PERSPECTIVE: Aborted plotThe Tel Aviv Plot Published 8 September 2021 Recently declassified information from the first-ever interrogation of someone presumed to be a senior al-Qaeda operative captured after 9/11 provides new insights into Osama bin Laden’s plans for a follow-up attack to Sept. 11. Bruce Riedel writes that, specifically, bin Laden was plotting a major

TerrorismTrial of 2015 Paris Terror Attackers Begins Published 8 September 2021 Twenty people involved in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in France – the largest terrorist event in France — in which 130 were killed and 490 wounded, went on trial in Paris Wednesday – six of them in absentia. Twenty people linked to the November

PandemicIsrael Was a Leader in the COVID Vaccination Race. So Why Are Cases Spiraling There? By Michael Head Published 8 September 2021 Israel has been one of the focal points of the pandemic in 2021 owing to its rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.Recently, however, Israel has reported significant outbreaks, with over 10,000 confirmed new cases

ExtremismViolent Extremism in America: Pathways to Deradicalization By Doug Irving Published 8 September 2021 Top law enforcement officials have described violent extremism — especially racially or ethnically motivated extremism— as the greatest domestic threat facing the United States. The Biden administration has requested tens of millions of dollars to fight it. Yet the research on

Hurricane IdaA Preview of What’s to Come: Climate Change Helped Intensify Hurricane Ida Published 8 September 2021 Hurricane Ida started as a disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean quickly grew to what could be the worst hurricane to hit Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. While scientists are uncertain whether climate change will increase the frequency

Truth decayFact-Checking Works Across the Globe Published 8 September 2021 Researchers found that fact-checking, aiming to reduce false beliefs, worked with little variation in Argentina, Nigeria, South Africa and the U.K., and the positive effects were still detectable two weeks later. Fact-checking works to reduce false beliefs across the globe, according to a new study conducted

Our picksNo End to Forever War | Anti-Hacking Legislation | Evolving Travel Safety Published 8 September 2021 ·  No End to Forever WarTerrorism will continue ·  How to Stop Every Respiratory Virus at OnceKill all them viruses dead ·  Drying UpGlobal water scarcity coming soon ·  A Gathering Storm?Capitol braces for 18 Sep. rally in support of jailed

DisastersDisasters Around the World Are Linked by the Same Root Causes By Ajit Niranjan Published 8 September 2021 Climate catastrophes, pandemics, and other crises ultimately stem from the same root causes, says an expert. These have more in common than people realize or plan for. A cold snap in Texas. A locust swarm in East Africa. A fish

AfghanistanMassoud Vows to Fight on as Taliban Claims Victory Over Resistance By Ayesha Tanzeem Published 6 September 2021 The Taliban has taken over the Panjshir Valley, saying that with the defeat of the last hold-out of the anti-Taliban forces, the valley is now open for travel and supplies. In a twitter message, resistance leader Ahmad

Election interferenceGermany Warns Russia over Cyberattacks Related to 26 September Election Published 6 September 2021 Berlin blames Russian government hackers for a recent wave of cyberattacks related to Germany’s 26 September general election. “These attacks could serve as preparations for influence operations such as disinformation campaigns connected with the parliamentary election,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea