Since 9/11, the United States has acknowledged that the next attack on the United States will likely come from terrorist groups with a global reach. As a result, President George W. Bush has initiated the Global War on Terrorism. Topics listed in this category are relevant to this war and the effort to protect the homeland; for example, the Global War on Terrorism, profiles of the terrorist groups, government agencies and departments, intelligence reform, and the ongoing War in Iraq.
The War on Terrorism : War in Iraq Although terrorism poses a daily threat to the security of the United States, small rogue nations, such as North Korea, could possibly threaten national security in the near future. The Bush administration has utilized many tools in dealing with these rogue states, particularly diplomacy. Topics listed in this category focus on the individual rogue states and the US efforts to protect against their threat; for example, National Missile Defense, North Korea, the UN, and nuclear proliferation.
Islamic Republic of Iran : National Missile Defense Terrorism and rogue states grab the headlines. However, there are long-term threats to the national security of the United States that are often overlooked. Emerging powers pose the primary long-term threat to the security and sovereignty of the United States, in particular, China. As the sole superpower in the post-Cold War world, the United States must be prepared to recognize emerging powers and welcome them as allies or destroy them as enemies. Some example topics in this category include China, Russia, the EU, and the negative effects of globalization on the national security of the United States.
People's Republic of China 