U.S. Coast Guard members transfer bales of cocaine from a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on April 17, 2025. (PO3 Austin Wiley/U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard ...

The Coast Guard, a multi-mission military service within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), uses its ...

This unwitting victory was short-lived as insurgent groups adapted and fabricated their own drones or found substitutes for hard-to-procure parts. Still, using the open market demonstrated a unique ...

A U.S. think tank analysis warns that the Trump administration's use of strikes on alleged drug vessels poses serious risks. Here, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Vigorous offloads seized ...

It often seems like the cybersecurity industry is fighting a losing battle. Cyberattacks continue to worsen, whether via ransomware or business email compromise; destructive ransomware groups keep ...

After a fatal highway crash on Florida's Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer driver who was in the country illegally, state officials announced they're ramping up their efforts to do truck ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations has announced it is waiving the requirement for Air Interdiction Agent minimum flight hours for the next year. “Due to the critical ...

This quick take is part of our Crisis Crossroads series, which highlights timely analysis by CSIS scholars on the evolving situation in Ukraine and its security, economic, energy, and humanitarian ...

The United States is no longer warning its adversaries. It is physically denying them resources. In late 2025, Washington crossed a doctrinal threshold. Sanctions—long treated as financial ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A crackdown is underway on some of northeast Alabama’s most heavily traveled roads to catch criminals trafficking drugs and smuggling people into the United States. DeKalb ...