Amb. ROBERT JOSEPH, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security:
- The "Russian Reset" in the face of Putin's aggression
- Consequences of a unilateral START treaty
- How continued concessions to slash US missile defenses only invite greater demands from Russia
- Why U.S. nuclear modernization efforts are stuck in the Reagan era
RICHARD FISHER, author of "China's Military Modernization" and Senior Fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center:
- China's announcement of a 10% increase in military spending
- Can China's economy handle another double-digit defense spending growth?
- Specific areas of Chinese military technological advancements
Sen. JAMES LANKFORD (OK), member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
- The U.S. approach to bargaining in the "nuclear Persian bazaar"
- Is the President's AUMF meant to authorize military force or de-authorize it for his successor?
- Calling out the Muslim Brotherhood as an Islamist movement, not a legitimate political party
- Security concerns over the Clinton email scandal
- The vital importance of infrastructure security and defense against EMPs
ILYA FEOKTISTOV, research director of Americans for Peace and Tolerance:
- A history of the controversial Islamic Society of Boston
- Examples of dead, convicted, or on-the-run terrorists who were radicalized in the ISB
- Hopes that the Tsarnaev trial will provide insight into radical Islam in Boston
- Saudi funding of North American Wahhabi mosques