Founded in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was originally declared to be focused solely on terrorist targets and protection of US borders. Since then, DHS and its component agencies, namely the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol […]

On 29 June 2020, the Washington Post announced that the Trump administration had been made aware some months earlier that the Russian Federation was aiding and abetting the Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including “putting bounties on the heads of American military personnel.” While we cannot decisively prove or disprove these claims, what we can do […]