Republicans Criticize FBI Director Over Recent Terrorist Incidents

David Fishman | Sept. 27, 2016

The Homeland Security Secretary says the landscape has become more unpredictable.


Military Success Against ISIS Will Create ‘Terrorist Diaspora,’ James Comey Says

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 27, 2016

Top counterterrorism officials say the Islamic State group’s threat doesn’t end with its defeat on the battlefield.


Worse Than Hell: Russia, Syrian Regime Stepping Up Aleppo Fight

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 26, 2016

An offensive aimed at dislodging rebels in the battered city is sure to add to the country’s enormous death toll.


Is the Energy Grid in Danger?

Aryn Braun, Siri Bulusu, Xiumei Dong, Katherine Lonsdorf, Patrick Martin, Steven Porter, Thomas Vogel | Sept. 23, 2016

While the world focuses on cybersecurity and emails, our electrical grids may be equally at risk of attack.


Joint Chiefs Chairman Joseph Dunford: Russia to Blame for Aleppo Airstrike

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 22, 2016

Moscow solely to blame for airstrike that destroyed an aid convoy on Monday and killed the shaky cease-fire.


Report: U.S. Considering Arming Syrian Kurds, Risking Support From Turkey

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 21, 2016

Barack Obama’s desire to secure victory against ISIS before end of his presidency reportedly fueling decision.


U.S. Flies Supersonic B-1 Bomber over North Korea, Lands in South Korea

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 21, 2016

Unprecedented flight follows a spike in provocative behavior from Pyongyang.


#NeverTrump Candidate Evan McMullin Claims He’s Found the Middle Ground on the Middle East

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 20, 2016

Yet the independent presidential candidate’s solutions for the Islamic State group and Syria conflicts sound familiar.


What Is Terrorism, and Is it Getting Worse?

The Conversation | Sept. 20, 2016

The director of a graduate program in homeland security debunks common misconceptions about the origins of political violence.


Syrian Cease-Fire Ends After Strike on Aid Convoy to Aleppo

Paul D. Shinkman | Sept. 20, 2016

Russia, Syria deny involvement in destroying shipment to help 78,000 trapped civilians.

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