This Sky News video report says Western officials have “scientific proof” that Alexei Navalny died after prison officials poisoned him with an Ecuadorian dart frog neurotoxin classified as a chemical weapon. Navalny’s widow declared, “my husband Alexei Navalny was poisoned and killed by the Russian government and by Vladimir Putin,” while allied ministers stated that “only the Russian government had … Read more
Mapping Weaponized Drone Attacks Attributed to Mexican Drug Cartels, NCITE Research Report, 2026. The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), based at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, is an academic research center funded by the Department of Homeland Security. The program comprises more than 50 researchers and partner universities across the United States and Europe and aims … Read more
This article is a re-publish of a critique of Frank Hoffman’s Assessing “Cognitive Warfare” article that ran on Small Wars Journal on November 11, 2025. The critique ran on Matt Armstrong’s substack, Arming for the War We’re In on November 17, 2025. Introduction Contemporary security discourse is frequently captured by a false narrative on new forms of warfare. The recent … Read more
Abstract: The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College has comprehensively redesigned its Asynchronous Distance Learning Common Core (ADL-CC) program, reducing course length from 36 to 12 months and introducing a scaffolded, multimodal curriculum aligned with modern warfighting requirements. This transformation accelerates the production of MEL 4 qualified officers, enhances operational relevance, and ensures greater accessibility for Active Duty, National … Read more
Abstract: This article documents the escalating use of the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM) by China to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea through “gray zone” tactics, recording 270 specific incidents of harassment and assault since 2012. By analyzing the militia’s strategic coordination with the Chinese Coast Guard and its impact on regional sovereignty, the research seeks … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Lech Walesa, the Cold War’s Last Man Standing 2. SF Confidential | Who Commands White SOF Now 3. The technology to safely stop drones already exists. The U.S. government is buying it from us. 4. As Rubio tries to make amends, China looks to woo Europe 5. Future of China-US ties … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools 2. Exclusive | Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid 3. Pentagon’s use of Claude during Maduro raid sparks Anthropic feud 4. Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace 5. Rubio … Read more
WASHINGTON – Federal officials blamed the abrupt order to close airspace around El Paso, Texas for 10 days on an incursion by Mexican cartel drones, though it quickly became clear that civil aviation authorities were more worried about a new laser being tested to shoot down such threats. The closure disrupted flights and took state and local officials by surprise, … Read more
This press conference surveys charges against 11 individuals involved in a marriage fraud and bribery scheme. The scheme primarily targeted U.S. servicemen, especially from the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, to arrange sham marriages between them and Chinese nationals. The ultimate goal was to help the Chinese nationals obtain permanent residency and potential citizenship, and gain access to military facilities worldwide … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Exclusive | U.S. Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran After Protest Crackdown 2. Men lie, strategies lie—numbers don’t 3. China This Week: Strategic Moves and Messaging 4. VOA and 2026 Congressional Funding 5. U.S. Is Sending Its Largest Warship to the Middle East 6. Starlink Shutdown Blunts Russia’s Newest Battlefield Advantage 7. Ukrainian … Read more
“Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism, Part II: Assessing Federal Government Efforts” from the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, 11 February 2026. This hearing examines how DHS and USDA characterize agroterrorism as a national security threat targeting farms, supply chains, and research ecosystems. Witnesses throughout the testimony describe a layered federal approach that emphasizes border … Read more
“An army of lawyers is advancing. Taiwan is the target,” published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, argues that Beijing has escalated its lawfare campaign against Taiwan from rhetorical threats to active enforcement designed to intimidate and deter. The article discusses how detentions of Taiwanese nationals in mainland China surged in 2025 and how authorities now simulate criminal proceedings against Taiwanese … Read more
This article examines ubiquitous technical surveillance (UTS) as the operationalized manifestation of unrestricted warfare in contemporary strategic competition, arguing that it collapses normative assumptions of access, attribution, and initiative. It contends that the renewal of irregular warfare lies in signature reduction as a counteroffensive gray zone doctrine that preserves freedom of maneuver by centering human operational judgment under pervasive surveillance … Read more
December 2025. Russian casualties reached approximately 1,200 personnel per day — killed and wounded — according to the Ukrainian General Staff reporting. This wasn’t the result of Russian tactical incompetence. It came despite systematic Russian adaptation to drone warfare throughout 2025: radical dispersion to 4-6 soldier assault groups, spider hole tactics, thermal camouflage, nocturnal movement bounds, and extensive electronic warfare … Read more
Introduction This essay argues that strategic sabotage must be a SOF core activity to win future conflicts. The Global War on Terror (GWOT) created a SOF community that is used to being the supported entity. SOF dismantled terrorist networks with support from conventional forces who held the advantage within their domains. Those roles will reverse in a large-scale conventional conflict. … Read more
Episode 23: Assessing Russia’s Actions in Ukraine and Syria, 2014-2022 – Implications for the Changing Character of War | The Trident Podcast by U.S. Naval War College Description Guest Dr. John Pennell and co-host Dr. Heidi Lane join Dave Brown to discuss Pennell’s book Assessing Russia’s Actions in Ukraine and Syria, 2014-2022, which examines Russia’s broader approach to war—one that blends political … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser 2. Weapons Used to Fight Drones Don’t Mix Well With Civilian Airspace 3. I was wrong about fighting China in 2025. But the US still isn’t ready for that fight. 4. [OPINION] The … Read more
Abstract The article deploys historical narratives and legal frameworks to constructively engage with the contentious issue of Christian genocide claims in Nigeria. It critically examines challenges posed by the government’s pushback, arguing that to adequately address genocide claims against Christians in the rich-oil African nation, the authorities must address the existing dual-legal conundrum (crisis of constitutional democracy in contention with … Read more
Feb 9, 2026 A memo obtained by NewsNation states Jalisco New Generation Cartel members in Mexico have been ordered to shoot at U.S. border agents. NewsNation’s Ali Bradley joins “NewsNation Live” from Del Rio, Texas, with the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on “NewsNation Live” with Nichole … Read more
Analyzing public security in Rio de Janeiro over the last four decades requires isolating a variable that transcends its tactical function to assume an ontological status in criminal governance: the assault rifle, locally known as the fuzil. This research note proposes a dissection of the phenomenon, not through the lens of ballistics or conventional criminology, but by interpreting the rifle … Read more