With Robert Zarate, Reza Khalili, Claudia Rosett, Gordon Chang. ROBERT ZARATE of the Foreign Policy Research Institute raises several questions about Sec. Def. Chuck Hagel’s recent announcement to renew the Bush administration’s commitment to ground based missile interceptors in...
Obama, Israel, and Palestine
With Amb. John Bolton, Harold Rhode, Ryan Mauro, Bill Gertz During the U.S. President’s tour of the Middle East, many have been surprised at how his rhetorical performance has hit the right notes. The surprise is due to prior absence of policy and strategy to back up strong words for...
Russian Strategic Missile Force Set to Modernize by 2020
With Mark Schneider, Bill Siegel, Diana West, and Andy McCarthy. MARK SCNEIDER, a senior analyst with the National Institute for Public Policy, compares what Russia’s modernized and America-proofed missile defense system will look like in 2020 to America’s own nuclear...
With Sequestration, There Goes World Stability
With General Jack Keane (Ret.), Michael Davidson, Reggie Littlejohn, and Gordon Chang Remember Afghanistan? What will become of U.S. investment in its stability? Retired Four Star General JACK KEANE describes the consequences of our flawed policy in Afghanistan in stark terms. Former CIA...
Knocking On Our Backdoor
With Jon Perdue Frank spends the entire hour with JON PERDUE of The Fund for American Studies to discuss his new book, “The War of All the People: The Nexus of Latin American Radicalism and Middle Eastern Terrorism,” and current developments in Latin America. Jon explains the connection...
“For Fear of Offending the Enemy”
With Mark Helprin MARK HELPRIN from the Claremont Institute delves into his article “A Primer for American Military Intervention,” emphasizing that the United States is currently not doing what it should be with our military around the globe. He explains that the Obama administration is...
Moving Past Putin
By Elise Homan Media Associate On Wednesday, June 27, the Foreign Policy Initiative and Freedom House held “Toward a Democratic Russia,” a joint event focused on human rights issues in the Motherland. The event discussed particularly the passing of the Magnitsky bill as a first step toward...
A New Thugocracy?
With Jonathan Schanzer, Monica Crowley, Cynthia Farahat, and Andy McCarthy · JONATHAN SCHANZER of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies looks into how Russia is providing arms for Iran and acting like an ally to both Iran and Syria. A New Shift in Iran-Russia...