Security & Defense

Policy: U.S. Security & Defense

RFE/RL’s Full Interview With U.S. National-Security Adviser John Bolton On Iran, Ukraine, and Russia

U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton sat down for an interview with RFE/RL's Olena Removska on August 27 in Kyiv. Bolton told her that Iran...
United States Congress

Authorization for Use of Military Force

115 STAT. 224 PUBLIC LAW 107–40—SEPT. 18, 2001 Public Law 107–40 107th Congress Joint Resolution Sept. 18, 2001 To authorize the use of...
A satellite view of the reported residence of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,

Pentagon releases first images of operation to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The Drone footage below shows the first images of and destruction of the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound in northern Syria. Watch the latest...

Goal for the Muslim Brotherhood in North America

Summary: This May 1991 memo was written by Mohamed Akram, a.k.a. Mohamed Adlouni, for the Shura Council of the Muslim Brotherhood. In the introductory letter,...
U.S. Department Homeland Security

Read Between The Lines: DHS Issues a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin

WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin after consultation with the Intelligence Community and law enforcement partners. The NTAS...
CCP’s Covert War on US

FBI on Frontline in Fight Against CCP’s Covert War on US

With an ever-growing list of FBI investigations, the agency zeroes in on combating Chinese espionage operations, its “top counterintelligence priority."
Hogan Gidley on National Security

People in government leak information about our national security

Sen. Rand Paul: 'Wouldn't surprise me' if John Bolton is behind Ukraine leaks Republican Senator Rand Paul reacts to a new report suggesting President Trump...

Homeland Security May Have Allowed Dangerous, Unvetted Afghans Into United States: Inspector General

U.S. brought 80,000 Afghan citizens into U.S., but DHS failed to vet some evacuees, allowing in individuals who pose a national security risk.
Heavily Armored Personnel Carriers

1.6 Billion Rounds Of Ammo For Homeland Security? It’s Time For A National Conversation

The Denver Post, on February 15th, ran an Associated Press article entitled Homeland Security aims to buy 1.6b rounds of ammo, so far to little notice.  It...
Huawei Technologies

US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment Citing Threats to National Security

The FCC adopted new rules that will prohibit the import or sale of Chinese communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security.

Biden Claims Chinese Spy Balloon ‘Not a Major Breach’

Biden had no regrets that the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the U.S. wasn’t shot down sooner, saying that he doesn’t consider it to be a “major breach.”
National Security Agency

Detecting Abuse of Authentication Mechanisms – Abridged

Summary Malicious cyber actors are abusing trust in federated authentication environments to access protected data. An “on premises” federated identity provider or single sign-on (SSO)...