Reading the National Security Strategy on its own provides insights into an administration’s values and priorities, but comparing it to a previous strategy yields even more. How does Biden’s strategy com...

Xi secures third presidential term following 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; Chinese military rehearses large-scale amphibious landings and headhunts Western pilots; U.S. releases ...

In our assessment, targeted sanctions on Iran are more likely to have an impact than is designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity.

The authority to both define state emergencies and exercise state statutory emergency powers rests almost entirely with America’s governors. When emergencies—real or supposed—and elections intersect, sta...

Recent cyberattacks targeting financial institutions highlight the need for a high-performing cybersecurity program across the banking sector; voluntary programs modeled after anti-terrorism public-priva...

Coverage of the incident seems to have downplayed the significance of a kidnapping attempt and possibly even an assassination attempt against the speaker of the House, the woman third in line to the pres...

There’s consensus in Congress that facial recognition needs to be reined in, but not nearly enough action to bring about effective rules. A new bill could jump-start the debate and move the nation toward...

The new NSS is right to recognize that climate change is not a “soft” security issue; it is not less important than direct threats from states but is at the heart of keeping the U.S. safe.