By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Contributor for In Homeland Security
President Barrack Obama, in a somewhat surprising announcement, stated his intentions Wednesday to formalize diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. He has advocated a long-term policy of engagement with Cuba that would see the opening of an American embassy in Cuba, promoting greater transnational communications, business opportunities and trade.
By Dr. William Hanson
Special Contributor for In Homeland Security
Last week, I asked my American Public University System (APUS) students to comment on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) report on the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, and I greatly appreciated the thoughtful responses I received. Whether they agreed with the SSCI report or not, the content gave all of us some pause, and sparked the desire to reflect on this issue.
By Amanda Vicinanzo
Senior Editor of Homeland Security Today
Special to In Homeland Security
Iranian hackers have penetrated the computer networks of government agencies and major critical infrastructure companies in the United States and 15 other countries over the past two years in a campaign that could eventually cause physical damage, according to a report by cybersecurity company Cylance.
By Amanda Vicinanzo Senior Editor of Homeland Security Today Special to In Homeland Security In September 1989, South Carolina…
By Donald Sassano
Special Contributor to In Homeland Security
I’ll admit it up front. I’m not the individual one should look to when seeking insight into the ongoing P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran, at least from a narrow, scientific standpoint.
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May issued a stark warning Monday regarding possible terrorist threats to the United Kingdom, stating that authorities had already stymied around 40 terrorist plots since the London bombings of July 7, 2005, which killed 52 people.
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
U.S. Secret Service agents arrested a woman with a handgun outside the White House not long after President Barack Obama’s address to the nation on immigration reform.
By Dr. William E. Hanson
Faculty Member, American Military University School of Security and Global Studies
As the U.S. military moves toward its third month of airstrikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq, we should ask ourselves some hard questions about just what we intend to achieve
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev raised eyebrows this week while promoting his new book “After the Kremlin.”