We have asked the Mexican government to also step up their involvement in stopping these cartels and stopping the huge amount of drugs that are coming across. If the Mexican navy saw a group of ...

AN EPIC RACE FOR ARMS, POWER, AND SURVIVALBy Serhii Plokhy / W.W. NortonReviewed by: Michael J. ArdThe Reviewer: Michael J. Ard is a former CIA analyst and Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the ...

Anna M. Gielas holds a PhD in the History of Science from the University of St Andrews, UK, and has published over a dozen ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ready to do business with President Donald Trump. Over the past few years, Mr. Kim has burnished his credentials as a world leader, well-prepared for a fourth ...

It is worryingly easy to get hold of personal and sensitive data on American military and intelligence personnel. Earlier this year investigative journalists reported that a Florida-based data broker ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced [last] Tuesday it has seized more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over ...

DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MURDER IN THE SPECIAL FORCESBy Seth Harp / VikingReviewed by: Anna M. Gielas, PhDThe Reviewer — Anna M. Gielas holds a PhD in the History of Science from the University of St ...

The use of artificial intelligence by adversaries has been the subject of exhaustive speculation. No one doubts that the technology will be abused by criminals and state actors, but it can be ...

U.S. military forces this week carried out yet another strike on a vessel in Caribbean waters off Venezuela, marking the ...

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