Three years ago, millions of Egyptians celebrated the resignation of former president Hosni Mubark after thirty years of autocratic rule. For a moment, some believed that forcing such a strong regime to surrender to the desire of non-violent protestors meant a huge set back to Al Qaeda and other groups with militant ideologies that advocate the use terrorism and violence as the only tool for change. Many believe that the core al-Qaeda has been severely damaged, replaced by new franchises, affiliates, and stand-alone organizations that share the same philosophy as al-Qaeda. That is the new...

The Islamist terror ideology is spreading on the African continent. While this has been happening over the last decade, the United States doesn't have an appropriate counterterrorism strategy to address the threat, which leaves the homeland and U.S. interests vulnerable. There is no doubt that the U.S. is behind the curve in taking threats from terror groups in Africa seriously. We have seen on too many occasions that al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Africa will attack American and Western interests when they see an opening. This was true in Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, and Kenya. Documents received...

The Iranian nuclear agreement is a false deal, which gave Iran $100 billion, access to global markets, and greater freedom of movement. We have seen evidence of Iran's true nature, such as when they released sensitive, embarrassing photographs of U.S. sailors during their illegal detention in Iran. This is the type of action you expect from an outlaw nation, not a nation which has just entered into an agreement, which has elements of good faith in it. It is an indicator of the real thinking behind the leaders in Iran. While the White House and State Department have been moving forward with...