FBI chief: Radicalization of Americans by ISIL a top concern
FBI Director James Comey said in testimony before Congress that more than 200 Americans have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria to join Islamic State of Iraq and (more…)
New wave of jihadist attacks challenge limits of Egyptian security
By Jack Caravelli Egypt’s already severe security plight has been exacerbated by an expanding jihadist tactic of assassinating not just security but judiciary officials. On June 29, Hisham Barakat, (more…)
Israeli official: ‘Syria is gone, Syria is dying’
President Bashar Assad maintains control over just 20 percent of Syria and the country is being partitioned into a de facto Alawite state, an Israeli official said. SUBSCRIBE l (more…)
Khodorkovsky: Putin clash with West protects elites, doomed to fail
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man and now an empassioned Kremlin critic living in exile in Switzerland, claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “manufacturing” the crisis in Ukraine (more…)
Struggling Greece signs preliminary gas pipeline deal with Russia
Russia seized an opportunity to assist Greece in its time of need as President Vladimir Putin offered financial aid from Moscow in exchange for Athens agreeing to sign on (more…)
Were spies endangered by Russia, China access to Snowden files?
By Jack Caravelli The Sunday Times report that Britain was pulling its spies out of hostile nations because their identities may have been compromised by Russian and Chinese access (more…)
Italy at odds with European allies over Putin’s charm offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been seen as relentless in his attempts to weaken Europe’s solidarity on sanctions against Moscow. Now it seems Putin may have found a crack (more…)
Israel tests effects of ‘dirty’ bomb detonation at Dimona facility
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., Al Qaida and other jihadists have threatened to use a so-called “dirty” bomb. Also know as a radiological dispersion (more…)
U.S., Asian allies harden stance against China’s maritime ambitions
China’s claim of more than 90 percent of the entire South China Sea has awakened the United States to the implications and prompted tough talk. The discovery of China’s (more…)