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An Israeli soldier walks near tanks as they are stationed near the border with the Gaza Strip

Report for Thursday, September 18, 2025

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Report for Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Report for Tuesday, September 16, 2025

6:17 America/Chicago Tuesday, September 16 [...] More

Ex-CIA Station Chief’s Firsthand Account from Ukraine’s Frontline

Cipher Brief exclusive: Former six-time CIA station chief Ralph Goff details the status of the frontlines in Ukraine and where Kyiv needs the most [...] More

Can NATO Still Scare Putin?

Can NATO Still Scare Putin?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – Polish President Karol Nowrocki signed a classified decree over the weekend allowing armed forces of NATO member states to be [...] More

Why Russia Remains a Key Threat Behind the China Axis

OPINION — You can never count Russia out. More than three years after Vladimir Putin’s failed blitzkrieg on Kyiv, Moscow is proving it still has [...] More

Russia Pays the Price as Ukraine Targets Its Oil Refineries

OPINION — Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Vladimir Putin expected a swift victory from his “special military operation.” Instead, it [...] More

A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster aircraft is seen after landing at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on September 8, 2025.

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7:24 America/New_York Tuesday, September 9 [...] More

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​US Navy Destroyer USS Sampson docked in Panama amid regional tensions with Venezuela

Report for Thursday, September 4, 2025

8:01 America/New_York Thursday, September 4 [...] More

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Report for Wednesday, September 3, 2025

7:42 America/New_York Wednesday, September 3 [...] More

The Math of Moscow’s War: Five Thousand Kilometers, One Million Dead and Wounded

OPINION -- “Since January 2024, Russian forces have seized approximately 5,000 square kilometers [1,931 square miles] of additional Ukrainian [...] More

Ex-NATO Commander Warns Western Inaction Built “Sanctuary” for Russia

EXPERT Q&A — Russia’s massive drone attack overnight on six Ukrainian regions, which hit energy and gas transport infrastructure and cut off power to [...] More

Lies, Flattery, and Land-Grabs: Putin’s Tactics in Ukraine

OPINION — “The reason why I still remain pessimistic is that everything that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin says is he still wants those four [...] More