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Peter Brookes is a Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs at the Heritage Foundation and is a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He writes a weekly column for the New York Post and frequently appears on FOX, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR and BBC. He is the author of: "A Devil’s Triangle: Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Rogue States." Mr. Brookes served in the U.S. Navy and is now a Commander in the naval reserves. He has over 1300 flight hours aboard Navy EP-3 aircraft. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy; the Defense Language Institute; the Naval War College; the Johns Hopkins University; and is pursuing a Doctorate at Georgetown University.
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Must Reads
The Sad State of U.S. Strategy
Blind to the Mullahs' Missile Menace
Is Al Qaeda Really 'On the Ropes'?
U.S.-Pakistani Ties in a Tailspin
A Dangerous World: Slashing the Pentagon
Why the World Needs a Strong America
Administration's Support for UN Ocean Treaty is All at Sea
On Nukes, America 'Leads' and the World Laughs
Is it Time to Break With Pakistan?
Get Serious on Syria, Mr. President
Pakistan Peeved: Sorry, We've Got Gripes, Too
Tehran Takes the Chance to Sow Chaos
Obama Administration Losing Ground Across Mideast
Dragon Week: China's Growing Naval Power
Congressional Cross-Examination
Beijing's Build-up and New START
The Post-Iran Proliferation Cascade
Obama in China: Punting on Security, Trade
A Lame White House Push for START
Where Congress Will Be Challenging the Administration
What Nuclear Gaming Tells Us About New START
Axis of Evil Express: Terror Flights from Tehran to Caracas
New Start Treaty’s China Challenge
North Korea's Torpedo Mischief Ripples Beyond Northeast Asia
Russian "Illegals" Aren't Alone in Trying to Steal our Secrets
New START: Does it make us safer?
Russian Spies: You Can Bet These Clowns Are No Joke
White House Secrecy Over Russian Nuke Negotiations: Why?
U.S. Defense Can’t be at China’s Discretion
Flashpoint: Atomic Affairs - Nervousness Over Nuclear Moves
A Late Look at a Troubling Treaty
Wrestling with rogues - N. Korea's lessons about Iran
The Trouble with 'No-Nukes-Palooza.'
Yemen: Who Knew? A Not-So-New Terrorism Trouble Spot
Overtures Rebuffed – The Administrations’ Charm Lost on China
A Year of Foreign-Policy Fumbles
The Administration’s Foreign Failings
Afghanistan: Why We Can’t Walk Away
Visit the War Zone, Mr. President
Biden's Missile-Defense Missteps
Why China Won't Help Stop Tehran
Why China Worries the Pentagon
Too Much at Stake to Abandon Afghanistan
Yet Another Foreign-Policy Fumble - Throwing Missile Defense Under the Bus
Don't Get Scammed by Russia Again!
Warning Sign – Russian Subs ‘No Threat’
Foreign Policy Fizzling – Down South, Things Don’t Go Better with Obama
U.S. Interests Seem Set Back by Summit
The Great Wall goes to sea: China’s naval renewal raises critical questions for the world
What Americans Need to Know About Missile Defense: We’re Not There Yet
Learning To Love Missile Defense
Colombia’s Our Compadre – Chance to Solidify Friendship
Rogue states and Rising Powers
The Bear Is Back – We Face Increasing Challenges from a Resurgent Russia
The Horrors of North Korea's Gulags
Satellite Subterfuge: Space Programs Provide Cover for Long-Range Missile Development
North Korean Nukes: O's Kick In The Teeth
The Cyberspy Threat: Foreign Hackers Target Military
Closing Gitmo: A Dangerous Decision: Are al Qaeda and Taliban coming to a prison near you?
Russia's 'Reset': A Military Buildup
China Tests - And Team Bam Blinks
Narcotics traffickers threaten Mexico and U.S.
US-Russia: "Reboot" or Roll Over?
Atomic Ayatollahs 10, 9, 8, 7......
Tough love for Tehran: Danger in a careless seduction
Iran's situation explosive: It's not just a satellite
Help Mexico Beat the Narco-Gangs
Missile Defense: Now More Than Ever
Bush's Better World - Overlooked Successes in Foreign Policy & Security
It's a Real Cold War - Angry Bear Freezes Europe
A plethora of problems - The new president’s global security challenges
Yes, a Nuclear Iran Is Unacceptable: A Memo to President-elect Obama
Why the World Still Needs America's Military Might
Russia, China, Move In on Latin America
Was The Real Target Indo-Pak Peace?
Colombia: Moving In The Right Direction
Buccaneers are Back: The challenges of modern piracy
Missile Defense: Bullying Barack
China's Cyber Spies: Hacker Army Infiltrating
The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous states with big ambitions
Flashpoint: Arctic security heats up
Now El Loco's Pursuing the Bomb
Dangerous States with Big Ambitions
Korean Conundrum: What if Kim's Kaput?
Hugo's Arms Spree: More Threats from El Loco
Al Qaeda Shifting Tactics, Finding New Recruits
New Russian & Chinese Treaty Revisions Hamper US in Outer Space
Mullahs and Missiles: Iran Flaunts Its Aggressive Intent
IAEA Indicts Iran: Nuclear Innocence Claim Is Strongly Contested