Episodes
Monday Jul 14, 2014
Jason Black, Roger Noriega, Rep. John Fleming, Gordon Chang
Monday Jul 14, 2014
Monday Jul 14, 2014
JASON BLACK, grid expert at Battelle Memorial Institute:
- The vulnerabilities to and challenges of protecting the electrical grid
- Steps that comprise a "holistic approach" to strengthening the security of the grid
- Electrical grid incidents in Mexico and Arizona
- How the Guatemalan and Mexican governments have played a role in the invasion of the southern U.S. border
- Brazil's embarrassing loss in the World Cup and how it's contributing to political upheaval in the country
- The current BRIC summit in Brazil and the challenges these economies face
- Hamas rocket attacks on Israel
- The Caliphate newly established by the Islamic State
- 1 Trillion in cuts to U.S. defense capability in the past five years
- Missile defense and nuclear posture
- A surprising US agreement to collaborate with China on smart grid technology
- Implications of Chinese giant Alibaba's initial public offering for U.S. investors
- Evidence of internal strife within the Chinese government
Monday May 05, 2014
Michael Rubin, Roger Noriega, Christian Whiton, Gordon Chang
Monday May 05, 2014
Monday May 05, 2014
- Continued negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program, and the financial freedom Iran is gaining from the weakening of sanctions
- Reasons behind the crumbling Israeli and Palestinian peace talks
- The formation of a new unity government between Fatah, Hamas and PLO
- New information suggesting Turkey is not a free state after all
- Cuban influence in Venezuela's Maduro regime
- Russian influence throughout Latin America
- The Panamanian and Brazilian presidential elections
- Details on the Chevron vs. Equador fight
- State of play in Ukraine: Russian special forces/ provocateurs and NATO assessment
- German/ Russian and German/ US relations
- Defense posture and spending of European nations
- Benghazi Select Committee
- US role in South Sudan
- North Korean ICBM capabilities
- Beating the projected 2017 deployment date for deploying anti-missile destroyers to the Pacific
- China's response to the enhanced cooperation agreement between the United States and the Philippines
Thursday Apr 03, 2014
Rosemary Jenks, Roger Noriega, Fred Fleitz, Charles Faddis
Thursday Apr 03, 2014
Thursday Apr 03, 2014
ROSEMARY JENKS, of NumbersUSA, speaks on the comprehensive immigration reform debate within the GOP, as well as the hidden offers of amnesty to illegal aliens in the National Defense Authorization Act.
ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, examines the brutality of the Venezuelan government. Noriega projects that the Venezuelan military is unlikely to stand up against the government for fear of further dirtying its hands.
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
Pete Hoekstra, Roger Noriega, Bill Roggio, Fred Fleitz
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
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.
Friday Jan 31, 2014
Bob Monroe, Daniel Goure, Bill Gertz, Roger Noriega
Friday Jan 31, 2014
Friday Jan 31, 2014
Ret. Admiral BOB MONROE, shares his expertise on the U.S. nuclear program and how its ongoing deterioration is jeopardizing the future of the United States.
DANIEL GOURE, of the Lexington Institute, assesses the United State’s nuclear program and brings to light the implications of the administration’s domestic and international nuclear policies.
BILL GERTZ, reporter for the Washington Free Beacon and the Washington Times, covers two Congressional hearings from this past week. One, a briefing by intelligence leaders that pronounced that cyber attacks are a bigger threat to the United States than terrorism, and the other a briefing that focused on the space threat China poses to the US.
ROGER NORIEGA, a former US ambassador to the Organization of American States, puts forward his argument that narco-terrorist states have replaced communism as the primary threat to democracy in 21st century Latin America.
Friday Sep 20, 2013
John Bolton, David Weinberg, Steve Groves, Roger Noriega
Friday Sep 20, 2013
Friday Sep 20, 2013
JOHN BOLTON, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, explains the "charm offensive" taken recently by Iran, and the continues and developing danger involving Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
DAVID WEINBERG, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, explains Saudi Arabia's policy towards Syria, and Muslim Brotherhood "rebel" forces in Syria, Qatar, and the Middle East as a whole.
STEVE GROVES, of the Heritage Foundation, expresses that U.S. interests, and not the dictates of the United Nations, should be guiding American policy towards Syria.
ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, sizes up the imminent danger that Iran poses with its intricate network of terrorists set up in Latin America, all with the goal of damaging the U.S.
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Patrick Sookhdeo, Bill Gertz, Roger Noriega
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Friday Sep 06, 2013
PATRICK SOOKHDEO, of the Westminster Institute,
BILL GERTZ, the senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon, evaluates the possible Syrian strike plan and the retaliation ramifications expected, as well as the potential impact that defense cuts will have on the U.S. military's ability.
ROGER NORIEGA, of the Inter American Watch and American Enterprise Institute, sheds light on Iran and Hezbollah in the western hemisphere with the support of powerful individuals in Venezuela and what this could mean for the US.
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Patrick Sookhdeo, Bill Gertz, Roger Noriega
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Friday Sep 06, 2013
PATRICK SOOKHDEO, of the Westminster Institute, examines all the factors for and against US intervention in Syria. Patrick covers the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda, religious minorities and their plight, secular elements within the military, and the possibility of arming the “right” people only.
BILL GERTZ, the senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon, evaluates the possible Syrian strike plan and the retaliation ramifications expected, as well as the potential impact that defense cuts will have on the U.S. military's ability.
ROGER NORIEGA, of the Inter American Watch and American Enterprise Institute, sheds light on Iran and Hezbollah in the western hemisphere with the support of powerful individuals in Venezuela and what this could mean for the US.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2013
Senator Byron Dorgan, Roger Noriega, Andy McCarthy, Nina Shea
Tuesday Aug 20, 2013
Tuesday Aug 20, 2013
Former Senator and author of new book Gridlock , BYRON DORGAN, investigates the infrastructure vulnerabilities the United States faces with the growing EMP threat.
ROGER NORIEGA, of Inter American Watch and American Enterprise Institute, looks south of the border at the recent Gulf Cartel arrest in Mexico, Iran's presence in the region, and the rising distress in Brazil and Columbia.
ANDY MCCARTHY, of National Review Online, analyzes some of the issues and hurdles Egypt is facing currently in their quest for stability and ultimately democracy.
NINA SHEA, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, examines the persecution of the Christians and other minorities throughout the Middle East, from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to the Islamist rebels in Syria.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
Andrea Boland, Roger Noriega, Steven Bucci, Gordon Chang
Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
Representative ANDREA BOLAND reflects on the efforts she has made to protect her native state Maine and the the rest of the country from growing EMP threats.
ROGER NORIEGA, of American Enterprise and Inter-American Security Watch, looks south of the border at the upcoming visits of John Kerry to Brazil and Colombia, power loss for President Fernandez of Argentina, and Mexico's war against narcotic drug king pins.
STEVEN BUCCI, US Colonel and Director of the Allison Center at the Heritage Foundation, examines US relationship with Russia, US Military budget cuts, sexual assaults in the military, and the threat of an EMP strike.
GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, addresses the conflicting reports on the growth of the Chinese economy, as well as looks into the relationship between North Korea and Cuba.