ISIS has commanded the attention of the United States since it burst on the international political scene in 2014. But before the U.S. can take a victory lap about its defeat of ISIS, it needs to figure out what to do next for Iraq. Throughout the 2016 presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump vowed to lift […]
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Economy, Anger Fuel Simmering Iran Uprising
Protests that began Dec. 28 continue in Iran behind a murky flow of information emerging from the country. The death toll reportedly is about 22, but a confirmed total isn’t known. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Sunday to have suppressed uprisings, but The Wall Street Journal reported that calls for Sunday protests continued to […]
Carnegie Endowment Report Explores Iran’s Cyber Threat
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace released Iran’s Cyber Threat: Espionage, Sabotage, and Revenge on Jan. 4, exploring what it calls the “newest frontier in the four-decade-long U.S.-Iran cold war.” Written by Collin Anderson and Karim Sadjadpour, the report takes a comprehensive look at the state of the cyber threat in Iran, who are the […]
CPUs Vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) released guidance Thursday warning of security vulnerabilities that could impact a computer’s central processing unit (CPU). Named Meltdown and Spectre, the vulnerabilities could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from computers. “With both variants of the Spectre attack, the impact is that a process may leak sensitive […]
ICE Director Seeking Charges for Sanctuary City Politicos
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Thomas Homan stirred the pot Tuesday when he’s asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into pressing charges against sanctuary cities and the politicians who support them. “For these sanctuary cities that knowingly shield and harbor an illegal alien in their jail and don’t allow us access, […]
Personal Data on 250,000 DHS Employees Possibly Compromised
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported a “privacy incident” Wednesday that impacts 246,157 current and former DHS employees, as well as individuals connected to DHS Inspector General (IG) investigations from 2002 through 2014. “On May 10, 2017, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by DHS OIG and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, […]
NYC to Install 1,500 New Barriers to Protect Pedestrians
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday a plan to install barriers (bollards) to protect “high-profile sites” from attacks, such as the Halloween truck attack that killed eight along a Hudson River bike path. According to the mayor’s office, the city will devote more than $50 million for a broad expansion of protection […]
Trump Tweets Early Support for Iran Protests; Critic Says Zip It
Protesters rang in the new year in Iran, criticizing what they call a corrupt government while President Donald Trump took to Twitter to show his support over the holiday weekend. “Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad,” Trump […]
Perspective: Foreign Policy Challenges on Tap for 2018
No matter where one sits on the political spectrum, there is a broad consensus that the U.S. will face many foreign policy challenges in 2018. As the Russia investigation captivates Washington, world leaders in foreign capitals are also interested in how this investigation will unfold. They are unsure if it will lead to a constitutional […]
Brookings Explores History of U.S.-Saudi Relationship
Tapping into his experience that ranges from the CIA and White House to the Brookings Institution, Bruce Riedel offers comprehensive insight into Saudi/U.S history in Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR. Currently director of the Intelligence Project at Brookings, Riedel takes an up-close look at the often-complicated politics of U.S./Saudi […]