Review Institute, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York:

  • The likelihood of impeachment hearings following Mueller report conclusions
  • The nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 election
  • Why are the actions of Clinton and Obama regarding Russia overlooked by Mueller and media?

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World:

  • Implications of Xi Jinping’s expanding One Belt One Road Initiative
  • Beijing’s goal to supplant the dollar as global reserve currency
  • Why we must understand the threat China poses




Ominous Developments on the Korean Peninsula

With Robert Charles, Harold Rhode, Gordon Chang and Suzanne Scholte

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens

  • Chief of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, resigns
  • The significance of President Trump designating the IRGC a terrorist organization

HAROLD RHODE, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute, Former Turkish Desk Officer at the US Department of Defense, Author of Modern Islamic Warfare: An Ancient Doctrine Marches On (2017):

  • Details on upcoming election in Israel
  • Netanyahu promises to permanently annex West Bank if re-elected
  • The reality of the Iranian threat

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

  • How Beijing poses a direct threat to Taiwan
  • Prospects of real progress regarding US-China trade deal
  • Why we need strong commitments on behalf of the US to defend Taiwan
  • Implications of South Korea enabling Pyongyang

SUZANNE SCHOLE, President of the Defense Forum Foundation, Chairman of the North Korea Freedom Coalition:

  • Dangers of South Korea’s efforts to prop up North Korean regime
  • The underground railroad of North Korea
  • Why China must halt its enabling of Pyongyang




Pentagon Claims Success in Recent Missile Defense Test

ELAINE DONNELLY, Founder and President for the Center for Military Readiness:

  • Why the social engineering of U.S. defense forces is dangerous
  • Implications on the morale and readiness of the U.S. military

DIANA WEST, Nationally syndicated columnist, Blogs at Dianawest.net:

  • The Mueller investigation’s conclusion
  • Implications of the anti-Trump conspiracy

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

  • How China is implicated in the US Fentanyl abuse crisis
  • Why some republicans don’t consider our border crisis a security issue?
  • Trump’s declaration regarding free speech on campus

BILL GERTZ, Senior editor at the Washington Free Beacon, Inside the Ring columnist at the Washington Times, Author of iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age (2016):