Nkurunziza Returns to Burundi, Coup Leaders Arrested
Three army generals who helped lead the coup in Burundi have been arrested. Nkurunziza claims to have returned to Burundi...
Year: 2015
Obama’s Provocative Unreliability
President Obama held a summit yesterday with what he would call the “JV team” of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Most...
Understanding Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s Pledge to Islamic State
Update: The Long War Journal argued May 14th that Adnan Abou Walid Sahraoui's pledge to Abuk Bakr al-Baghdadi and Islamic...
Investigation Uncovers Turkish Arms Smuggling To Islamic State
Questions have arisen in Turkey over allegations that trucks belonging to Turkey's intelligence service National Intelligence Organization (MİT) have been...
Could Kurdish riots in Iran be the beginning of Kurdish Spring?
On May 4, Farinaz Khosravani, a maid at the four-star Tarai hotel in Mahabad, Iran died after falling from a 4th floor...
A Communist China Brief
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Richard Fisher RICHARD FISHER, Asian Military Affairs Senior Fellow...
Iran Threatens War While Escalating Maritime Belligerence
Five Iranian boats fired shots at a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, May 14, 2015. The ship,...
Rep. Pompeo On Why Congress Must Extend NSA Metadata Program
Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) delivered a brilliant lecture yesterday at the Hudson Institute on why Congress must extend the NSA...
Secure the Grid Now!
Quick: What is the single most important public policy issue of our time? Everyone, of course, has a different answer....
Military Seizes Power in Burundi Following Political Upheaval
On Wednesday, May 13th, a military committee led by Army General Godefroid Niyombara launched a coup against the already volatile...
Russian Spies Evicted From NATO, Nemtsov Report Released
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg revealed in an interview with The Guardian that NATO is reestablishing Cold War-era hotlines to...
The Nuclear Arms Race in the Middle East
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With John Hannah, Fred Fleitz, Diana West, Martin Sherman JOHN...
Iraqi Defense Ministry Says ISIS Deputy Leader Killed By Coalition Airstrike
The Iraqi Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that Abu Alaa al-Afri, Islamic State (ISIS) second-in-command, was killed by a United...
Pakistani bus attack leave 43 dead; highlights regional sectarian divide
UPDATE: Islamic States claims responsibility for attack Members of the jihadist Jundallah organization opened fire Wednesday morning on a bus...
China Planning Navy Base In Djibouti?
The Chinese may be planning to build a permanent naval base in Djibouti, according to comments made by Djibouti President...
Early Reports of a Coup in Burundi
In a season of testing for democracy in Africa, recent unrest in Burundi has been escalating as President Pierre Nkurunziza's...