SecurityNews
What to Do About Pending Release of 1 in 4 Terrorism-Related Convicts
In the next five years, one-quarter of all those convicted of terrorism-related crimes in the U.S. will be released from prison, according to a new… Read More
SecurityNews
Suspect Charged With 5 Federal Crimes in Mail Bombs Sent to Trump Opponents
The Florida man arrested Friday in connection with 14 suspicious packages sent to Democrat politicians and other public figures has been charged with five federal… Read More
SecurityNews
Florida Man Held, Van Searched in Case of 12 Suspicious Packages Sent to Public Figures
Law enforcement officials on Friday arrested a Florida man identified as Cesar Sayoc Jr. in connection with 12 suspected mail bombs sent to Democratic politicians… Read More
SecurityNews
More Political Figures Targeted as Manhunt Intensifies in Mail-Bomb Case
The search for suspects in the attempted delivery of packages resembling bombs to prominent Democratic political figures continues as investigators try to figure out who… Read More
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Second Suspicious Package Addressed to Joe Biden Found at Delaware Postal Facility
A second suspicious package addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden turned up Thursday morning at a Wilmington, Delaware, postal facility. The package is similar… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A Rape Survivor Just Won the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘Feminists’ Are Nowhere to Be Found.
As feminists were busy peddling their “War on Women” narrative in the U.S., Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad was honored with the Nobel Peace… Read More
SecurityNews
Legal Watchdog, Citing Secret Material in Clinton Emails, Presses State Department in Court
In federal court hearings this week, a watchdog legal group keeps the heat on the State Department for answers about the exposure of classified information… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Post-9/11 Cycle of Cynicism
Remember. Forget. Repeat. For 17 years, America has engaged in a collective ritual every Sept. 11: hang flags, light candles, bow heads, and make vows… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Potential Terrorist Case in New Mexico Draws Attention to Growing Use of Children in Terrorist Plots
Last week, authorities in New Mexico discovered 11 children living in a dilapidated compound. Most were the sons and daughters of a Georgian resident called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What That Alleged Drone Attack on Venezuela’s Dictator Means for Americans
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was the target Saturday of an alleged assassination attempt carried out by two drones. If this was indeed a drone attack on… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Terror Plot 104 Targets the Fourth of July
On July 1, the FBI arrested Demetrius Pitts for planning a terrorist attack in Cleveland on the Fourth of July. This plot was the 104th… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
ISIS May Be on the Run, but It’s Far From Finished
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, was charged on June 13 with providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Boko Haram’s Sick Ploy to Turn Girls Into Suicide Bombers
The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram gained worldwide infamy in April 2014 when it kidnapped 276 girls from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria. Now,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remember the Heroes of Flight 93 on Memorial Day
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is far removed from the busy bustle of Wall Street in New York City and the secure grounds of the Pentagon in Washington,… Read More
SecurityNews
Pompeo Warns Iran to Face ‘Strongest Sanctions in History’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave Iran’s government an ultimatum and its people an assurance Monday in laying out the Trump administration’s agenda after pulling… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Scandinavian Approach to Counterterrorism, Islamist Ideology Is Flawed
How Western democracies should respond to terrorist attacks is an ongoing concern. One such dilemma is whether the state should just focus on preventing attacks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Case of Teen Planning to Attack Dallas Mall Is 90th Homegrown Terrorist Plot Since 9/11
??? Earlier this week, 17-year-old Matin Azizi-Yarand was arrested for plotting a terrorist attack on a local mall near Dallas. This plot is the 103rd Islamist… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How US Can Keep ISIS From Taking Root in Afghanistan
As the territorial integrity of ISIS’ “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria erodes, the terror group now finds itself looking to its contingent group in Afghanistan,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Second Missile Strike Against Syria’s Chemical Weapons Both Appropriate and Necessary
By launching airstrikes against Syrian chemical warfare facilities, President Donald Trump reinforced the U.S. red line against the use of chemical weapons without expanding the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
InternationalCommentary
Kenyan Forces Are Allowing Money to Flow to a Terrorist Group in Somalia
The Kenyan Defense Forces have been deployed in Somalia conducting counterterror operations since 2011. Yet a recent United Nations report accuses the Kenyans of continuing their… Read More
SecurityNews
What John Bolton Brings to the Job of National Security Adviser
John Bolton, who has a history of advocating muscular foreign policy, will guide the White House as the new national security adviser in facing threats… Read More
SecurityCommentary
FBI Political Correctness Allowed This Islamist Teenager to Carry Out Attack
A sickening act of youth violence in Florida glinted across the news headlines last week, and then disappeared from view. There will be no CNN… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Terror Plot Foiled at Utah High School Due to Bomb Failure
Last week, a teenage student in southern Utah brought an explosive device to school. Thankfully, it failed to explode and the student was arrested. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cyberthreats Are Only Growing. Here’s How Congress Can Improve Cybersecurity.
Whether it’s a new data breach, a scary new vulnerability to cyberattack, or fears of election meddling, it is more important than ever for U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
This Program Stops Terrorists From Entering the US and Should Be Expanded
We may be 16 years removed from 9/11, but make no mistake—terrorists are still trying to enter the United States. Kirstjen Nielsen, the new secretary… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The National Security Challenge of Securing Super Bowl LII
This weekend, America will once again sit down to watch the “world championship of American football” (our overseas friends indulge us). The Super Bowl always… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Did Trump Really Beat ISIS? Here Are the Facts
“We’re gonna beat ISIS very, very quickly, folks. It’s gonna be fast. I have a great plan. It’s going to be great. They ask, ‘What… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Report on Terrorism That Falls Short on Useful Details
A new government report on terrorism uses data selectively to produce skewed conclusions on the percentage of acts of terrorism committed in the U.S. by… Read More
SecurityNews
3 Out of 4 Terrorists Since 9/11 Are Foreign-Born, but Over Half Are Citizens
About three-fourths of those convicted on terrorism charges since 9/11 are foreign-born—and more than half of those aren’t U.S. citizens, according to a new report… Read More
