Improving missile defense, understanding other countries’ nuclear capabilities, and better defining national security roles top the list of recommendations in The Heritage Foundation report The Danger of EMP Requires Innovative and Strategic Action. Released April 4, the report examines the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat to the nation and what can and should be done about […]
Terrorism
What Would Defeated North Korea Have to Offer?
After an enemy nation is defeated, the victor typically seeks to benefit under the adage “to the victor belong the spoils.” For example, Hitler committed suicide in April 1945 just as the European theater in World War II was ending in an Allied victory. The U.S. and the Soviet Union then began a furious attempt […]
Terror War Victory Requires Understanding Ideology
Although 9/11 constitutes the beginning of the war on terror for many, it’s actually a battle with roots that reach well back into the 20th century, marking a conflict that has ebbed and flowed for more than 25 years. Author David Eneboe explores this long fight and decisions surrounding the Middle East in his recent […]
Mexico Travel Warnings Complicate Spring Break
Despite an ongoing violent drug war, Mexico continues to be one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. While Acapulco has fallen from the travel radar due to an astronomical murder rate since 2005, places like Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, and Cancun have remained largely untouched. However, that all changed when a […]
‘Human Security’ Explores Individual Protection
Authors David Anderson-Rodgers and Kerry Crawford released Human Security: Theory and Action on March 15 to explore security approaches where the individual, not the state, is the reference point for security policy. “What we’re trying to do with this book is really try to elevate the conversation about security in ways that make people think […]