Who Runs the West? Merkel Wins Again but Far Right Surges
Germany’s national elections on Sunday will go down in history as the event that, for the first time since WWII, brought a far-right, anti-immigrant, and, […] More
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Russia Pulling Strings on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Just a few days away from the German federal election, a widely held opinion is that Germany has been spared from interference by Moscow. German […] More
U.S. Army Accuses Russia of Lying About War Game Troop Numbers
With the Zapad 2017 military exercise, Russia “overplayed their hand” and the country’s “credibility is in tatters,” U.S. Army Europe commander Lieutenant General Ben Hodges said […] More
Path to Radicalization Winds through Shame and Loneliness
The problem of Islamist radicalization presents a grim challenge to France, and the forces that drive young people to join violent extremist groups remain poorly […] More
General Chaos is the Kremlin’s Favorite Candidate
There can be no doubt that over the past ten years, Russia has honed its active measures operations – or covert action in U.S. intelligence […] More
Moscow Takes U.S. Meddling Tactics to German Vote
In less than a week, on September 24th, the German public will vote in the country’s general elections – not only to determine who will […] More
Russia Blends Cyber Attacks with Information War
Russia has shown it is both willing and capable of using cyber capabilities to interfere in the West’s democratic elections. With the German elections coming […] More
Counterterrorism and the Costs of a Free Society
This morning’s detonation of an improvised explosive device onboard the London Tube has once again pushed the issue of online terrorist recruitment to the forefront […] More
London Attacker ‘May Not Have Fancied Martyrdom’
In an incident the British government has called a terrorist attack, a bomb detonated at Parsons Green tube station Friday morning. 29 people were injured; […] More
Panic as Bomb Attack Rocks London Underground
A bomb exploded on a London subway train Friday morning injuring at least 29 people, most of them suffering flash burns from the blast, none […] More
NATO, U.S. Take Hard Look at Readiness for Fight in Europe
One of Russia’s largest military exercises begins today – and it’s targeted toward the West. Zapad, which literally means “West” in Russian, is a recurrent […] More
Wary NATO Eyes Turn to Moscow’s ‘Zapad 17’ in Belarus
Zapad 2017, the week-long joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise beginning September 14, has raised concerns in the West over its size and intent. Some say there […] More
First Casualty in Russian War Games is Truth
Defense and military experts from around the world have been anxiously watching the preparation phase for the mid-September Zapad 17 exercise in Belarus, the Baltic […] More
Russia’s Looming Military Exercise: A 21st Century Trojan Horse?
Beginning Thursday, as many as 100,000 Russian and Belarusian troops will launch major military exercises along the border of three NATO countries. Russia’s upcoming Zapad […] More
Barcelona: Complex Attack Significantly More Dangerous if ISIS-Inspired
Spanish authorities said Friday the deadly attacks in Barcelona and a seaside town are linked and long-planned by a terrorist cell. While several people have been arrested […] More
Spain a Fault Line Between Islam and the West
Thursday’s attack in Barcelona – and possibly today’s attack in Finland – are yet more tragic examples of how common objects such as vehicles and […] More
Network Take: Clapper and McLaughlin say Spain a Likely Target
Spanish authorities said Friday the deadly attacks in Barcelona and a seaside town are linked and long-planned by a terrorist cell. While several people have been arrested […] More
European Intel Bound Closer by Terror
In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain, Spanish authorities and partner nations’ intelligence services will be working to uncover as many […] More