From In Homeland Security House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has released the “Terror Threat Snapshot” for August, and—as usual—it includes some haunting revelations. The monthly “Terror Threat Snapshot” is a comprehensive and informative look at all of the recently reported plots against the United States and its Western allies by the Islamic […]
Defense
FDD Analyzes Russian Threat through Kaspersky Lab
Russia’s Kaspersky Lab illustrates how technological expertise paired with government cooperation can create a serious threat to U.S. national security, according to a recent report from Foundation for Defense of Democracies. In Kaspersky and Beyond: Understanding Russia’s Approach to Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare, author Boris Zilberman equates the threat to a new beachhead in cyber space […]
Semi-Submersibles Boost Colombian Cocaine Smuggling
Supply is driven by demand. As long as there is a demand for cocaine, traffickers will continue to seek out innovative, dangerous and costly ways of delivering it. South America is the leader in cocaine production. South America is a prime location for the production of cocaine in countries such as Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, […]
Competing for Regional Power and Peace in Afghanistan
As the Unites States tries to break the long stalemate of war in Afghanistan, regional powers continue jockeying for position, attempting to carve out their own spheres of influence in the country. A combination of fears over the Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch—Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP)—and prospects of mineral wealth have pulled more of Afghanistan’s […]
Perspective: Put Trump-Putin Media Mayhem in Context
BRUSSELS—Given the mediatic mayhem the meeting between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is causing, it is perhaps somewhat worthwhile to try and contextualize it. Let’s start by reading this statement from the U.S. presidency: “The joint communiqué which we have issued today summarizes the result of our talks. … But what we have said […]