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The 2026 National Defense Strategy: No Surprises but Plenty of Mandate

OPINION — The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) follows closely the 2025 National Security Strategy, as it should. It also falls in line with the [...] More

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Russia is Targeting Civilians in Ukraine

OPINION — The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that 14,383 civilians were killed in Ukraine, 673 of them children, [...] More

The Long Arc Of American Power

OPINION — “We [the U.S.] began as a sliver of a country and next thing you know we're a continental power, and we did not do that primarily through [...] More

Why Labeling Muslim Brotherhood “Chapters” as Terrorist Groups Is Problematic

OPINION — The White House this past November issued a Presidential action statement designating certain Muslim Brotherhood “chapters” as terrorist [...] More

How Trump Can Be the Winning President in Ukraine

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special [...] More

The Clock is Ticking on U.S. leadership in The Middle East

OPINION – It’s no secret that President-elect Donald Trump will be laser focused on his stated domestic and economic agendas when he takes up [...] More

Avoiding Strategic Surprise will be key in the next Administration

EXPERT Q&A – The Cipher Brief tapped Dave Pitts, former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia and range of other experts with deep [...] More

Israel's Bold Assassinations are Grabbing Attention

OPINION — For those of us who have worked in the ‘find – fix – finish’ world of U.S. counterterrorism operations, the last 48 hours - which included [...] More

A former CIA Officer Contemplates the Mission Ahead

OPINION — The transition away from any beloved career can be difficult, but for those who have had highly engaging, rewarding, and even exciting [...] More

The World Deserves Better than Putin and so do the Russian People

OPINION — Vladimir Putin has brought war back to Europe. The invasion of Ukraine has resulted in approximately 575,000 casualties including an [...] More

A Confident Putin Has Many in Europe Frightened

OPINION — The dynamics of the Ukraine war are changing rapidly, with consequences that are profound and global. The battlefield is the most obvious [...] More

Information Quality is a Democratic Necessity in the Age of AI

OPINION — Trust in institutions, to include government, media, financial institutions, and education continues to decline as noted in several recent [...] More