The Potential Danger of Classified Intel Briefings in a Bitter Campaign
NBC’s Wednesday night “Commander-in-Chief Forum” gave some insights into how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump might handle the job, but I first want to deal […] More
NBC’s Wednesday night “Commander-in-Chief Forum” gave some insights into how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump might handle the job, but I first want to deal […] More
The Russians hack the United States’ systems “all the time,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a conference of intelligence professionals on Wednesday. He […] More
I was recently asked what I would tell a Presidential nominee or a President-elect to most worry about in today’s world. It was kind of […] More
On Wednesday, Republican Presidential nominee, Donald Trump, received his first classified intelligence briefing at an FBI field office in New York City. The briefing, which […] More
Calls for more funding to fight the Zika virus have intensified in the last week as concerns over the implications of a potential crisis in […] More
Mexico has made historic progress in the two and a half short years since it amended its constitution to allow private investment in its energy […] More
Fifty former top national security officials who served in Republican administrations have signed a blistering letter denouncing GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump, warning he ““would […] More
The Democratic National Convention wrapped up on Thursday with nominee Hillary Clinton looking to establish herself as the “steady” hand on national security issues, compared […] More
So, why America’s apparent turn toward nationalism, nativism, and even isolationism? How could the nation most responsible for leading this great and grand strategy to […] More
One year ago, on July 10, 2015, Katherine Archuleta resigned her position as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in the face of […] More
It has been a little over a year since the Office of Personnel Management announced that it had been breached. Since that time, the federal […] More
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was the victim of a cyber-attack in 2014. Hackers (the Chinese are suspected) gained access to OPM’s local-area network […] More
In the years since 9/11, the FBI has refocused its efforts beyond law enforcement to include, and even prioritize, intelligence gathering and counterterrorism operations. As […] More
After the San Bernardino terrorist attack there were the usual cries “to do something” to better protect the nation. We will surely again hear similar […] More
When the Cipher Brief asked me to write an article assessing how well the FBI has done since 9/11 in protecting our country from terrorism […] More
The first thing to state is that we are still not clear about Omar Mateen’s background. The FBI are still investigating possible motives – and […] More
In the days since the Orlando attack that marked the worst mass shooting in modern American history, gun control advocates in both Congress and the […] More
The choice of soft targets in recent terrorist attacks in Orlando, Paris, Brussels, and San Bernardino has raised questions about the safety and security of […] More
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