US faces most diverse, complex security challenges in DHS history
Terrorists, both foreign and domestic, as well as violence and international election interference will be top threats to the U.S. in the coming year, according to a report from the…
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Poland battles surge in Kremlin spies and hybrid warfare
WARSAW — The sun-splashed streets of Warsaw in late August, periodically pelted with surprise rain showers looked, sounded, smelled and felt like any other modern, international city. Men and women…
The Hunt: UK to label the Wagner mercenary group a terrorist organization
On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, talks about the impact of a…
Analysis: Prigozhin, dead or alive?
In Russia’s murky world of war and espionage, nothing is as it seems. A plane dropped out of the sky on Wednesday near the village of Kuzhenkino, about 60 miles…
The Hunt: The coup in Niger is hampering counterterrorism efforts in West Africa
In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, said terror groups are definitely trying…
Military promotions blockade fueled by so-called ‘abortion policy’ makes ‘unfortunate’ history
For the first time in history, three military services are operating at the same time without uniformed, Senate-confirmed leaders. On Monday, the Navy joined the Army and Marines as the…
The Hunt: Was the coup in Niger manufactured by Russian operatives?
In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” he speaks with retired U.S. General Ben Hodges about why it’s happening and the problems it…
Oppressive heat, wildfires expected to worsen globally, experts say
Blistering heat, large wildfires and warming oceans from North America across Europe to North Africa have caught hundreds of millions of people in dozens of countries unprepared this year. Experts…
The Hunt: Germany foils a terror plot by ISIS terrorists posing as Afghan refugees
On this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” Dr. Hans-Jacob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, says it’s a case of “back…
The Hunt: Extremists in the US military. Which came first?
On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Michael Jensen, principal investigator with the Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States project…