Iran’s “Chanting ‘Death to America’” Jobs – Rachel Ehrenfeld – In his remarks before the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama attempted to dismiss the function of “Death to America” calls by the Iranian leadership in keeping millions of their people energized and busy. The huge demonstrations in which such statements are made are never spontaneous or cheap. They require careful planning and organizing…continue…
The Rise of Islamist Dominance in Turkey: Part I – J. Millard Burr – The creeping diminution of Ataturk’s secular Turkish state began in 1970, when Necmettin Erbakan (1926-2011), who had been elected to Parliament the previous year, formed Turkey’s first Islamic political party in the post-Ataturk era. A year later, it was banned by the military government. Erbakan himself was a man whose…continue…
Homage to Catalonia – Sol W. Sanders – Two contradictory groundswell political movements are colliding on the European scene with unpredictable results: The emergence of a supranational government with a growing top-down bureaucracy in Brussels once seemed to be undermining the old nation-state concept which had buried internal regional differences in most European states…continue…
News & Analysis
Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly (Video + Text)
Obama pulls Kerry and Power from audience of Netanyahu’s powerful UN speech – Thomas Lifson
What else is Iran hiding? – Ali Alfoneh and Reuel Marc Gerecht
Argentine President: Obama Administration Tried To Convince Us To Give Iran Nuclear Fuel – Taylor Tyler
Iran Allows US Energy Firms’ Partnership in Oil, Gas Projects – Fars News
Palestinians Launch Fireworks, Wave Flags to Celebrate Brutal Murder of Israeli Couple – Algemeiner
Why Do We Not Save Christians?. They need help, and they have no good place
to go – Elliott Abrams
There’s a War on, So Obama Calls a Meeting – Eli Lake
What U.S. Retreat Looks Like – WSJ editorial
Daesh Hype about Stealing Nuclear Weapons – ISIS
Putin dares, Obama dithers – The Economist
Silvio Berlusconi and Vladimir Putin: the odd couple – Alan Freedman, FT
Capitol Hill
House:
Outside Perspectives on the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy – Armed Services Committee – September 29
U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts in Syria: A Winning – Strategy? – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade – September 29
Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy – Foreign Affairs Committee – September 30
Implementing the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy – Armed Services Committee – September 30
Ridding Central Africa of Joseph Kony: Continuing U.S. Support – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations – September 30
The Threat of Islamist Extremism in Russia – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats – September 30
Senate:
United States Cybersecurity Policy and Threats – Armed Services Committee –
September 29
The Changing Landscape of U.S.-China Relations: What’s Next? – Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy – September 29
The U.S. Role and Strategy in the Middle East: The Humanitarian Crisis – Foreign Relaitons Committee – September 29
GAO Reports:
Federal Information Security: Agencies Need to Correct Weaknesses and Fully Implement Security Programs – GAO-15-714 – September 29
CRS Reports:
Legal Sidebar Can Creditors Enforce Terrorism Judgments Against Cuba? – September 29
Zivotofsky v. Kerry: The Jerusalem Passport Case and Its Potential Implications for Congressąs Foreign Affairs Powers – Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney – September 28