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FBI arrests alleged Islamic State supporter accused of plotting Mall of America attack
On October 6, the FBI arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, near his residence after he bought an AK-47-style rifle, magazines, and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee,...
Op-eds
Findings of Taiwan-China War Game
Media Calls
Islamic State suspects extradited or arrested in Lebanon, Canada, Australia, and the US
On September 23, media reports emerged that Lebanese Army Intelligence had arrested a suspected Islamic State member in northern Lebanon after placing him under surveillance. During questioning, the individual...
Op-eds
America Must Be Able to Restore Its Space Power at War Speed
For decades, the U.S. military treated space largely as an enabler of power on Earth. Satellites helped troops communicate, guided precision weapons, and provided intelligence. Today, those systems are...
Op-eds
Tehran’s Transnational Repression Strategy Is Evolving
The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have exposed an Iranian regime spyware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents around the world. In a September 15 advisory, they warned...
Policy Briefs
10 Ways the U.S. Can Strengthen Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait
Memos
The US Military’s Cyberwarfare Challenge
Since its inception, US Cyber Command has struggled to find its place within the US military.
Op-eds
Fresh Off Major Defense Drills, Taiwan Proposes Record Military Spending
Taiwan is doubling down on a double-digit increase in baseline defense spending. On August 20, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te proposed an 18 percent increase in baseline defense spending for the coming...
Policy Briefs
When Paris Celebrates the Bankruptcy of Human Rights
On Monday, July 27, at the United Nations Security Council, American diplomats stood up and walked out as the French ambassador began to speak. Ukraine was the item on the agenda that day. In Moscow and...
Op-eds
New Taiwanese Drills Seek To Enhance Maritime Resilience Against Chinese Coercion
Taiwan is stepping up its preparations to counter a possible Chinese sea-based blockade. On July 28, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that it would integrate counter-blockade...
Policy Briefs
Trump’s unpredictability and China’s bullying force a reaction in Asia
Governments across the region are assuming more responsibility for their countries’ security.
Op-eds
A smoking gun in the Solomons proves information shaping by China
Xi Jinping has stated, “The crumbling of a regime always starts in the realm of ideas. Changing the way people think is a long-term process. Once the front lines of human thought have been broken through, other defensive lines also become harder to defend.”
Op-eds
Simultaneity: You Only Need a Two-Body Problem to Be Screwed
The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) made an admission that its predecessors only implied: the United States cannot realistically plan to fight two major wars simultaneously and should instead focus...
Op-eds
The Muslim Brotherhood’s British piggy bank
Each month, U.K.-based charity Human Appeal receives roughly a quarter of a million visitors to its website. In 2024 alone, the organization drew in an estimated $110 million in donations. Yet,...
Op-eds
China Targets the U.S. Rare Earth Comeback
The short pause in U.S.-China minerals warfare is over. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing raised hopes of extending the critical minerals truce that began at the October 2025 Busan summit, where...
Policy Briefs
AI Is Outpacing NATO’s Hybrid Defense Playbook
NATO just received a glimpse of how a blackout can quickly become a crisis. At a three-day exercise in Bydgoszcz, Poland, NATO tested its ability to respond to a multi-domain crisis that combined cyberattacks...