Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Adam Kredo, Fred Fleitz, Nonie Darwish, Rich Miniter

Senior Writer for the Washington Free Beacon, ADAM KREDO, addresses the discontinuation of Tomahawk and Hellfire missile production. Without viable replacement options, this will leave behind significant void once these missile stockpiles have been fully depleted in an estimated 18 months. He also discusses the ramifications of depleting U.S. military assets during a period of global geo-politcial instability.

FRED FLEITZ, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, examines the Metadata program and the proposed changes to the program the President and others in the government want to make.

RICH MINITER, author of "Eyes on Target," gives an inside look into his new book, highlighting experiences and stories from the Navy Seals' most harrowing missions.

NONIE DARWISH, Egyptian-American human rights activist and author of "The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East," sheds light how the recognition of Shariah-adherent wills in British common law sets back progress of women's rights.

Rep. Jim Bridenstine, Cdr. Kirk Lippold, Andrew McCarthy, Bill Roggio

Congressman JIM BRIDENSTINE, of the 1st district of Oklahoma, explains how energy and defense budget issues influence US foreign policy options in their relevance to managing US interests in Russia and Ukraine.

Former Naval Commander (Ret.) KIRK LIPPOLD, lays out a strategy for Naval leadership to counter decreasing capabilities.

ANDY MCCARTHY, author of Spring Fever, lists the precedents of the Clinton and the Obama Administrations that tie the US's hands in terms of responding to Vladmir Putin and the annexation of Crimea.

BILL ROGGIO, of the Long War Journal, discusses Obama's upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia. He further details how both the Saudi and Turkish governments have policies of leniency towards jihadist members actively engaged in "external Jihad" operations.

Pete Hegseth, Diana West, Peter Hitchens, Jim Hanson

PETE HEGSETH, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, makes the case for a revision of the military pension system, and offers a veteran's perspective on Putin's aggression in Eastern Europe.

DIANA WEST, author of "American Betrayal," comments on a new Iraqi law that allows girls as young as nine to marry. She also critiques new legal guidelines just released in the UK to assist lawyers in crafting Shariah-compliant wills.

PETER HITCHENS of the U.K.'s Mail Online publication and author of The Rage Against God describes the history and landscape of what has shaped Russia's view of what is rational in international conduct.

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net, scrutinizes Putin's expansionism as seen in the Crimea, and argues the importance of a strong U.S.-led and NATO-backed deterring force.

With Rep. Lamar Smith, Riki Ellison, Paul Kengor, Chris Griffin

Representative LAMAR SMITH, chair of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, makes the case for why immigration reform would be counterproductive, and why the US should focus its efforts on securing the borders first.

RIKI ELLISON, of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, discusses Putin's aggression in Ukraine and the appropriate NATO response.

PAUL KENGOR, historian, professor of political science at Grove City College and author of "11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative", examines how President Reagan's "peace through strength" principle can effectively be implemented into today's foreign policy scene.

CHRIS GRIFFIN, the executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative, goes through the policy recommendations made in a recent open letter produced by FPI concerning Ukraine. The letter advises more support for Ukraine, greater efforts to isolate Russia, and strengthening NATO.

Thomas Donnelly, Jed Babbin, Gordon Chang, Claudia Rosett

THOMAS DONNELLY, Co-Director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses the Administration's steps to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons, and the effects they have on our national security.

JED BABBIN, Under Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush, argues that Russia will be best confronted by harsher rhetoric and economic sanctions. He also examines the allegations of illegal behavior made by the CIA and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Democratic staff against one another.

Asia-expert GORDON CHANG examines the implications of new leaks that show the NSA spied on Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. He also reports on news that Japan will turn over part of its nuclear stockpile to the United States.

CLAUDIA ROSETT, journalist-in-residence at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, offers her perspective on the recent Russian annexation of Crimea and the lack of credible deterrence from the United States and its NATO partners. She also elaborates on her article about the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran and the unavoidable facts that hinder the prevention of an Iranian nuclear weapons program.

Tom Popik, Clare Lopez. Bill Gertz, Sylvia Longmire

TOM POPIK, founder of the Foundation for Resilient Societies, explains why the custom nature of US electrical grid technology means it could take up to a year to replace it in the event that a majority of the grid is destroyed by an EMP attack.

CLARE LOPEZ, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, offers her opinion on why Iran has yet to be held accountable for its many connections to terrorism, including the 9/11 attacks and the Lockerbie bombing.

BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor at the Washington Free Beacon, reports on hacking performed by Chinese police at the People's Security University of Beijing. He also addresses China's new supersonic missile capability and how the United States Military is aiming to close the technology gap between the two.

Retired Air Force Captain SYLVIA LONGMIRE, author of the upcoming book "Border Insecurity: Why Big Money, Fences and Drones Aren't Making Us Safer," discusses the increase in violence and armed conflicts that point to an unstable security situation as the US tries to secure its borders.

Pete Hoekstra, Roger Noriega, Bill Roggio, Fred Fleitz

Former Congressman PETE HOEKSTRA offers his perspective on the Russian annexation of Crimea, and Senator Dianne Feinstein's allegations against the CIA.

ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, discusses the protests in Venezuela. He argues that the United States is not taking appropriate actions against President Nicolas Maduro in order to curb the rising violence the country is experiencing.

BILL ROGGIO, of the Long War Journal, analyses the jihadist threat against the US and Russia, specifically looking at the Immigrants' Army, a prominent multi-national Jihadist group inside Syria.

FRED FLEITZ, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, discusses Putin's aggressive stance on Ukraine and a potential for continued geo-strategic expansion. He also addresses how Russian retaliation to U.S./NATO sanctions could affect the P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran.

David Satter, Peter Pham, Bridget Johnson, Adam Kredo

DAVID SATTER, author of "It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past," provides an in-depth analysis of the recent Crimean referendum, and postulates what Russia's actions in Ukraine could mean for neighboring states if this precedent is allowed to stand.

PETER PHAM, director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, examines the national security implications of Russia's inroads into Africa, and particularly its strengthening ties with Algeria and Sudan.

BRIDGET JOHNSON, Washington Editor for PJ Media, looks at the possibility that a state actor was involved in the disappearance of a missing Malaysian aircraft. She also covers Putin's efforts to help his allies in the Iranian and Syrian governments.

ADAM KREDO, of the Washington Free Beacon, talks about President Obama's recent meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian National Authority, and describes the Administration's desire to facilitate an Israeli-Palestinian deal, even at the expense of Israeli interests.

Sebastian Gorka, Michael Davidson, Daniel Gallington, Gordon Chang

SEBASTIAN GORKA, a professor at the National Defense University, looks at the Russian invasion of the Crimea as a part of Vladimir Putin's greater international ambitions. He argues strongly that NATO must stand up to Russia or risk destroying itself, and that the US can defeat Putin like it did the USSR--by undermining the enemy's totalitarian ideology.

Former CIA Clandestine Officer MICHAEL DAVIDSON analyzes the situation in Ukraine and explains how Vladimir Putin's nostalgia for the Iron Curtain could be his downfall, depending on the US's next move.

DANIEL GALLINGTON, a former general counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, puts Sen. Dianne Feinstein's allegations that the CIA spied on the Intelligence Committee into the context of a ten-year plus political battle over enhanced interrogation techniques. He also discusses the ramifications of the US relinquishing its ownership of the internet.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, talks about the theories surrounding the missing Malaysian airliner. He also discusses the seeming contradiction that is China supporting Russia's attempt to annex the Crimea via a referendum, considering China's own problems with calls for independence among the Uyghurs and Tibetans. Lastly, Chang expresses his concerns that a faltering Chinese economy will lead its military leaders to take a "now or never" approach to military aggression.

Fred Fleitz, Ilan Berman, John Bolton, Bill Gertz

FRED FLEITZ, a Center for Security Policy senior fellow, dissects the allegations recently made by Senator Dianne Feinstein that the CIA has been spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

ILAN BERMAN, of the American Foreign Policy Council, examines the Ukraine crisis as Vladmir Putin's attempt at reinterpreting Russia's borders, with the ultimate end goal being "to encompass [Ukraine] and erode their sovereignty."

Former US Ambassador to the UN JOHN BOLTON discusses Vladimir Putin's attempts to reestablish hegemony over the territory comprising the former Soviet Union, and argues that he is encouraged by perceived American and European weakness.

Washington Times and Washington Free Beacon columnist BILL GERTZ reports on the Chinese apparently having been successful in copying the American F-35 to create their own stealth fighter, the J-20; the Russian use of cyber warfare in Ukraine; and the US hold on sending military equipment to the Egyptian government.