Redefining the Current Threat Landscape: DHS’s Evolution to Acknowledging Religiously Based Terrorism
Last week the House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and…
The Questioning God: An Inquiry for Muslims, Jews and Christians
with Ant Greenham, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wednesday, August 1st, 6:00 – 7:30 pm At The Westminster Institute…
Large Roadblocks on the Islamist Path to Democracy
By: Robert R. Reilly Wall Street Journal LETTERS 4/30/12 In “The Islamist Road to Democracy” (WSJ op-ed, April…
The Superiority of Western Values in Eight Minutes
By: Ibn Warraq In a public debate in London against Tariq Ramadan, Ibn Warraq was given…
Congress Pushes Back on White House Counter-Terrorism Training Review
A sweeping and secretive review of all counter-terrorism training recently set in motion by the White House has raised widespread…
White House Review Threatens Counter-Terrorism Operations
The White House has initiated a secretive review of all federal law enforcement and military counter-terrorism training. This…
Dreaming of Spring in Tunisia by Katharine Cornell Gorka
The whole world seems to be agog with the victory of Islamists in Tunisia. “Moderate Islamists,” they are…
Will the Arab Spring Turn Into Winter? by Robert R. Reilly
The Judeo-Christian tradition and Islam have very different understandings of the nature of man and his relationship to God,…
Is the United States Moving Towards Engagement in the Ideological War?
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities has recently held hearings on the terrorist threat.…
Jihadist Ideology: The Core Texts
Together these texts reveal not only the ideological foundation for jihad but also the strategy and tactics. Dr. Sebastian Gorka will provide an overview of these core texts, including their history, evolution and application. Familiarity with and understanding of these texts is essential for anyone engaged in counter-terrorism, from the policymaker to the investigator to the street cop.