PETER WEHNER, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives:
- Examining President Obama’s ideological preferences
- Inherent contradictions within Islam
- The Administration’s minimalist theme of armed intervention
AMB. JOHN HERBST, former US Ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan:
- A sense of gloom looming over the political landscape in Kiev
- Consequences of Putin’s goals for Ukraine
- Three steps for deterring the Kremlin’s aggression
BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor of the Washington Free Beacon:
- Syria's role as a safe haven for the Khorasan Group and jihadists focused on transnational attacks
- The Obama Administration’s decision to suspend the use of land mines against the advice of senior military officials
- Clandestine cybersecurity talks between Chinese envoys and the State Department
MICHAEL BRAUN, Managing Partner at SGI Global and former DEA Chief of Operations:
- Security challenges posed by the growing influence of Mexican drug cartels inside the U.S.
- A potential terrorist-cartel alliance south of the border
- The target rich environment that is America’s critical infrastructure