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Peter Brookes

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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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The Sad State of U.S. Strategy

Iran's Latin Tango

Behind Iraq's Chaos

An Uncertain 'Gift'

Madness Marches On

Gutting the Military

Pakistan Must Pay

Blind to the Mullahs' Missile Menace

Iran's Atomic Countdown

Is Al Qaeda Really 'On the Ropes'?

Libya Woes Not Over

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

Way to Go, Wings of Gold

Stop Tipping Off the Enemy

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

Don't Forget About Yemen:

Dragon Week: China's Growing Naval Power

A 'Stealthy' Signal

Congressional Cross-Examination

Beijing's Build-up and New START

The Post-Iran Proliferation Cascade

Beijing’s Rabid Pet

Obama in China: Punting on Security, Trade

A Lame White House Push for START

Where Congress Will Be Challenging the Administration

El Loco's Nuke Push

North Korea's Family Biz

Iranian Incursion

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

War on Terror Update

Russian "Illegals" Aren't Alone in Trying to Steal our Secrets

The China Challenge

Electromagnetic Pulse Threat

New START: Does it make us safer?

New START is a Non-Starter

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

Protect America From What?

A Late Look at a Troubling Treaty

Wrestling with rogues - N. Korea's lessons about Iran

Al Qaeda Anxiety

The Trouble with 'No-Nukes-Palooza.'

The Chávez Challenge

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

Another Foreign Policy Fumble

Polar Opposites Heat Up

Obama's China Kowtow

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

Sanctions May Not Faze Iran

UN-Enviable Record

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!

Inquest of CIA None Too Smart

Warning Sign – Russian Subs ‘No Threat’

North Korea: Master of Mayhem

Foreign Policy Fizzling – Down South, Things Don’t Go Better with Obama

O's Foreign Failures

Kim's Cyber-Strikes

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

Korean Cargo-Ship Conundrum

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

Iran: Elephant In The Room

North Korean Nukes: O's Kick In The Teeth

Deadly Distraction

The Cyberspy Threat: Foreign Hackers Target Military

Keep the Embargo, O

North Korea Going Ballistic

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

Yet Another Korean Conundrum

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

Afghanistan on the Edge

Dangerous States with Big Ambitions

Korean Conundrum: What if Kim's Kaput?

FARC’s fading fortunes

Bad News Bear

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

IAEA indicts Iran

Mullahs and Missiles: Iran Flaunts Its Aggressive Intent

IAEA Indicts Iran: Nuclear Innocence Claim Is Strongly Contested

Korean Nukes: Don't Get Giddy

The Not-So-Final Frontier - The Race for Space Is Back On

The Newest Trends in Terror

Looking Beyond Iran's Space Launcher Desire