Minnesota
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
7 Ways the U.S. Is Trying To Defend Its Water System From Hackers
In the wake of nationwide cyberattacks on America’s water infrastructure, the Trump administration launched Project Watershed 250 on August 31. The six-month pilot, based in Texas, pairs local water...
Insights
Where in the World is Monty?
Foreign Podicy
Melania Trump got it right: Russia must return Ukraine’s stolen children
President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 28 at the White House, where they discussed how to resuscitate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine....
Op-eds
Trial for Glorifying Terrorism: When MEP Rima Hassan Is Backed by Rabid Antisemites
This is not Palestine they are defending. On the eve of what was supposed to be her trial this summer, some 250 public figures signed an open letter in L’Humanité supporting Rima Hassan.
Op-eds
Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States
Memos
When Ransomware Hits, Governors Are Calling the National Guard
Minnesota called in its National Guard last month. Not because there was a flood, a fire, or even civil unrest. This time, Winona County needed support after a cyberattack. It was the second such attack...
Insights
The new Greenland deal
With America leading and NATO following, the Arctic can be defended
Op-eds
Trojan Horse
China's Auto Threat to America
Legislative Testimonies
Examining the Threats to America’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain
Public Comments
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
Mideast trip shows Biden choosing pragmatism, rejecting ‘Woke’ policy
'Progressives' dislike Saudi Arabia, Israel because they stand firm against ill-advised US policy on Iran
Op-eds
Gaza 2021: How Biden Handled His Far-Left Hamas Caucus Problem
In Gaza Conflict 2021, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer provides the first in-depth look at the May 2021 war initiated by Hamas against Israel,...
Op-eds
American actor James Woods urges Congress to pass anti-BDS resolution
He seeks resolution based on Austria's anti-BDS measure.
Op-eds
U.S. ambassador urges inquiry of German magazine’s anti-Americanism
Der Spiegel faced criticism for its bias against the Jewish state.
Op-eds
We Got Lucky … This Time
At approximately 9:35 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, a garbage can exploded along the route of the Seaside Semper Five Marine Corps Charity 5K Race in Seaside Park, New Jersey. Fortunately, no o...
Op-eds
Giving Peace a Chance
Rarely do so many distinguished members of the foreign policy community gather in a single room. But this was the Great Hall of the United States Institute of Peace: a Washington “instituti...
Op-eds
Is the Terrorist Threat Declining? The Use and Abuse of Statistics
Earlier this month, terrorism analyst Peter Bergen wrote at CNN that the declining number of...
Op-eds
Shabaab Threatens Britain Over Extradition of Abu Hamza al Masri
Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist Yesterday the Somali terror group Shabaab threatened to attack Britain for extraditing radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al Masri, who arrived in the...