A sudden spike in unidentified drone sightings in the northeastern United States is unnerving residents and lawmakers alike. Similar incidents have occurred for years, however, with little apparent action from the government. Drone sighting reports in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Virginia over the past month have rattled nerves, […]

Policymakers are scrambling to find a solution to stop a massive, ongoing hack of U.S. telecommunications networks by a Chinese state-backed cyber group known as Salt Typhoon. House lawmakers received a classified briefing on the issue from intelligence leaders on Nov. 10, a week after a similar briefing was held for their counterparts in the […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to enter a cease-fire agreement with Russia provided the unoccupied parts of his nation received NATO protection. The embattled leader said during a Nov. 29 interview with Sky News that such an arrangement would allow Kyiv to diplomatically seek the return of its occupied lands with […]

President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Keith Kellogg as his special envoy for the Ukraine–Russia conflict today. Kellogg served as chief of staff for the White House National Security Council during Trump’s first term and national security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence. The role of special envoy for the conflict does not currently exist but is likely […]

U.S. authorities thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, new documents reveal. The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges on Nov. 8 against three men who it is alleged were involved in a murder-for-iran network orchestrated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the United States designates as a terrorist organization. “The Justice […]

The Treasury Department is expanding the review process for land purchases around more than 60 military bases following a land-buying spree by Chinese entities. The department announced the new rule on Nov. 1, saying it “significantly expands its ability to review certain real estate transactions by foreign persons near more than 60 military bases and […]

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance said on Oct. 31 that his phone was hacked by Chinese entities. Speaking during an episode of the “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Vance said that Chinese hackers breached his cellphone but that most of his messages were encrypted using third-party apps such as Signal. “I don’t think […]

President Joe Biden has issued the nation’s first national security memorandum on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The memorandum, released on Oct. 24, directs the U.S. government to lead in developing “safe, secure, and trustworthy AI,” according to a fact sheet provided by the White House. “AI has emerged as an era-defining technology and […]

President Joe Biden is urging the United States’ European allies to continue supporting Ukraine as he prepares to leave office in January. Biden is currently in Germany, where he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Oct. 18. The four discussed Ukraine and the future […]

Israeli forces launched an attack on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut on Friday, leveling several buildings in a series of missile strikes. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sep. 27 that it conducted the strikes against Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital. It remains unclear if Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was killed […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders on Sept. 27 that Israel will “continue degrading Hezbollah” until it pacifies the border region with Lebanon. Netanyahu’s comments are likely to dampen international efforts to push Israel into a wider cease-fire deal and to prevent its confrontations with Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran from spiraling into a […]

The U.S. Navy on Sept. 19 released a new strategic document centered on countering communist China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific. It directs the Navy to develop “readiness for the possibility of war with the People’s Republic of China by 2027,” pointing to China’s preparations for a possible invasion of Taiwan in the same year. “The […]

Authorities in the United States disrupted a group of Chinese hackers that infiltrated thousands of devices on behalf of China’s communist regime. A group of Chinese state-sponsored hackers working for Integrity Technology Group, a company based in Beijing and known to the private sector as “Flax Typhoon,” used the infected devices to form a botnet […]

Russian state-backed efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential elections have begun to focus on targeting the campaigns of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, according to a new report by Microsoft. The Sep. 17 report details an uptick in Russia-backed influence operations aimed at discrediting the Democrat presidential ticket by spreading fabricated stories and images […]

Iran is transferring short-range ballistic missiles to Russia after training Moscow’s troops on the system’s use, according to White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby. An indeterminate number of the Fath-360 missiles have already been transferred from Iran to Russia, Kirby told reporters during a press call on Sep. 10. “These are close-range ballistic […]

President Joe Biden signed a proclamation in August commemorating Overdose Awareness Week, a solemn moment for a nation that has witnessed more than half a million deaths from drug overdose in the last decade. The president hailed his administration’s “re-launch of counternarcotics cooperation” with communist China as a vital tool in combating the flow of […]

French leadership is hitting back at claims that its arrest of messaging app Telegram’s top officer over the weekend is politically motivated. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Aug. 26 that the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Saturday stemmed from an independent investigation and is not politically motivated. Macron posted France’s first official […]

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to China next week to discuss an array of security issues. Sullivan will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who also serves on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) politburo, during a trip to Beijing from Aug. 27 to 29, a senior administration official told reporters […]

Iran and its proxies likely will launch significant attacks on Israel and possibly U.S. forces in the Middle East in the coming days, the White House has said. U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments concur that an attack or attacks are “increasingly likely,” and additional forces are being placed in the region to contend with the […]

Hackers in communist China maintained persistent access to U.S. and allied systems for multiple years, a Biden administration official has said. The cyber campaign appears to be part of a wider effort by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to prepare attacks on critical infrastructure, according to Israel Soong, director for East Asia and Pacific Cyber […]