Legal Questions Swirl Around Flynn's Fall
President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, resigned this week over his contacts with the Russian Ambassador to the United States and his […] More
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Flynn Controversy Raises New Questions
The White House sought to present the resignation of President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, as a closed chapter tied to his deceiving […] More
The Tip of the Iceberg
The resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn came only three weeks into a whirlwind beginning for the Trump Administration. The Cipher Brief’s Leone Lakhani […] More
Howard Baker’s Words and the Flynn Controversy
“What did the President know and when did he know it?” For those of us who went through Watergate, that question, first posed by Sen. […] More
A Matter of Trust, Not Security
With the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, there have been questions about the security implications of his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to […] More
McLaughlin & Petraeus Warn About ISIS, Russia
The array of complex threats facing the United States requires the country to prioritize managing alliances and building coalitions, former Acting Director of the CIA […] More
Power and the U.S. Presidency
Today, President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President Michael R. Pence will take the oath of office on the western steps of the Capitol building. […] More
Checks on Presidential Power Are Stronger Than You Think
Donald Trump today enters the most powerful office in the United States, and probably the world. Just how powerful, however, is an area of much […] More
A Closer Look at Sanders’ National Security Strategy
It’s time to take a closer look at the national security views of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). At a campaign rally in […] More
The Fable of Foreign Policy
The story of the Tortoise and the Hare is well-known across cultures. In some countries, the plot is adjusted and the animals change and become, […] More
Where They Stand on National Security
Tonight, Republican candidates will take the stage for the second GOP Presidential debate. We’ve heard a lot about jobs, immigration and the economy – but […] More
Questions I’d Ask
Republicans have historically gotten better polling numbers on issues of national security leading up to elections. This year there has been discussion by the candidates about […] More
Time to Get Real
This Wednesday’s Republican debate could be pretty revealing when it comes to the candidates’ views on security and foreign policy. Or, at least, we have […] More
What the Next President Faces
The U.S. is confronting global security challenges on a scale it has not seen since the rise of the Soviet Union to super-power status, following […] More
GOP Candidates on National Security: Where Do they Stand?
Tonight, Republican candidates will take the stage for the first GOP Presidential debate. We’ve heard a lot about jobs, immigration and the economy – but […] More