Space Advances Brighten Global Future    On a daily basis, the news is truly distressing. A vicious Russian invasion in Ukraine, China’s growing military threat, and rampant inflation all add to doom and gloom.  But looking  beyond the crises of […]

Protecting Ukraine, Protecting America A number of far-right and far-left commentators have come into agreement on the issue of Ukraine. Both are wrong. On the left, commentators bemoan the use of taxpayer funds to purchase military equipment. They worry about […]

Enemy Forces on U.S. Doorstep The disruptions occurring in Ukraine, Taiwan and the Middle East may seem far away, but the Russian, Chinese and Iranian forces that are responsible are on America’s doorstep. Little noted in the media, an exercise […]

Climate Change “Solutions”   The global warming debate has been raging for decades, starting soon after the global cooling idea was discarded. The conversation has not consistently been scientific, with passion and politics frequently replacing logical discourse.  But following recent […]

Pope’s Questionable Deal with China   To no one’s surprise, the Chinese are already beginning to renege on an already bad deal the Vatican struck with it the Communist government. Recently, Pope Francis and the ruling Chinese Communist Party renewed […]

China Strategic Farmland Threat   There is growing concern that China’s purchase of American farmland represents a growing economic and security threat. There may be a lot more than just crops being planted in the purchased plots. According to U.S. Military […]

Defense Budget Reflects Growing Threat The federal government’s most important responsibility is to ensure the security of the nation, and the central means to achieve that is the provision of an adequate defense budget, a figure that generally represents about […]

The Dangerous Russian-Iran Axis   Two nations, each seen as significant disturbers of international peace, are increasingly cooperating in dangerous ventures. On November 9, Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev met with Iran’s leadership.  According to a Voice Of America analysis, Raisi […]

Defense Dept. Releases Report on China Military Power The U.S. Department of Defense has released a sobering report on China’s “Military and Security Developments.” As this column has noted in the past, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) now has […]

Japan Crucial to Pacific Defense As the threat from China grows, the importance of the U.S.-Japanese alliance expands. Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs, speaking at the Mount Fuji Dialogue in October stated that “China’s aggressive […]

Explaining Putin’s Nuclear Threat A dramatic sequence of White House miscalculations has given Vladimir Putin the confidence that he can threaten nuclear warfare without fear of reprisal. As this article was being prepared, American Military News reported that “Putin has sent nuclear-capable […]

Top Intelligence Officer Discusses Strategy Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier recently shared his views and mission priorities concerning key issues. The DIA, like the CIA, is an intelligence organization. The CIA focuses on providing intelligence to […]

Oblivious to Terror Threat   The White House is disturbingly oblivious to the growing terrorist threat that is growing exponentially. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) recently outlined the issue. He noted that the White House is “deaf, dumb and blind to […]

Biden Releases National Defense Strategy The Biden Administration has released a 48 page National Security Strategy document. What makes it unique from similar papers presented by prior presidents is that it broadens the definition of national security from defense issues […]

China Seeks to Dominate U.S. Media China has launched a forceful attempt to aggressively influence people, sometimes using illicit means, across the world to overlook its concentration camps, massive military buildup, and international aggression. Freedom House, a non-profit that conducts […]