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National Security Corruption in counterterrorism aid programs fuels extremist groups, says new report, Defense News John Bolton is wrong to attack International Criminal Court, Brookings Hurricane Florence’s assault begins. ‘Catastrophic’ surge and flooding feared., The Washington Post The military versus Hurricane Florence: Why some troops are looking this storm right in the eye, Military Times […]

Featured article: Criminal Ethos of Russia: The Great Western Dilemma of Fighting New Generation Warfare by Egidijus Čiūtas After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of Putin, Russia institutionalized a criminal world and employed it as another instrument of national power. It was talentedly interconnected with the major instruments of national power: Diplomacy, […]

National Security Have US counterterrorism efforts improved since 9/11?, Brookings Election Officials Tout 2018 Security Coordination as ‘Miles’ Ahead of 2016, Route Fifty Republicans Balk at Democrats’ Pledge to Snub Hackers, The Atlantic U.S. military drawing up options should Syria use chemical weapons, Reuters Want to improve relations with Russia? Here’s a START, Brookings Why […]

National Security House Armed Services chair warns political fights are endangering national security, Military Times How election security became a Homeland Security priority, The Associated Press US to ‘turn up the knob’ on election security, Fifth Domain How the U.S. Can Effectively Share Threat Information With Other Nations, Government Executive North Korea’s media say Kim […]

September 1 marked the beginning of National Preparedness Month, with the theme for 2018 being “Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How.” National Preparedness Month provides an opportunity to remind us that “we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year.” In her message on National Preparedness Month, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen […]

Findings from the Stabilization Symposium have been published. The Stabilization Symposium was held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., from June 26 to June 27, and focused on the Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR) that was published earlier that month. The SAR aims to streamline U.S. government stabilization efforts and provide a framework for the U.S. Agency […]

In August, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a follow-up report to the mass shooting incident that occurred in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. The attack on the Route 91 Harvest Festival left 58 concertgoers dead and more than 800 injured. Included in the 61-page report’s findings are 72 lessons learned. One notable […]

Featured article: Disenfranchisement Breeds Conflict by Benjamin E. Birtles Conflict arises from various sources of competition loosely categorized as either realistic or non-realistic. Disenfranchisement increases group stress leading to increased non-realistic conflict sources, thereby contributing to a higher probability of physical violence. Forcibly implementing political systems that cause disenfranchisement sets the stage for future conflict leading to […]

National Security Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers, The New York Times Homeland Security Lacks Reliable Data on Misconduct at Key Agencies, Government Executive Why supply-chain threats call for urgent, cooperative action, Federal Times FEMA Misses Hurricane Damage Reported on Twitter, Futurity US alleges China is engaged in aggressive spy […]

National Security Army Sergeant Who Swore Allegiance to ISIS Caught in FBI Sting, Government Executive Inside the Dispute Derailing Nuclear Talks With North Korea, The Atlantic John McCain, Nuclear Disarmament, and What Might Have Been, Defense One US security adviser John Bolton presses Russia about election meddling, Deutsche Welle FBI rebuts Trump tweet about China […]