Russian Active Measures and the 2016 Election Hack
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Funny, that. The Soviet and Russian […] More
Adverse
View: Russia Trapped in Syria
The military withdrawal from Syria that President Vladimir Putin touts is less than it seems. The stakes are high because leaders in Moscow see the […] More
Trump’s North Korea Policy? Tillerson, McMaster Diverge
Conflicting signals about whether the U.S. is prepared to resume talks with North Korea raise questions about what conditions, if any, might be imposed and […] More
Trump Administration to Assad & Moscow: You’re Not Winning
The Trump administration wants you to know that Syrian strongman Bashar Assad isn’t doing as well as he, or his Russian and Iranian allies want […] More
Stop Firing Missiles and Start Talking
This has been an unprecedented year for nuclear proliferation in East Asia, namely in North Korea. If not halted quickly, it’s very possible the region […] More
North Korea’s Latest ICBM Launch Could Put D.C. In Range
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday, another step towards its goal of becoming a nuclear power in the world – prompting an […] More
Trump Tightens Diplomatic Noose on Pyongyang, Hoping to Avoid War
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the U.S. government has designated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism in a move that […] More
What Scares Putin? Democracy.
Speaking to the Russian Federal Assembly in March 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his country’s annexation of Crimea and forcefully presented his national security strategy […] More
Tell Trump to Get Pyongyang to Negotiating Table Now
“Trust” is not a word I would normally associate with what President Donald Trump says publicly, particularly in answering a question at a press conference. […] More
Russia Woos Riyadh in Bid to Undercut U.S. Global Role
There is little doubt that Putin’s foreign policy centers on reviving Russia as a major international power, which seeks to undermine the global American alliance […] More
How the Kremlin Wins by Confusing You
While Russia has become increasingly aggressive on the international stage, it has done so tactically, commonly engaging in plausibly deniable clandestine operations such as the […] More
Russia Succeeds by ‘Playing to Our Deep Fears’
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, my old Committee, will hold a critical, open hearing today with the three largest social media content providers in […] More
Xi Jinping Proclaims China is Entering a ‘New Era’
On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping revealed the six other members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo (PBSC) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). […] More
Look to Cold War History to Confront Russian Meddling
Members of Congress have expressed deep concern over the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign in the 2016 election. They have even taken some action, most notably voting […] More
The U.S. Struggles against Russian Cyber Disinformation
As the Kremlin wages an unyielding disinformation campaign against the United States and its European allies, Washington is still reeling from Moscow’s interference in the […] More
‘The Disruption of Fact’: How the Kremlin Leverages Disorder
There is no “quick and easy fix” for the United States to deal with Russian disinformation and influence operations. Steve Hall, a former senior CIA […] More
North Korea Crisis Presents Risk, But Also Opportunity for U.S. and China
Most discussions about the North Korea nuclear threat focus on the risk of conflict between the U.S. and North Korea. Serious as that is, an […] More
Pompeo Warns of North Korea Nukes & Loose Spies’ Lips
CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned North Korea may be only months away from being able to launch a nuclear-tipped missile at the United […] More