Defence Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa will fast-track the purchase of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and anti-drone weapons for the Canadian military with a mechanism last used during the war in Afghanistan. Anand announced the plan in a keynote speech to the defence community this morning, saying the new weapons are needed now for Canadian troops in…

New Zealand has formally designated the U.S.-based groups the Proud Boys and the Base as terrorist organisations. The move was approved by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on June 20 and publicly announced in the country’s official government newspaper, New Zealand Gazette, one week later. The Proud Boys is a fraternal group that described itself as…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Nov. 30 the guerrilla group known as the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC) is no longer designated as a terrorist organization. The decision comes five years after a peace agreement between the group and the Colombian government in 2016. Blinken said that designations of two new terrorist…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Nov. 30 that the United States no longer designates the guerrilla group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, as a terrorist organization. The decision comes five years after a peace agreement between the group and the Colombian government in 2016. Blinken said the…

A married Pennsylvania couple has been sentenced to prison for conspiracy to provide material support and resources to the ISIS terrorist organization according to a release from Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Neither the release nor the U.S. Attorney’s office has disclosed where in Pennsylvania the coupled lived. Shahidul Gaffar, 40, and Nabila…

Commentary The chaos unfolding in Afghanistan is the result of a failure of American strategy, intelligence, and will. As the lead member of the alliance against the Taliban, and as the lead country that sought to bring democracy to Afghanistan, the United States must take responsibility for its failure. The elements of that failure are…

The Government is taking steps to ban another white supremacist group in the UK. The Home Secretary wants to outlaw The Base as a terrorist organisation. Priti Patel is asking Parliament to proscribe “the extreme right-wing terrorist group The Base, a predominantly US-based militant white supremacist organisation seeking to establish a white ethno-state,” the Home…