Secure Freedom Minute: The Grid Down Next Time May Be Here

On Monday, Spain, Portugal and part of France came, literally to a screeching halt for many hours. Millions are still without power.  What happened? And could it happen here?  The Portuguese grid operator blamed extreme temperature variation-induced “oscillations” in its high-voltage power lines. It may actually have more to do with the unreliability and attendant problems caused by…

What President Trump Can Do Now to Counter the CCP in the South China Sea

What President Trump Can Do Now to Counter the CCP in the South China Sea Financial Issues: Seth Udinski with Frank Gaffney, April 28, 2025 | Frank is the president for the Institute of for the for the American Future, president of the Institute for the American Future. And he serves as vice chairman of…

Dede Laugesen & Nadine Menza on Securing America discuss challenges to religious freedom

Securing America with Frank Gaffney | Apr 28, 2025 Dede Laugesen, Executive Director at Save The Persecuted Christians & Nadine Menza, President, The IRF Secretariat Dede Laugesen and I spoke with Nadine Menza, a wonderful freedom fighter, about the challenges to religious freedom, particularly for Christians, including in two countries she recently visited. Iraq, where…

Secure Freedom Minute: How to respond to the CCP’s Latest South China Sea Outrage

Over the weekend, Chinese military personnel unfurled the PRC flag on an uninhabited Pacific reef known as Sandy Cay, then claimed to have “maritime control” and “sovereign jurisdiction” over the tiny sandbar near a key Philippino outpost.  This isn’t the first time the CCP has laid claim to such South China Sea features, some of…

RELEASE: World War Xi: The Mideast Front

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 25, 2025 CONTACT: Dede Laugesen [email protected] World War Xi: The Mideast Front WASHINGTON, D.C.— It has long been apparent that the Chinese Communist Party is determinedly pursuing the goal of global domination. In recent years, its quest to realize this objective has been accompanied, and markedly advanced, by acts…

Secure Freedom Minute: Will War Ensue from the Weaponization of Water?

A jihadist attack against mostly Indian tourists in Kashmir has precipitated a crisis that may see two nuclear-armed states go to war again. If that happens, it may be precipitated by the weaponization of water. India holds Pakistan responsible for this act of terrorism and responded by suspending a treaty governing the Indus River’s waters.…

Webinar | World War Xi: The Mideast Front                

A CPDC WEBINAR World War Xi: The Mideast Front Friday, Apr 25, 2025 1:00-2:15 pm ET CLICK HERE TO REGISTER <!– FULL TRANSCRIPT NOTE: This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may contain grammatical and spelling errors incurred during translation. Please refer to the referenced media to confirm. –> DETAILS COMING SOON…

Secure Freedom Minute: Tectonic Mideast Shifts – Has Egypt Switched Sides

Has Egypt switched sides? For over five decades, successive Egyptian governments have received enormous amounts of U.S. foreign aid and military assistance – essentially rewards for making peace with Israel and for remaining generally aligned with American regional policy and interests. We had a taste of what could happen to this arrangement when Barack Obama…

RELEASE | C.P.D.C. Welcomes Conservative Leaders’ Support for Trump’s America Frist Investment Policy, Opposition to Wall Street’s China First One

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 18, 2025 CONTACT: Dede Laugesen [email protected] C.P.D.C. Welcomes Conservative Leaders’ Support for Trump’s America Frist Investment Policy, Opposition to Wall Street’s China First One S.E.C. Chairman’s Commitment to Protect Investors Requires End of 2013 Biden M.O.U. WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, eighty-four leaders of the Conservative Movement, national security practitioners and…

Trump nominates former pastor, congressman for top religious freedom post

By Michael Gryboski | The Christian Post | April 11, 2025 President Donald Trump has nominated a former congressional leader and pastor as the new U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. In a post to his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday evening, Trump announced that he is appointing former Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina…

Secure Freedom Minute: Time’s Up for Iran’s Nuclear Threat

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke yesterday about “trade, Iran, etc.” and are “on the same side on every issue.” Hopefully, that means no further extensions of the U.S.-Iranian disarmament negotiations past this weekend.  Otherwise, there’s a real risk the mullahs will succeed in foreclosing the only outcome with a chance of…

Doug Burton, Dede Laugesen on the ongoing genocide against Christians in Nigeria

By Securing America and Frank J. Gaffney | Apr 20, 2025 Dede Laugesen, Executive Director at Save The Persecuted Christians & Douglas Burton, Independent Writer Specializing In Nigerian Terrorism, had a very spirited conversation about the ongoing genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Who is responsible, and the toll is being taken on people across the…

Over 100 Christians Reportedly Slaughtered in Two Weeks in Central Nigeria

By Truth Nigeria | Apr 21, 2025 According to Truth Nigeria, over 100 Christian men, women and children have been slaughtered in last two weeks in Central Nigeria. CBN’s Raj Nair speaks with Douglas Burton, the Managing Editor of TruthNigeria.com. _______Read More at Save the Persecuted Christians

Secure Freedom Minute: Help Pete Hegseth Clear the Decks for Action

Pete Hegseth is a change agent in the Defense Department. Like most institutions, especially highly bureaucratic and hierarchical ones, the Pentagon is inherently resistant to major course-corrections. And few have been more dramatic than those being undertaken by the Trump administration after four years in which the military was subjected to unprecedented, highly politicized and…

Secure Freedom Minute: Francis’ Legacy – Leftist Betrayal of Tradition and Religious Fre

The passing of Pope Francis prompts an examination of his legacy and what it portends for Catholics and other Christians. An illustrative facet was his diplomacy with the Chinese Communist Party. Since 2018, Francis has approved four deals with Xi Jinping’s regime. While they remain secret, their effects have been unmistakable. In short, they legitimized…

RELEASE | C.P.D.C. Commends Chairman Moolenaar for His Throw-down with Wall Street, Seconds His Insistence that JPMorgan, Bank of America Drop CATL Fundraising

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 18, 2025 CONTACT: Dede Laugesen [email protected] C.P.D.C. Commends Chairman Moolenaar for His Throw-down with Wall Street, Seconds His Insistence that JPMorgan, Bank of America Drop CATL Fundraising WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, took action aimed at…

RELEASE | Putting America on a War Footing: How Do We Get There From Here?

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 12, 2025 CONTACT: Dede Laugesen [email protected] “Putting America on a War Footing: How Do We Get There From Here?” WASHINGTON, D.C.— President Trump’s laudable effort to end the Chinese Communist Party’s predatory trade practices and the aggressive retaliatory measures Beijing has taken in response have intensified the prospects for…