Following Launch of October 7 Task Force, Turkey and Qatar Should Feel the Heat
The U.S. Justice Department just launched an October 7 joint task force. Now, all eyes should be on Turkey and Qatar.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
‘Activities Aligned to Hamas’: ICE Arrests Columbia Student Who Led Violent Anti-Israel Campus Protests in 2024
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Flash Briefs
Recent arrests of Islamic State sympathizers highlight persistent threats to US
In the early morning hours of January 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston, drove his rented truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing...
Op-eds
North Korean Hackers Launder $1.5 Billion Largest Crypto Heist In History
If you want to launder $1 billion in cryptocurrencies, consult a North Korean hacker.
Policy Briefs
Tehran’s Trump Trap
Iran is seeking to gain leverage while hoping that Washington will misread its own weakness and fear as goodwill and restraint.
Op-eds
Ending the Ransomware Scourge Requires Punishing Its Enablers
Washington and its allies took a bite out of cybercrime on Tuesday in a series of coordinated steps against ransomware actors and their internet infrastructure.
Policy Briefs
Unpacking Iran’s counterintelligence apparatus
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued “seeking information” posters for two operatives of the Islamic Republic’s intelligence services implicated in the 2007 abduction...
Op-eds
‘Not Accurate’: Jordan Denies Reports of Ordering Deportation of Notorious Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi
Parliament Speaker Denies Deportation Claims: Jordanian Parliament Speaker Ahmed al-Safadi denied February 2 reports that Jordan had demanded Hamas immediately transfer convicted...
Flash Briefs
Russian Malign Influence Campaigns Expand Onto Bluesky
The Russian influence operation known as Doppelganger has expanded onto the social media platform Bluesky to spread anti-Ukraine and antisemitic messages, according to a report released by Alliance4Europe...
Policy Briefs
Trump Vows to Deport Hamas-Supporting Students, Combat Antisemitism in America With Executive Order
Trump Signs Executive Order Combatting Antisemitism: President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 29 to combat antisemitism, pledging to deport individuals who publicly...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Coast Guard Issues Landmark Cybersecurity Rule to Protect Maritime Infrastructure
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a final rule on January 17 establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels and other regulated facilities. The landmark rule aims to strengthen the...
Policy Briefs
Russia Exploits LA Fires to Sow Discord and Promote False Claims
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, leveled the false claim that U.S. prison inmates were being used as forced labor to fight the Los Angeles wildfires. Her comments were part...
Policy Briefs
How the Left Views Langley
REVIEW: 'The CIA: An Imperial History’ by Hugh Wilford
Op-eds
Chinese-Linked Hackers Accused of Infiltrating U.S. Treasury Department
China is accelerating its efforts to compromise U.S. government systems through cyberattacks. In a letter to Congress on December 30, the Treasury Department revealed that hackers linked to Beijing had...
Policy Briefs
‘Sought to Divide the American People’: U.S. Sanctions Iranian and Russian Entities Pushing Disinformation
Russia and Iran Conducted Targeted Disinformation Campaigns: The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on two entities from Iran and Russia on December 31 for their attempts to influence...
Flash Briefs
An Afghanistan war veteran and an active duty servicemember conduct separate domestic attacks on New Year’s Day
On January 1, 2025, two US citizens conducted separate attacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured after a terrorist who had declared membership...
Op-eds
New North Korea Sanctions Will Produce Mixed Results
The Biden administration issued three sets of sanctions last week on individuals and entities providing military or financial support to North Korea. However, the sanctions will probably produce mixed...
Policy Briefs
Israel SitRep: December 23, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Plans to Stay in Syrian Mount Hermon Through Winter, Racing to Complete Preparations | Two Jerusalem Men Indicted for Providing Information to Hezbollah; Nazareth Man Indicted in...
Israel at War Situation Report
The Islamic State and Iran remain determined to attack the US
Despite the recent successes of federal law enforcement agencies, the number of attempted attacks underscores these adversaries’ determination. Since the October 8 arrest of an Afghan man...
Op-eds
‘Student Intifada’: FBI Arrests George Mason Student Plotting Mass Casualty Attack on NYC Israeli Consulate
Egyptian National Charged by FBI: The FBI arrested an Egyptian student at George Mason University in Virginia for plotting an attack on the office of the Consulate General of...