GOP Has Abdicated Leadership on Homeland Security (Edward Alden, CFR)

“Homeland Security” was an idea largely conceived and implemented by the Republican Party. But at the opening night of the Republican convention in Cleveland, built around the theme of “Make America Safe Again,” it was depressingly clear that the GOP has forgotten everything that it learned during the years following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. That memory loss could have serious and damaging consequences for the United States.

http://blogs.cfr.org/renewing-america/2016/07/19/gop-has-abdicated-leadership-on-homeland-security/