National Security

Hillary Clinton Says Allies Should 'Prioritize' Fighting ISIS Over Assad

3:24pm November 19, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

The former Obama secretary of state called for a no-fly zone in Syria to fight ISIS, but also seemed open to letting Assad stay in power — at least temporarily.

ISIS, Refugees Elevate National Security Issues In U.S. Campaign

10:06am November 19, 2015

by Mara Liasson

President Obama challenged his critics to offer solutions of their own to defeat ISIS. So what are the Republican candidates saying?

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Paris Attacks Highlight Struggle To Stop Terror Plots Against 'Soft Targets'

7:14pm November 18, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Andrew Liepman, senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. He was also a Middle East specialist for over 30 years in the CIA and the former principal deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center. He talks about how tactics to prevent terrorism attacks have changed since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks from protecting hard targets to soft targets. The Paris attacks illustrate how impossible it is to protect all possible soft targets such as restaurants and cafes.

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Paris Police Still Working To Identify Bodies Recovered In St. Denis Raid

7:02pm November 18, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

French police hoped to find key suspects in the Paris attacks through the raid of an apartment in the suburb of St. Denis. Authorities are still working to identify at least two bodies recovered.

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U.S., French, Russian Airstrikes Continue To Attack ISIS Targets In Syria

6:59pm November 18, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Russian, French and U.S. warplanes continue to attack ISIS targets inside Syria. But despite an increase in resolve since Friday's attacks in Paris and vows by President Obama to "intensify" operations, there has been no new coordination between the U.S.-led coalition and the Russians.

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Paris Attacks Bring Domestic Surveillance Into Presidential Race

6:52pm November 18, 2015

by Scott Detrow

The candidates have mostly stayed away from discussing the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. That's quickly changing.

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National

FBI Official In Washington, D.C, Reviews Security Posture Amid ISIS Threats

5:26pm November 18, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The new leader of the FBI's Washington, D.C., field office gives his first interview to NPR about security posture in the U.S. capital in the face of threats by the Islamic State.

Jeb Bush Calls For Use Of Ground Troops In Fight Against ISIS

5:13pm November 18, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush delivered a national security speech Wednesday at the Citadel in South Carolina. NPR reports on his remarks and looks at how the other GOP contenders are responding to the attacks on Paris.

An Islamic State supporter waves the group's flag in its de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, in June 2014. The group had focused on building its caliphate, or Islamic empire, in the Middle East. But it has claimed three major attacks recently, leading to a

Why ISIS Looks Very Different Today Than A Month Ago

3:58pm November 18, 2015

The Islamic State has claimed three major attacks recently. This has led to a reassessment of the group that had been focused on building its caliphate in the Middle East.

Soldiers patrol a street of Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, on Wednesday. Special forces raided an apartment, hunting those behind the attacks that claimed 129 lives in the French capital on Friday.

Live Blog: Siege In Paris Ends With At Least 2 Dead, 8 Suspects Arrested

3:21pm November 18, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

Residents of the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis began hearing gunfire and explosions starting at 4:00 a.m. The operation targeted the mastermind of the attacks that left 129 dead.