Claudia Rosett

CLAUDIA ROSETT, Journalist-in-Residence at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies:

PART ONE:

• North Korean opposition to the upcoming Sony Entertainment Comp. film, “The Interview”
• The rising cyber warfare and nuclear capability of the Kim Jong-un regime
• Is the United States underestimating North Korea and their ability to follow through on threats?

PART TWO:

• The U.S. backing away from sanctions on Iran while the Islamic Republic continues its illicit nuclear program
• Iran’s reinforcement of its objective to annihilate Israel
• Operation Cleaver and Iran’s ability to launch cyber attacks against the U.S. electrical grid

PART THREE:

• Is the Obama Administration trying to a cement a legacy through the Iranian nuclear negotiations?
• Valerie Jarrett’s influence in dictating national security and foreign policy direction
• The Chinese communist party in peril
• China’s strategic interest in the U.S. economy despite their often anti-western global activity

PART FOUR:

• Probability China will act militarily towards the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific
• The Chinese Communist Party’s despotic quest for complete state control
• Putin’s aggression amid toughening sanctions and worsening domestic economic conditions
• The role the United Nations has played in the rise of a new hostile axis of nations