Daniel Hoffman – The Cipher Brief

Daniel Hoffman
Former CIA Chief of Station

Daniel Hoffman is a former Chief of Station with the Central Intelligence Agency. His combined 30 years of distinguished government service included high-level positions not only within the CIA, but also with the U.S. military, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Commerce. Assignments included tours of duty in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and war zones in both the Middle East and South Asia. During this time, Hoffman developed substantive expertise on geopolitical and transnational issues related to the Middle East, South Asia, Russia, counterterrorism, and cyber and counter-intelligence.

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Dispatches from Hanoi

March 1, 2019March 4, 2019

After much anticipation of a signing ceremony between the U.S. and North Korea this week, President Donald Trump and North Leader Kim Jong-un left Hanoi with no deal. It was a move applauded even...

Putin's Strategy in Ukraine Fraught with Risk

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Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko now says that Kiev is ready to consider talks with Russia. The Ukrainian leader told French broadcaster, France 24, that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has...

A Strategy and Legacy Inspired by 9/11

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018

Former CIA Chief of Station Dan Hoffman writes about the strategy and legacy inspired by 9/11. During the 2008 Presidential campaign, the late Senator John McCain argued in favor of maintaining a...

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For those who knew him, it is no surprise that the late Senator John McCain approached the national and global security threats posed by Russia with a confident clarity in what he felt needed to be...

Another Perspective on the Security Clearance Debate

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018

The backlash over President Trump’s decision last week to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan has gotten plenty of media attention over the past several days. The...

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Gen. Philip M. Breedlove retired as the Commander, Supreme Allied Command, Europe, SHAPE, Belgium and Headquarters, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. The General was raised in Forest Park, Ga., and was commissioned in 1977 as a distinguished graduate of Georgia Tech's ROTC program. He has been assigned to numerous operational, command and staff positions, and has completed eleven overseas tours, ...