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The War’s Next Phase: Five Indicators That Matter Most

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – I’m always reluctant to comment on current events, as it feels a bit like being an armchair quarterback, but I have been asked [...] More

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Signs of Trouble from Venezuela's Regime Could Be Subtle at First

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Turmoil in Minneapolis and the unprecedented friction within NATO over President Trump’s effort to secure control over [...] More

Iran at the Breaking Point: How Afghanistan and Iraq Still Inform U.S. Strategy

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Iran is experiencing its most consequential period of internal unrest in years. Nationwide demonstrations driven by economic [...] More

How Trump Could End the Ukraine War

Expert View — President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that his team is setting up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss [...] More

Israel's Fragile North and the Art of 'Intelligence' Diplomacy

EXPERT Q&A – Tensions along Israel’s northern border have been increasing over the past several weeks with Iranian-backed Hezbollah firing more than [...] More

This Is What Happens When the Basic Rules of War Are Ignored

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Single incidents of error in battle can and often do have a defining effect on how the public perceives the legitimacy [...] More

Moscow Terror Shows an ISIS Resurgence That Should Worry the U.S.

OPINION — In light of the Moscow concert hall terrorist attack, it’s more likely than ever that ISIS will target U.S. interests abroad as soon as the [...] More

Washington Needs to Focus on Multiple Border Issues for Stronger U.S. National Security

OPINION — The Ukrainian Armed Forces are starting the new year running critically low on supplies. Efforts by Congressional leaders and the Biden [...] More

Is the U.S. Helping to Create a New Generation of Global Jihadists?

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — The more Palestinians believe that Washington is condoning the unprecedented devastation of Gaza and the killing and [...] More

Avoiding the Secrecy Trap in Open Source Intelligence

Establishing an Independent Open Source Agency Without Security Clearances[rebelmouse-image 60319928 expand=1 dam=1 alt="iStock 1322519736" [...] More

CIA's Coming Tech Revolution

OPINION — Like many Americans who came of age in the 1980s, I have lasting childhood memories of the Space Shuttle program. The Shuttle program was a [...] More

Russia Is Kind of Becoming a 'Colony of China'

Russia's economic struggles in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine are forcing Moscow to become more closely aligned with China, India, North Korea [...] More

Global Sustainability as a Means of Security

Militaries are more rapidly adopting green technology used to counter climate change to bolster their energy security and navigate increasingly [...] More