National Security

Estonian border guards have arrested two Russian fishermen for crossing the border. The two men, Russian news agency 47news.ru claims, are former KGB agents. The news agency claims Mihhail Suhoshin, 64, and Alexander Ladur, 54, held major ranks within the KGB and the

For much of the alarming surge of the terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq, a great deal of attention on the resistance has remained on the Peshmerga, Kurdish fighters dedicated to keeping the Islamic State from expanding. Now, it

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com WHO must respond to ‘unprecedented scale of humanitarian emergencies’ Britain votes joins countries at war against ISIS WHO must respond to ‘unprecedented scale of humanitarian emergencies’ The World Health Organization (WHO) plans on having

This article originally appeared at The Daily Mail.The female air force pilot whose missions against Isis were dubbed ‘boobs on the ground’ has reportedly been disowned by her family and labelled an ‘ingrate’.  Mariam Al Mansouri’s participation in F-16 bombing

In what is being billed as yet another example of his hardline stance toward clerical sex abuse, Pope Francis has removed Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano from his post as Bishop of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. This latest move

Sierra Leone has again instituting a massive quarantine to stem the deadly Ebola outbreak. The country put travel restrictions on northern districts Port Loko and Bombali and southern district Moyamba. The quarantine affects up to two million people. “The isolation

The threat posed by Khorasan was not as “imminent” as top US officials have suggested, and the Al Qaeda terror cell did not appear to be as “aspirational” as suggested, according to a senior American official. Bruce O. Riedel, a former

The sale of archaeological treasures from the Biblical city of Nineveh and the surrounding territory is becoming one of the main sources of funding of the Islamic State in Kurdistan as well as in Syria, according to reports by the

Pope Francis preached action Friday morning to a group of the Focolare Movement, calling spirituality that excludes others “narcissism.” We must learn from Jesus, “to go forth and give, to go out of ourselves, to keep pressing forward in our

BBC Arabic reports that the terrorists of the Islamic State, in full control of the Iraqi city of Tikrit, have destroyed two of its most ancient religious sites: the 1300-year-old Assyrian Green Church and the ancient Forty Shrine mosque. According to

Suhaib Webb, an Imam with ties to former Al Qaeda mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki, had also previously been the leader of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, which had been attended by Alton Nolen — the man who on Thursday

Lawyers of Pakistani Christian pastor Zafar Bhatti said their client and another man were shot dead Thursday in their prison cell after both were charged with blasphemy, or insulting the religion of Islam. The pastor and 70-year old British citizen

Islamic State jihadists have claimed responsibility for overwhelming an Iraqi army base near Baghdad and killing nearly 300 soldiers in the attack, CNN reported.   According to a September 25 report, two unidentified Iraqi security officials told CNN that 113 Iraqi

On September 26, Afghan officials said ISIS-linked militants launched an offensive into Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, killing over 100 persons — 15 of whom were beheaded. The ISIS-linked militants launched the offensive alongside Taliban fighters.  NBC News reports that the persons

(Reuters) Almost 3,000 West Africans have died from the current outbreak of Ebola virus, and on Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that by January between 550,000 and 1.4 million people could be infected if nothing is done. But

(Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Friday approved legislation ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticized as a “big step back” for the country. Indonesia introduced direct elections for regional leaders in 2005, allowing for

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants are changing tactics in the face of U.S. air strikes in northern Iraq, ditching conspicuous convoys in favor of motorcycles and planting their black flags on civilian homes, tribal sources and eyewitnesses say. They reported fewer

(Reuters) – Over 100 pro-democracy students stormed Hong Kong government headquarters and scuffled with police late on Friday in protest against the Chinese government’s tightening grip on the former British colony. Police used pepper spray on protesters who forced their

(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters today that airstrikes alone will not defeat the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq.   DOD Secretary Chuck Hagel

Contrary to the Pentagon briefings on success of the early airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria — “We’re going to keep the pressure on them,” said Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby — my Arab sources indicate the attacks have produced

Women in the West have significantly more opportunities than elsewhere to receive an education, drive, wear colorful clothes, and run errands on their own. Yet, a UK study says over 10% of the Western recruits for the Islamic State are

PARIS (AP) — In tweets, in street gatherings and in open letters, moderate Muslims around the world are insisting that Islamic State extremists don’t speak for their religion. Many are also frustrated that anyone might think they do, and a

Gemany’s Bundeswehr is sending 2,000 volunteers to West Africa to help in the fight against Ebola. The volunteers will be part of Germany’s “Ebola Task Force.” According to Deutsche Welle, this task force consists of volunteers from throughout the spectrum