Trending Terrorism in Asia
A recent survey of indicators compiled and presented by The Heritage Foundation found that Asian countries comprise three out of the top four countries with… Read More
Boko Haram Terrorists Are Now Officially Terrorists
The U.S. Department of State has finally designated the Nigerian-based terrorist group Boko Haram and a splinter faction known as Ansaru as official foreign terrorist… Read More
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Aviation Security: Defending U.S. Passenger Airplanes Is as Important as Ever
Terrorists may have attempted a hijacking “dry run” onboard a recent flight from Washington, D.C., to Orlando. According to news sources, four men engaged… Read More
Kenya Mall Attack Reminiscent of 2008 Mumbai Attacks
Last month’s terrorist attacks at a shopping mall in Kenya brought back memories of the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed nearly 170. The similarities between… Read More
U.S. Detention and Interrogation of al-Libi Lawful
Al-Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Libi was captured last weekend in Tripoli by U.S. forces and taken to the U.S.S. San Antonio for temporary detention and… Read More
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Obama at United Nations: The World Is Safer—or It Isn’t
President Obama this morning laid out a foreign policy roadmap for the remainder of his presidency. However, his audience at the United Nations General… Read More
Pakistan Terrorist Attack Bears Hallmarks of al-Qaeda
The dual suicide bombing of a Sunday morning church service in Peshawar, Pakistan, over the weekend is not typical of the kinds of attacks the… Read More
Pakistan and Kenya Terrorist Attacks: Is There a Link?
Within 24 hours over the weekend, two major terrorist attacks by Islamist extremists occurred in different parts of the world. In Kenya, military forces are… Read More
Afghanistan: Levin Sets Low Bar for Future Troop Levels
With the 2014 deadline for the end of U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan fast approaching, there are many questions regarding the number of troops that… Read More
Pakistan Threat Growing
Yesterday’s revelation in The Washington Post about the large portion of the U.S. intelligence budget going toward collection efforts on Pakistan is not surprising. What… Read More
