The U.S.- Russian Venn Diagram
Tuesday’s meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Sochi, Russia, was the result of a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian...
Dispatches from Hanoi
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
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
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...
What Senator John McCain Knew About Russia
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...