The United States and its allies have severely reduced the capacity for al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks, to organize or carry out any large-scale terrorist attacks against the U.S. homeland. Recent U.S. intelligence assessments suggest al-Qaeda is weaker than ever in Afghanistan, while experts and international observers continue to warn that al-Qaeda is…

The Pentagon is ready to cut 10% of the Army’s special operations forces as recruiting struggles continue and the Pentagon shifts focus from counterterrorism operations to the rising threat from China. The Army is planning to cut 3,000 troops from the ranks of the special operations forces, which could include troops from the Green Berets,…

A string of recent military coups toppling governments in the African Sahel, from Guinea to Sudan, poses new risks and challenges to the United States. France, formerly a key ally in African security affairs, has also massively reduced its forces on the continent, at times being chased out by pro-Moscow forces. Straight Arrow News contributor…

While the threat of a terrorist attack against America and its interests abroad has decreased in recent years, the war on terror is far from over. Leaked U.S. intelligence indicates ISIS is using Afghanistan as its base of operations to plot attacks in Asia, Europe, and possibly even the United States. This comes as the…

The Justice Department announced in a press release that a former FBI analyst was sentenced over classified documents to nearly four years in prison on Wednesday, June 22. She had pleaded guilty to retaining hundreds of national defense documents at her home in violation of the Espionage Act. 50-year-old Kendra Kingsbury received a 46-month sentence…

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate whether any laws were broken in the handling of classified information at President Biden’s home and personal office. “As I’ve said before, I strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity. But under the regulations, the…

According to The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project (CTP), “ISIS and al-Qaeda are more than terrorist groups; they are insurgencies” who want to overthrow existing governments and spread their ideology to all of humanity. Al-Qaida is still determined to be the leader of the global…

Earlier this year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a controversial “Disinformation Governance Board” (DGB) designed to “coordinate department activities related to disinformation aimed at the U.S. population.” Months later, after Republican attacks on the board’s leader, Nina Jankowicz, the DGB was disbanded. Straight Arrow News contributor Ben Weingarten argues there are other Biden-led…

House Republicans released a report detailing whistleblower allegations of FBI misconduct and politicization at the highest levels of the Department of Justice (DOJ).  Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee said Friday’s report is “the first comprehensive accounting of the FBI’s problems to date, which undermine the FBI’s fundamental law-enforcement mission.” “The Federal Bureau of Investigation,…

The Department of Homeland Security was founded after the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001. The goal of the agency was to prevent another terrorist attack. However, as the war on terror wound down, DHS has found new targets to investigate: Americans on social media. Reporting by The Intercept shows DHS started to shift its…