A former top US commander explains the island’s geopolitical value – and the need for a “quiet conversation” about its future ...

A former U.S. ambassador on Nicolas Maduro's impending inauguration to a third term, and what may be in store for Venezuela.

Despite its flaws, Fisher’s Hidden Costs of Freedom is an important contribution to the intelligence literature. It adds a missing piece to CIA’s early development and may inform policymakers and ...

Europe must carefully choose its next steps regarding Ukraine amid a new administration in Washington and an emboldened Putin.

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Former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts on why gray zone activities pose a serious national ...

From Taiwan to the Baltic Sea, undersea cables are under attack in apparent acts of sabotage by U.S. adversaries.

Brian Bonner, former head of the Kyiv Post, offers a path for the incoming Trump administration to help Ukraine emerge victorious.

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Amb. DeTrani: That China and the U.S. realize that there are a myriad of global security issues on which we can and should ...

A long-time intelligence and technology expert worries that bureaucracy and a failure of imagination are a national security ...

Counterterrorism experts Col. Christopher Costa (Ret.) and Colin Clarke argue that the Trump Administration's CT policy should begin at the Golan Heights ...