With Iran’s physical presence expanding through Iraq and Syria, and a lack of military forces in place to stop it, Hudson Institute will examine the realities of Iran’s objectives at a forum April 26. “With no military forces broadly obstructing Iran’s strategic movement in the region, the country’s influence continues to grow unchecked and could […]
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Heritage Explores Gun-Control Debate, Misconceptions
In a prelude to the March for Our Lives gun-control protests, a Heritage Foundation analysis March 19, among other things, stated that stricter gun laws don’t stop school shootings. In Focusing on Safety After Parkland authors John G. Malcolm and Amy Swearer examined school shooting data and offered a number of recommendations on the path […]
Brookings Touts Regulatory Gun Control Strategy
A March 14 report from the Brookings Institution suggests creating a gun manufacturer cartel—immune from antitrust violations—that would allow them to limit supply and increase costs. A Gun Control Solution Manufacturers Can Get Behind came in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting in Parkland, Fla., on February 14. “Legalizing a gun cartel […]
Xi Jinping Consolidates Power as China Expands
China continues to stake out an expansionist role on the world stage, while the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to mold a more restrictive internal atmosphere, according to Eleanor Albert and Beina Xu in a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) background report. The report not only explores the influence of current President Xi Jinping, but […]
Surveillance Zone: An Insider View of the Security Profession
Author and security expert Ami Toben sets an intriguing stage in his book Surveillance Zone: The Hidden World of Corporate Surveillance Detection & Covert Special Operations. Although its opening is reminiscent of a James Bond movie, placing the reader right in the middle of a past security assignment, Surveillance Zone is much more than that. […]