Understanding the linkage between leadership, strategy, and counterterrorism is important if the United States is to win the war on terrorism. This post explores the four variables that are central to understanding what constitutes an effective counterterrorism strategy. At issue, a central point of this post is how do…
Thus far, the administration of Donald Trump has not created and released a National Security Strategy document. Similarly, no official in the administration has delivered a speech outlining the president’s counterterrorism strategy. That said, there is available evidence of what constitutes components of a counterterrorism strategy. This post outlines…
During the primary and the general election, candidate Donald Trump repeatedly made statements that indicated that he supported a stringent immigration policy which could possibly be used to deal with the threat posed by lone wolf attacks on the homeland. A question begs, is a strong immigration policy a substitute…
As mentioned in a previous post, a subsequent post would provide an analysis of the Clinton and Trump plans to defeat the Islamic State. This post is designated for that purpose. The post will address two critical queries. As the presidential election intensifies, a series of significant questions surround the…