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counterterrorism
FBI Chief Seeks $11.3 Billion Budget Amid ‘Elevated Threats’
Christopher Wray says budget request “will allow the FBI to invest resources in counterterrorism programs previously funded prior to the FY 2024 appropriation.”
Terrorists Want the Drug Cartels’ Smuggling Channels Into the United States
Terrorist organizations like ISIS are looking for roads into the United States, and whether they get them is merely a question of money...
NYC Police: We’re Ready for New Year’s Eve in Times Square
New York City officials say the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be the safest place in the world, heavily secured by thousands of officers, including a new specialized counterterrorism unit.
The Impersonal Politics of the Guy Fawkes Mask
Just days after the Paris terrorist attacks on Nov. 13, the iconic mask of Guy Fawkes appeared—again...
Saudi Arabia Forms Islamic Counterterrorism Coalition
Projecting its ambition for regional leadership, Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has lined up most of the Arab world, NATO member Turkey and several African and Asian countries behind a vaguely defined “Islamic military alliance” against terrorists.
Italy’s Creative Approach to Counterterrorism
The announcement earlier last week that the Italian Government will match any new spending on new counterterrorism measures with spending on arts and culture seems to have come and gone by without much comment.
