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U.N. plan to send security force to Haiti faces roadblocks

U.N. plan to send security force to Haiti faces roadblocks

by Gaby Striano | Oct 13, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — While the United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of a multinational security force to Haiti to crack down on rampant gang violence throughout the country, the mission — to be led by 1,000 Kenyan officers — faces roadblocks before...
U.S. worries crypto currencies could weaken sanctions and dollar’s dominance

U.S. worries crypto currencies could weaken sanctions and dollar’s dominance

by Mary Yang | Oct 20, 2021 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Crypto currencies pose a threat to U.S. sanctions and the dollar’s dominant role in the global economy, the Treasury said this week, and the U.S. has to adopt more safeguards to protect national security. One of the biggest threats arising from new forms...
Experts call for national discussion on connected devices in transportation

Experts call for national discussion on connected devices in transportation

by Medha Imam | Mar 2, 2015 | Business, Living

WASHINGTON — American motorists may soon sense Big Brother peering through their rearview mirrors as the government now has a way of monitoring automobiles. Experts on Monday said the government acknowledges privacy, safety and security concerns that may surface from...
Security experts highlight mounting terrorist threats for Sochi 2014

Security experts highlight mounting terrorist threats for Sochi 2014

by Jessica Floum | Jan 22, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON – A panel of security and terrorism experts urged heightened safeguards against threats at the 2014 Sochi Olympics during a news briefing at the Center for Strategic & International Studies Tuesday. Caucasus separatist fighters in the Chechen...
Panel: Gitmo should close in the next decade.

Panel: Gitmo should close in the next decade.

by Edwin Rios | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security

WASHINGTON — The Guantanamo Bay detention facility should be closed within the next decade because it undermines U.S. security, a member of the House defense appropriations committee said Tuesday. “As long Guantanamo continues to exist, it undermines our...

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