Erick Stakelbeck is a sought after authority on terrorism and national security issues with extensive experience in television, radio, print and web media.
Erick is a full-time correspondent and terrorism analyst for CBN News. He covers the global war on terror, U.S. national security, the Middle East and the growth of radical Islam at home and abroad for the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau. He also authors his popular blog, Stakelbeck on Terror.
Erick produces and reports feature stories for CBN News' nationally televised news programs on issues such as Al-Qaeda’s worldwide operations; Iran’s nuclear program; the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; Hamas, Hezbollah and existential threats to Israel’s security; and creeping sharia law and the stealth jihad in the United States and Europe.
Erick has made hundreds of appearances as a commentator on leading television and radio programs. His appearances include: The O’Reilly Factor, The Big Story with John Gibson, Your World with Neil Cavuto, Fox Weekend Live, Fox Online, Fox and Friends, The Live Desk with Martha McCallum, America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, CNN Headline’s Glenn Beck Show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
Erick has also worked as a senior writer and analyst at the Investigative Project on Terrorism, a leading counterterrorism think tank founded by terrorism expert Steven Emerson. His articles on Islamic extremism, global terrorism, and national security have appeared in the Wall Street Journal Europe, Weekly Standard, Washington Times, New York Post, New York Sun, Jerusalem Post, and National Review Online, among other publications.
Erick has addressed members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Dallas Council on Foreign Relations, among others, on terrorism and Middle East-related issues.
Throughout 2007, Erick contributed weekly “video blog” commentaries at Hot Air.com, a cutting-edge Web site founded by best-selling author and Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin.
Erick has also served as a contributing editor for David Horowitz's Frontpage Magazine.com and has written for several national sports publications.
He is a graduate of Holy Family University in Philadelphia. His blog, “Stakelbeck on Terror,” can be found at CBNNews.com
