Abram Shulsky is a political analyst and scholar specializing in intelligence, national security, and foreign policy. He previously served as director of the Office of Special Plans at the Pentagon and is affiliated with the Hudson Institute. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard analyzing U.S. foreign policy, Russian influence, and the Obama and Trump administrations.
Reporting on the Mueller indictment, the New York Times headlined its article, in typical Gray Lady fashion, “Moscow’s Hand Swirled in U.S., but Whether It Tipped Election Is Unclear.” Presumably, an election victory due to the machinations of a foreign “hand” can hardly produce a legitimate…
Lost in the momentous events of the recent election was the news that the citizens of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly approved a "state constitution" for the proposed state of New Columbia. This presages a renewed public campaign for D.C. statehood. One can easily imagine how much the…
In his June 14 remarks following the terrorist attack in Orlando, President Obama reassured us: He has known all along that when it comes to terrorism, the enemy we face is none other than "radical Islam."
Among the many intriguing revelations in Jeffrey Goldberg's recent interview with President Obama, one of the most surprising was that (privately, to be sure) the president "has argued that there will be no comprehensive solution to Islamist terrorism until Islam reconciles itself to modernity and…