Alfred Nobel Must Be Spinning in His Grave – Rachel Ehrenfeld – The 2009 stillborn Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama, has violated all three of Alfred Nobel’s stipulations for the award. Instead of working for the “abolition or reduction of standing armies,” Obama has done his best to reduce the American armed forces, at the same time the Chinese, Russian and Iranian forces have increased. Instead of doing “the best work for fraternity between nations,” since entering office, Obama, has done more than anyone individual or group to destabilize nations, especially in the Middle East…continue…
Another “Historic” Agreement – Norman A. Bailey – It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is so, the pictures of an utterly jubilant Mohammed Zarif, in Vienna, on July 14, says it all. In the Six Power-Iran talks the side with all the aces lost and the side whose hand consisted entirely of jokers, won. It only remains, now, for President Obama’s “\victory” declaration. He needn’t bother his speech writers. He can use Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s words…continue…
Timing is Everything – Steven Chabinsky – If you think that computer intrusions are the main thing we need to worry about when it comes to cybersecurity, think again. There’s growing concern about the implications of our increasingly wireless world and how readily it can be disrupted. When it comes to our reliance on the electromagnetic spectrum…continue…
Maybe a longer spoon, Mr. Obama – Sol W. Sanders – U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during a meeting in Washington, July 7, 2015 (AFP) The proponents of trade wherever, whenever, whoever tell us that Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was taken aback at the reception he received…continue…
News & Analysis
US inspectors banned from all Iranian nuclear sites under deal – Daily Mail
Nuclear Iran: Hiyatollah! – The Economist
President Rouhani: All Our Goals Materialized under Final Agreement – Fars News
The Four Major Problems with the Iran Deal – Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer, Washington Post
OPEC, Russia Talk Oil Prices After Iran Deal – Energy and Capital
Pakistan Hopes to Benefit from Iran Deal, With Chinese Help – Ayesha Tanzeem, VOA
Obama’s news conference on the Iran nuclear deal – Transcript, Washington Post
Where the U.S. Caved to Get Iran to Sign – Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Ted Cruz: Obama Using UN to ‘Circumvent’ Congress on Iran Deal – Adam Kredo, Free Beacon
Iran’s top terrorist unshackled by nuke deal – Benny Avni, New York Post
How Will We Know? The coming Iran intelligence failure – Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Dawn of Iranian Empire – Max Boot
Summary of provisions of the CJPOA (Updates) – IRNA
Together, Iran and the United States can shape the Middle East’s future – Hossein Mousavian
Money trumps fear in reactions to Westąs nuclear accord with Iran – Jamshed Choksy, Carol Choksy
Nuclear Extortion: Pioneered by North Korea, Perfected by Iran – Claudia Rosett
The Best Arguments for an Iran Deal. The heroic assumptions, and false premises, of our diplomacy – Bret Stephens
The fate of a febrile Middle East is in Iran’s hands – Anwar Gargash
Wasn’t ISIS Supposed to Fall Apart by Now? – The Daily Beast
Egypt ISIS Affiliate Claims Destruction of Naval Vessel – The New York Times
Global hunt for cyber criminals behind online black market – Financial Times
Portents of World Cyberwar: ‘Ghost Fleet’ is a fictional warning that real-life technologies could expose the U.S. to a devastating attack – Gordon Crovitz
The US agency plundered by Chinese hackers made one of the dumbest security moves possible – Natasha Bertrand
Is Obama Moving Too Fast with Vietnam? – Ellen Bork
Capitol Hill
House:
Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran (Part II) – Foreign Affairs Committee – July 14
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Bolstering DHS to Combat Persistent Threats to America – Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications – July 14
Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Transition – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa – July 14
The Rise of Radicalization: Is the U.S. Government Failing to Counter International and Domestic Terrorism? – Homeland Security Committee – July 15
The Rise of Radicalization: Is the U.S. Government Failing to Counter International and Domestic Terrorism? – Homeland Security Committee – July 15
U.S. Economic and Military Alliances in Asia – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific – July 15
Cybersecurity: The Department of the Interior – Oversight Committee, Subcommittee on Information Technology, Subcommittee on Interior – July 15
Reviewing the U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade – July 16
Senate:
Corruption, Global Magnitsky, and Modern Slavery: A Review of Human Rights Around the World – Foreign Relations Committee – July 16
Overview of U.S. Policy Towards Haiti Prior To The Elections – Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, And Global Women’s Issues – July 15
Securing the Border: Understanding Threats and Strategies for the Maritime Border – Homeland Security & Government Accountability Committee – July 15
GAO Reports
CRS Insights What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service? – Kristy N. Kamarck, Analyst in Military Manpower – July 15, 2015
Women in Combat: Issues for Congress – Kristy N. Kamarck, Analyst in Military Manpower– July 14, 2015
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense Issues for Congress – Ronald O’Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs – July 14, 2015
Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions – Dianne E. Rennack, Specialist in Foreign Policy Legislation – July 15, 2015
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response – Christopher M. Blanchard, Coordinator, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs; Carla E. Humud, Analyst in Middle Eastern and African Affairs; Mary Beth D. Nikitin, Specialist in Nonproliferation – July 15, 2015
Legal Sidebar Is There a Judicial Remedy for Victims of Federal Data Breaches? – July 15, 2015
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents – Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist – July 15, 2015