Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Roger Noriega, Peter Huessy, Katherine Zimmerman, Claudia Rosett

ROGER NORIEGA, former diplomat under President George W. Bush, joins guest host JIM HANSON to discuss U.S. and Cuban relations, as well as Cuba's role today as one of the last functioning communist nations.

PETER HUESSY, President of GeoStrategic Analysis, talks about the United States' deteriorating nuclear forces, and how it can leave the country vulnerable.

KATHERINE ZIMMERMAN, a senior analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, explains the growing danger of Al Qaeda forces spreading throughout Africa.

CLAUDIA ROSETT, of Foundation For Defense of Democracies, puts into perspective the speech Iranian President Rouhani gave at the UN in comparison to his rhetoric at home, and what such a difference may mean for the US and its allies.

Henry Nau

HENRY NAU, a former senior director for international affairs in the Reagan administration and professor at George Washington University, joins Secure Freedom Radio for a full hour to talk about some of the themes in his new book, Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan.

Throughout the show, Dr. Nau outlines what "conservative internationalism" means. He talks about using free markets to encourage democratic perspectives in other countries. Dr. Nau describes the Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and more recently Reagan administrations as previous successes in conservative internationalism. Based on his own experience in government, Dr. Nau also shares his personal advice for the United States based on its current role in the world, especially in relation to China.