SecurityNews
Terrorism Evolving and on the Rise in Europe, Expert Tells House Panel
Europeans who are joining ISIS make up one big reason the rise of terrorism isn’t going to be thwarted anytime soon, an expert on the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Lone Wolf Terror Attack in Michigan is 96th US Plot Since 9/11
Earlier this week, Amor M. Ftouhi, a Canadian-Tunisian dual citizen attacked a police officer at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan. This is the 96th… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Terror Has Hit London Again. Why US Courts Should Let Government Do Its Job.
A new terror strike in London has renewed the world’s focus on transnational Islamist terrorism, rekindling the old debate over how best to fight it. The debate… Read More
SecurityCommentary
LawNews
US Intelligence Leaks Are Threatening National Security. Here’s What the White House Can Do.
Classified information leaks to the media have often been framed as clash between the so-called “deep state” and President Donald Trump. However, Britain’s threat to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why the British Terror Threat Will Not Improve Soon
This time it is the northern city of Manchester. At time of writing, 22 were dead and more than 50 injured after a suicide attack… Read More
SecurityNews
Manchester Explosion: UK Has Been Targeted by Terrorists ‘Time and Time Again’
At least 19 people were killed and at least 50 injured in a suspected suicide bomb explosion Monday night at an arena in Manchester, England,… Read More
SecurityNews
In New Russia Stir, White House and Allies Call Leaks to Media Real Problem
President Donald Trump’s Oval Office conversation with two Russian officials last week was “wholly appropriate,” national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Tuesday, expanding on his… Read More
LawNews
4 Questions About Declassifying and Disclosing Government Secrets
President Donald Trump did not violate the law when he reportedly revealed classified information about an Islamic State terrorist plot during a meeting last week… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Considers Expansion of America’s Longest War. What That Means.
In an early test of his foreign policy, President Donald Trump is facing a decision on whether to contribute thousands of additional U.S. troops to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Jersey Man’s Confessed Bombing Plan Is 95th Terror Plot in US Since 9/11
While the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is on the retreat in some parts of the Middle East, its reach in the Western world… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Strategy Needed to Confront Islamist Threats in War of Ideas
Coming into office, President Donald Trump declared defeating and destroying ISIS to be his top foreign policy priority. In contrast with the Obama administration, he… Read More
SecurityNews
This Republican Senator Pushes Congress for ISIS War Authorization
For political and practical reasons, lawmakers across the partisan divide have permitted President Barack Obama, and now, President Donald Trump, to carry out a bombing… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After Missile Strike in Syria, Trump Must Avoid Mission Creep
On April 6, President Donald Trump ordered a cruise missile strike against the Syrian airfield used by the warplanes that launched last week’s chemical attack… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Confronting Terrorism Is Every American’s Responsibility
Wednesday’s terrorist attack near Parliament in London—on the one-year anniversary of the Brussels airport attack—is a vivid reminder not only of the enduring nature of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US-Led Coalition Must Keep the Pressure on ISIS
Ministers from the 68 nations that comprise the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS converged on Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how best to counter… Read More
SecurityCommentary
SecurityNews
Alleged Surveillance of Trump Team Fuels Debate Over Government Spying
The chairman of the House intelligence committee surprised colleagues by saying he has evidence suggesting intelligence agencies may have misused and spread information legally obtained… Read More
SecurityNews
London Attack Shows Challenge of Stopping Terrorism in Age of ISIS
At least four people were killed, including a police officer and the suspected assailant, and 40 others wounded in a terrorist attack Wednesday in London. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pakistan Could Easily Become a Nuclear Hazard. Here’s What Needs to Be Done.
Michael Krepon, co-founder of the U.S.-based Stimson Center, whose views are widely respected both in South Asia and in Washington, has written a thought-provoking piece… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Administration Taking the Fight to al-Qaeda in Yemen
The Trump administration has escalated the long-standing U.S. counterterrorism campaign in Yemen, a failed state that has slipped into anarchy amidst a multi-sided war. In… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Assimilation, Not ‘Integration,’ Prevents Young Immigrants From Turning to Terrorism
Whoever leaked a Department of Homeland Security document showing that children of immigrants raised in America radicalize at a higher rate than do their parents… Read More
SecurityNews
Lawmaker Welcomes Fresh Approach to Eradicating ‘Evolving’ Threat of Islamic Terrorism
President Donald Trump has promised a new strategy for fighting terrorism, including the Islamic State, or ISIS. Last week in his congressional address, he signaled… Read More
SecurityNews
Experts Differ on Whether Trump’s New Travel Ban Makes America Safer
President Donald Trump sought to settle legal and political concerns Monday with his revised executive order pausing travel from six countries plagued by terrorism—and temporarily… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Trump’s Revised Executive Order Is Constitutional, Legal, and Common Sense
President Donald Trump’s revised executive order restricting travel from terrorist safe havens is just as constitutional and legal as his original order, despite what some… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Signs Revised Travel Ban Targeting ‘Foreign Terrorist Entry’
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a revised version of his executive order to impose temporary travel restrictions on residents of six countries the Obama… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Kansas City Bombing Scheme Becomes First Terror Plot of 2017
The FBI arrested Robert Lorenzo Hester on Feb. 17 and charged him with planning bombings in Kansas City, Missouri. The FBI said Hester, of Columbia, Missouri,… Read More
SecurityNews
At CPAC, Panelists Discuss Role Vetting, Assimilation Play in National Security
Extreme vetting and a border wall are the key issues facing the country under President Donald Trump’s administration—but aren’t the silver bullet solution to immigration,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Stellar Pick for National Security Adviser
Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is a perfect fit for the position of national security adviser, and it is no surprise that his selection by… Read More
SecurityNews
After Michael Flynn’s Departure, How Trump Can Stabilize National Security Council, Avoid Leaks
President Donald Trump’s first weeks as commander in chief have been challenged by upheaval within his National Security Council, the White House group tasked with… Read More
