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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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The G7 and Russia

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

As the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meet in the French coastal town of Biarritz this weekend, the issue of recent Russian behavior will most certainly be discussed. A series of global leaders...

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

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

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

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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