Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.

A leak from the Obama administration in Saturday's Washington Post suggests that the President will know in advance should Iran decide  to create a nuclear weapon. AEI foreign and defense policy expert Danielle Pletka reviews the facts that dismantle the administration's false assertion.

Obama's Stakhanovite efforts to transform America's economy and society into something akin to European-style social democracy are undergoing considerable analysis and debate, especially as the 2012 campaign steams towards November. Most presidential re-election contests are referenda on the incumbent, and this year will be no exception.

Representative Mike Rogers (R-MI), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, will assess how the intelligence community has evolved over the last decade and weigh the challenges facing the nation in the coming year.

How important were CIA interrogations in the killing of bin Laden? In light of recent events, should the Obama administration continue its current policy of killing rather than capturing and interrogating terrorists?

Countless intelligence officials have confirmed that detainees interrogated by the CIA provided information that helped lead us to bin Laden. But the CIA deniers continue to insist it is all a "big lie." Well, if they won't believe these sources, perhaps they'll believe WikiLeaks.

With popular revolts toppling long-standing Arab dictatorships, Obama wants to know why the intelligence community was once again taken by surprise.