Members Only Do Diplomatic and Defense Vacancies Risk U.S. Security?
When a new U.S. president takes office the January after an election, his or her administration takes over not only the world’s strongest and most […] More
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Members Only The ‘World Doesn’t Wait’ for D.C. to Fill Top Jobs
North Korea is testing its nuclear program seemingly at will. Afghanistan and Iraq struggle with enormous security threats years after the U.S. intervened to help […] More
Members Only Personal Relationships Matter in Forging Foreign Policy
A new presidential administration needs a team of political and career appointees to run the government, including the world’s most powerful military and a vast […] More
Members Only Mattis Hails Nuclear Triad as Pentagon Conducts Review
As Defense Secretary Jim Mattis concludes a nuclear-focused trip, his public backing this week of all three parts of the triad likely serves as an […] More
Members Only How the Internet Enables ‘Terror 3.0’
The West has been hit by a barrage of deadly terrorist attacks over the past two years with little indication there is any definitive way […] More
Members Only Russia’s 2016 Meddling on Facebook Just “the Tip of the Iceberg”
Two top congressional Democrats said Facebook’s announcement it had discovered a Russian-funded campaign promoting divisive social and political messages demands a “very serious look” and […] More
Members Only Hacking Hurricane Harvey through Crowdsourcing and Automation
Hurricane Harvey has devastated the Texas coast, dumping over four feet of rain in some areas, displacing over 30,000 individuals, and causing over $50 billion […] More
Members Only State Department Special Envoys – Focus or Fat?
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wants to eliminate dozens of special envoy positions at the State Department. Some would be removed altogether, like the special […] More
Members Only Trump Push to Scrap Iran Deal Risks ‘Corrupting’ U.S. Intel Process
President Donald Trump has made it clear that he thinks the international accord to reign in Iran’s nuclear program was the “worst deal ever.” And […] More
Members Only White House Decides Afghanistan Strategy as Bannon Removed
The President will speak to the nation directly Monday night, the White House announced, to discuss his Administration’s strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia writ […] More
Members Only Trump Rhetoric Empowers Dangerous Fringe Violence
President Donald Trump on Tuesday returned to his stance that there is “blame on both sides” for the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia at a […] More
Members Only Network Take: “Without a Doubt” Charlottesville an Act of Terror
Three days after the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Donald Trump said “racism is evil” and called out the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, “and […] More
Members Only B-21 Stealth Bomber: Balancing Transparency and Secrecy
America’s next stealth bomber, known as the B-21 Raider, will become the Air Force’s primary aircraft in the strategic bomber leg of the nuclear triad. […] More
Members Only New U.S. Bomber and Missile Boost Deterrence Options for Nuclear Triad
When North Korea commits a provocation, the U.S. often responds by conducting a flyover with its strategic bombers. American bombers flew over South Korea after […] More
Members Only Stealthy New Nuclear Cruise Missile Aims to Deter the Enemy
America’s strategic bomber force is comprised of some of the Air Force’s oldest aircraft. The B-52 has served since the 1950s and will remain a […] More
Members Only New FBI Director Named as Comey says Trump Demanded “Loyalty”
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he would nominate Christopher Wray to serve as the next FBI director as Congress prepares to hear from James […] More
Members Only House Passes Russia Sanctions Bill, Restricts President’s Power
The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Tuesday to impose tough new sanctions and codify existing sanctions against Russia into law, placing […] More
Members Only Network Take: Assessing Trump’s First Six Months
It has been a tumultuous first six months for the Trump Administration, as the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election […] More
Members Only Back to the Bad Old Days of Mutually Assured Destruction
Reports late last week revealed that the June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Natalia Veselnitskaya also included a Russian-American lobbyist named Rinat Akhmetshin, […] More
Members Only Straight Out of the Russian Intelligence Playbook
Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer and a Russian-American Lobbyist – among others – begs the question, was this a Russian […] More
Members Only The "Main Enemy": Russian Active Measures in the United States
“Mr. Sessions, are you familiar with what spies call tradecraft?” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions in June. “A little bit,” replied […] More
Members Only Did Trump and Putin Hear it Differently?
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 in Hamburg, Germany, U.S. Secretary of State […] More
Members Only President Trump is Done Complaining to the Russians
In his readout of the two hour and 15 minute meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Secretary of State […] More
Members Only Trump and Putin: Can the U.S. Forgive and Forget?
After weeks of anticipation, U.S. President Donald Trump finally met face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, […] More