Russia Fighting to Save Arms Sales to the Middle East
Ambitious efforts to modernize Russia’s defense and industrial base undertaken during the Putin administration have been paying off—at least, in some cases. The Russian leadership uses arms sales for...
View ArticlePresidential Debate: Where Is Mali, Anyway?
Less than four minutes into last night’s presidential debate, Governor Mitt Romney listed northern Mali as one of the hot spots affected by the proliferation of international terrorism. Romney’s...
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Algeria’s Role in Northern Mali
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Mouradia Palace in Algiers. (Photo: New Press/SIPA) On Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Algeria to discuss the ongoing security crisis in...
View ArticleForeign Militants Complicate Crisis in Northern Mali
As members of the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union scramble to find a solution to the crisis in Mali, Islamist forces in the north are being strengthened by foreign...
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Algeria Hostage Crisis: Why U.S. Bases in Europe Are Vital
The gas field in Algeria where hostages have been held. (Photo: Kjetil Alsvik/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) Yesterday, Islamist militants seized a foreign-owned gas field in Algeria and took dozens of...
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Algeria Crisis Confirms Al-Qaeda Not “On the Run”
Remember President Obama’s campaign stump speech line that “al-Qaeda is on the run“? Well, the terrorist raid on Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 forced him to eat those words—or at least drop them in...
View ArticleResponding to Rising Islamist Movements (VIDEO)
Senator Rand Paul (R–KY) will deliver remarks Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation laying out his ideas for “Restoring the Founders’ Vision of Foreign Policy.” A major portion of that speech is likely...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Taking Terrorism and the Arab Spring Seriously
In his State of the Union address, President Obama showed a stunning lack of reality on terrorism and the Arab Spring. The President’s statement saluting “the courage and sacrifice of those who serve...
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With Growing National Security Threats, A New Counterterrorism Direction Is...
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Later this week, President Obama will travel to the National Defense University (NDU) for a major policy address. Under massive pressure to address his...
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