The Gathering Storm: Shariah, Turkey, and Western Europe
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Friday, September 17, 2010
Identifying what shariah is and what components are in a clear clash with American ideals and interests is an important step in a successful strategy to promoting our principles and national security and an Islam respectful of human dignity, freedom of conscience, and which rejects violence and jihad and those who promote it.  [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Iran, the Taliban, and Stoning
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
According to an investigative report this week by the London's Sunday Times, at least five Iranian companies in Afghanistan's capital are covertly using their offices to finance Taliban militants. Afghan intelligence and Taliban sources told the newspaper that the firms, set up in the last six months, provide cash for a network of district Taliban treasurers to pay battlefield expenses and bonuses for killing the enemy and destroying their vehicles.  [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Al Qaeda Active as Ever
By Rick Santorum
Edited by Benjamin Kafferlin
Posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
As America slowly removes herself from the predominantly Muslim and newly democratic country of Iraq, we can disagree on the wisdom of time lines; but the bigger issues is that, while the U.S. leaves a potential power vacuum, some Islamic radicals are all too willing to attempt to fill it with a global caliphate and are religiously motivated to do so. The West cannot afford to allow such a catastrophe.  [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: The Tragic Deaths of Aid Workers in Afghanistan
By Rick Santorum
Edited by Randall Brandt
Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010
Charges of proselytizing or religious advocacy should not be conceded as a legitimate reason to limit religious freedom or take the innocent life of someone of another faith. We may not like someone knocking on our door, but we don't shoot them, particularly when they are dedicated to helping us and our neighbors.  [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Religious Freedom: A Pluralist Street with No Address in Saudi Arabia
By Rick Santorum
Edited by Randall Brandt
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Should there be a Mosque at Ground Zero? While domestic U.S. policy is rightly being debated, the proposed Mosque also draws attention to the enormous discrepancy between religious freedom in the United States for Muslims and others and the lack of religious freedom in the key strategic partner of Saudi Arabia. Given the fact that 15 of 19 of the Islamic terrorists aboard the planes which created Ground Zero were from Saudi Arabia, this is no small national security concern.  [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Chavez and the Blame Game
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Friday, July 30, 2010
Chavez has recently threatened to cut off oil exports to the U.S. if there is a military attack stemming from increasing tensions between Venezuela and Colombia, its next-door neighbor. The ties between the two countries are on the rocks after Luis Alfonso Hoyos, the Columbian ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) filed evidence on July 20 that Venezuela is a haven for FARC, a South American Marxist terrorist organization.   [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Nigeria: A Key Bellwether in Africa
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The failed Christmas Day airline bombing by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, brought attention to many different domestic policy issues; airline security, homeland security, and whether or not to try terrorists in a civilian court. None of these discussions, however, fully addressed the root of the problem: religious conflict and a growing trend of Islamic radicalization in Nigeria.  [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Castro's Still Kickin'
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
The questions surrounding Fidel Castro's recent public appearance must be answered in the context of this growing international alliance.  His emphasis on foreign affairs reminded the international community, that despite nearly 50 years as leader of Cuba, and as staunch opponent of the United States, Castro still has a vision for world politics. One that brother Raul Castro undoubtedly shares.   [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: The Growing Rift between Israel and “Moderate” Muslim Countries
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Thursday, July 8, 2010
The fact that several "moderate" Muslim democracies feel that it is now appropriate to harshly criticize Israel shows the depth of the challenges that Israel faces and is perhaps, in part, a consequence of the current U.S. foreign policy ambivalence toward Israel in spite of our historic bond.   [Read More]

The Gathering Storm: Border Security, National Security and Mexico
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Friday, July 2, 2010
Border security is not just a domestic political issue but a national security issue as well.   [Read More]