It is no exaggeration to say that we are at the dawn of a new age of warfare. Computers and the Internet have connected people around the world. However, reliance on these technologies has also made us vulnerable to cyber attacks from other countries, terrorists, and criminals. So much so that the Pentagon now counts cyberspace as the fifth domain of warfare alongside land, air, sea, and space. Whether or not an all-out cyber war occurs, it is clear that we are in a state of ongoing cyber conflict. The White House, the State Department, and the Department of Defense have all been hacked, and,...

It is now nearly 5 years into the Syrian conflict. That conflict has claimed more than 1/4 million lives. There are 4 million people that have been driven from their homes in Syria. Through it all, the administration's response has been tepid. It has been a series of steps that were micromanaged by the White House that were very ineffectual. ISIS has gained ground as a result of our failure to act. Today the President still hasn't put forward the broad, overarching strategy needed to defeat this brutal movement, this movement of terrorists and, frankly, to secure vital U.S. national security...

From nuclear proliferation to support of international terrorism, to human rights abuses, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has made Iran the global menace that Iran is today. The IRGC is responsible for squashing democracy movements at home, for spreading the Iranian regime's revolutionary ideology abroad, and for sparking turmoil throughout the Middle East. Its forces operate independently of Iran's regular army. It answers directly only to one man, Iran's Supreme Leader. While most understand the role of the IRGC in fueling conflict throughout the region, its hidden grasp on the...

The Washington Post reported that the Obama administration believes that at least 12 detainees released from the Guantanamo facility have since attacked U.S. or allied forces in Afghanistan, killing about a half dozen Americans. The Secretary of State has the sole responsibility to negotiate transfers, including agreements to monitor released detainees. Despite this, the Department of Defense has apparently transferred detainees to countries that did not exhibit an ability to substantially mitigate the risk of recidivism or maintain custody or control of that individual. Under the law,...

A 13-year-old Israeli-American girl was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist while she slept in her bed. Hallel Ariel's murder was only the latest attack in Israel. While the spree of attacks continue, international diplomats plan to push at the United Nations to impose the "parameters" of peace on Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority is complicit in inciting violence. Israel is contending with a deep-seated hatred, nurtured by Palestinian leaders over many years in mosques, in schools, in newspapers, nurtured on television, on radio. Palestinians are lured...