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Decide on North Korea

Decide on North Korea

North Korea is strategically closer to Russia and China than any time since the Korean War, while the U.S. does nothing to challenge the growing [...] More

Is Iran Controlling the Gulf Conflict?

Recent statements from President Trump indicate he is prepared to continue, or escalate, U.S. military strikes while simultaneously signaling he is [...] More

25 Years After 9/11, the Next Global Shock Could be Worse

The next 9/11 is unlikely to be another terrorist attack of equivalent scale nor a cyber-attack nor even another pandemic. The next global shock may [...] More

The next 9/11 is unlikely to be another terrorist attack of equivalent scale nor a cyber-attack nor even another pandemic. The next global shock may [...] More

Cold War 2.0 Will Be Won by Private Capital

The next Arsenal of Democracy will be built as much by investors, entrepreneurs, and operators as by government.Cold War 2.0 is not coming, it’s [...] More

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The West Must Tell Russians the Truth About the War

Tell the Russian people about the carnage in Russia’s war with Ukraine. Tell them about the Russian lives lost and the crushing financial cost of a [...] More

A Master List of Espionage Targets, Suspected Spies, and Potential Recruits

A Master List of Espionage Targets, Suspected Spies, and Potential Recruits

It was with alarm that I read the recent New York Times article reporting the regurgitation of a truly terrible idea that, like a bad meal, continues [...] More

Afghanistan Lost the Cognitive War Before It Lost the State

Afghanistan Lost the Cognitive War Before It Lost the State

The collapse of Afghanistan in August 2021 is still widely interpreted as a military or political failure. That interpretation is [...] More

Washington’s Spy Ring and Paine’s Democracy

Washington’s Spy Ring and Paine’s Democracy

Agent 711 was one of the most effective and least known spies in our nation's history. He used dead drops to communicate about enemy plans. He used [...] More

America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure

America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure

Military power is meaningless if it cannot move.Every American war plan, from deterring aggression in Europe to prevailing in the Indo-Pacific, [...] More

The Front Line of the AI Race Runs Through Your Company's Chat Logs

The Front Line of the AI Race Runs Through Your Company's Chat Logs

Last week, a statement from former White House AI advisor David Sacks stopped Washington cold. "We now have a Chinese open-weight model that is as [...] More

The Succession Question Haunting the Kremlin

The Succession Question Haunting the Kremlin

The late-June 2026 death of Sergei B. Ivanov - the man once thought the most likely successor to Vladimir Putin - as well as the Russian President’s [...] More

Putin’s Running Out of Scare Tactics and Options

Putin’s Running Out of Scare Tactics and Options

Russian President Vladimir Putin can no longer conceal the cost of his Ukraine war from the Russian public. There are fuel shortages throughout the [...] More

Cyber Fraud, Banks, and What America Can Do About It

Cyber Fraud, Banks, and What America Can Do About It

Your phone buzzes with a text from your bank: “Did you authorize a $2,400 transfer? Reply NO to stop it.” You reply, and seconds later a calm “fraud [...] More

Colombia’s Election Exposes a Country Still Split

Colombia’s Election Exposes a Country Still Split

Colombia stands at a crossroads because of the narrow victory of right‑wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella over leftist Senator Iván Cepeda. On [...] More

A Tale of Two Africas in Maps, And How It Affects the United States

A Tale of Two Africas in Maps, And How It Affects the United States

As an Africa watcher, I have long told the story of two continents, juxtaposing the region’s plight with its opportunities, often arguing that the [...] More

The West Needs to Prepare for a Russian Defeat in Ukraine

The West Needs to Prepare for a Russian Defeat in Ukraine

We are good at winning wars and generally bad at what comes after. Far from a partisan observation; this is a pattern with receipts. We removed [...] More

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Decide on North Korea

Decide on North Korea

Is Iran Controlling the Gulf Conflict?

Is Iran Controlling the Gulf Conflict?

25 Years After 9/11, the Next Global Shock Could be Worse

25 Years After 9/11, the Next Global Shock Could be Worse

Cold War 2.0 Will Be Won by Private Capital

Cold War 2.0 Will Be Won by Private Capital

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The West Must Tell Russians the Truth About the War

The West Must Tell Russians the Truth About the War

A Master List of Espionage Targets, Suspected Spies, and Potential Recruits

A Master List of Espionage Targets, Suspected Spies, and Potential Recruits

Afghanistan Lost the Cognitive War Before It Lost the State

Afghanistan Lost the Cognitive War Before It Lost the State

Washington’s Spy Ring and Paine’s Democracy

Washington’s Spy Ring and Paine’s Democracy

America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure

America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure

The Front Line of the AI Race Runs Through Your Company's Chat Logs

The Front Line of the AI Race Runs Through Your Company's Chat Logs

The Succession Question Haunting the Kremlin

The Succession Question Haunting the Kremlin

Putin’s Running Out of Scare Tactics and Options

Putin’s Running Out of Scare Tactics and Options

Cyber Fraud, Banks, and What America Can Do About It

Cyber Fraud, Banks, and What America Can Do About It

Colombia’s Election Exposes a Country Still Split

Colombia’s Election Exposes a Country Still Split

A Tale of Two Africas in Maps, And How It Affects the United States

A Tale of Two Africas in Maps, And How It Affects the United States

The West Needs to Prepare for a Russian Defeat in Ukraine

The West Needs to Prepare for a Russian Defeat in Ukraine

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