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Articles & Editorials

Iran’s crisis of humiliation: Planning its response to Israel

Abraham R. Wagner

August 14,2024

Last month’s killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader targeted in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps guesthouse in Tehran, has been the center of attention and could lead to a larger regional war.

U.S. Needs New 'Manhattan Project' to Avoid Cyber Catastrophe

John Ratcliffe and Abraham Wagner

May 18, 2022

Just as the WWII-era Manhattan Project, which ensured the U.S. won the race to nuclear weapons, we should confront our current, dangerous moment by launching a "Cyber Manhattan Project" to make revolutionary leaps ahead in cyberspace, understanding that complete technical overmatch against our adversaries is the surest path to deterring bad actors.

Vetting Syrian Refugees: Mission Impossible

Abraham R. Wagner

November 19, 2015

The recent ISIS attacks in Paris and elsewhere has rightfully heightened concern over bringing an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S., and more after that. While most Americans are sympathetic to the plight of these refugees, it represents a significant security threat to the nation which cannot be easily discounted or falsely represented as the Obama Administration has sought to do.

Cuba -- Reacting to the Opening

Abraham R. Wagner

December 19, 2014

Reactions to Obama's announcement of normalization relations with Cuba were to be expected, but have already taken on a character that is largely divisive and unwarranted.

Cuba -- Finally

Abraham R. Wagner

December 17, 2014

Reports that the Obama Administration is now actively working to normalize relations with Cuba should be welcome news to Americans across the political spectrum. The current state of affairs is an artifact of the Cold War that should have been changed decades ago and serves no national security or economic interest of the nation at all.

As ISIS Continues to Gain Ground, Here's What The Militants Have In Their Arsenal

Jeremy Bender and Armin Rosen

November 17, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) rakes in over $1 million a day and commands "a volume of resources and territory unmatched in the history of extremist organizations," according to Janine Davidson and Emerson Brookings of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Self Driving Cars Will Turn Surveillance Woes Into a Mainstream Worry

Camille Francois

May 30, 2014

In the aftermath of the NSA spying revelations, our society is struggling to equip itself with the laws and public understanding necessary to deal with the spread of technology into every corner of our lives.

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