Is Trump “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?"
Donald Trump is selling himself as a businessman, so let’s see how much he knows about budgets, particularly when it comes to defense. In his […] More
Election 2016
The Potential Danger of Classified Intel Briefings in a Bitter Campaign
NBC’s Wednesday night “Commander-in-Chief Forum” gave some insights into how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump might handle the job, but I first want to deal […] More
Open Up Intelligence Briefings to Third Party Candidates
American exceptionalism comes in many forms. When it comes to intelligence, there has been a unique tradition in the United States for more than 60 […] More
The World is Watching: The American Election and Russia
In an electoral season with no shortage of drama, the recent resignation of Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, brought even more scrutiny to Russia’s […] More
Does Putin See an Opportunity with a Trump Administration?
There is no question of the intense level of interest in Moscow in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election campaign. For the first time in modern […] More
The Poor State of the Putin-Clinton Relationship
It is no secret that the Kremlin is not terribly enthused about the idea of a Hillary Clinton presidency. Russia’s alleged involvement in the computer […] More
The World is Watching: The American Election and China
Most Americans agree that the 2016 presidential election is one of the strangest in their history – and it looks like that feeling extends beyond […] More
Ex-CIA, NSA chief Michael Hayden: 2016 rhetoric 'scares me'
During an interview with CNN, former CIA and NSA Director General Michael Hayden expressed criticism of the rhetoric used by GOP presidential candidates. He continued […] More