FBI agents at a news conference announce the addition of Daniel Andreas San Diego, top right, to the FBI’s list of most-wanted terrorists in April 2009 at FBI Headquarters in Washington. AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File

FBI director guides the agency in confronting complex international threats, investigating federal crimes and running 55 field offices

The FBI investigates everything from terrorist threats to cybercrime to public corruption. What does the presidentially nominated, Senate-confirmed head of the sprawling agency actually do?
Many rockets fired from Iran are seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, the West Bank, on Oct. 1, 2024. Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images

Iran’s strikes on Israel are the latest sign that the conflict in the Middle East is spiraling, presenting rising global security threats

A US counterterrorism expert explains the dynamics between Israel, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas – and why Hezbollah presents new risks for the US and other places globally.
O sistema de defesa aérea de Israel interceptou quase todos os mísseis disparados do Irã em 13 de abril de 2024. AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg

Não há mais guerra nas sombras: As hostilidades entre Israel e Irã se transformaram em guerra direta ‑ há como voltar atrás?

Um conflito de longa data entre os adversários Israel e Irã não havia chegado a ser um confronto aberto, até que os dois países passaram a mirar mais diretamente um no outro.
Des soldats israéliens passent devant un véhicule médical militaire le 10 octobre 2023 à Kfar Aza, un kibboutz où des militants du Hamas ont massacré de nombreux civils. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Comment les services de renseignement israéliens ont‑ils pu rater les préparatifs du Hamas ? Un spécialiste de la lutte anti‑terroriste explique

Les capacités de renseignement d’Israël sont considérées parmi les meilleures au monde, mais contrairement aux États-Unis, il n’existe pas d’organisation centrale coordonnant tous les renseignements.
Israeli soldiers move past a military medical vehicle on Oct. 10, 2023, at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz where Hamas militants killed Israelis days before. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

How did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas’ preparations to attack? A US counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works

Israel’s intelligence capacities are considered some of the best in the world – but unlike the US, it does not have a central organization coordinating all intelligence.

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