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Can the CIA and U.S. military stop the Mexican cartels?
Elaine Shannon, contributing editor at The Cipher Brief, is a former correspondent for Time and Newsweek. Her latest book is ...
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The National Security Rationale for U.S.-Funded Academic Research
Preserving the technology ecosystem is clearly in the U.S. national interest and is part of what has made America great.
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20 Years Later, Assessing the Value of the ODNI
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) marks an anniversary today — 20 years since its creation as the ...
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Facing Threats in the ‘Fourth Era’ of American Counterintelligence
A career counterintelligence analyst warns that foreign intelligence threats are outpacing CI Community efforts to adapt.
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Trump’s Dangerous Game with El Salvador
We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system. We are willing to take in [...] More ...
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From Russian Optimist to Prisoner of the State
BOOK REVIEW: ODYSSEY MOSCOW: One American’s Journey from Russia Optimist to Prisoner of the State The Reviewer: Jean-Thomas ...
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Leveraging AI in ‘No-Fail Mission’ for U.S. Intelligence
It’s hard to overstate the complexity and importance of the work of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which ...
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Michael Coyne
Michael Coyne is a retired career FBI counterintelligence analyst, now a Visiting Fellow with George Mason University’s National Security Institute and an incoming Adjunct Lecturer for the University ...
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Facing Russia Threat and U.S. Pivot, Poland Prepares for War
Other than Ukraine itself, few European countries have been as directly impacted by Russia’s 2022 invasion as Poland. From ...
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One Month Into U.S. Campaign, Assessing Damage to the Houthis
Since March 15, the U.S. has carried out more than 200 air strikes against targets in Yemen, in a mission that the Pentagon ...
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The ODNI, 20 Years After Its Creation: Reflections From the First Director
On April 21, 2005, Ambassador John Negroponte was sworn in as the country’s first Director of National Intelligence. Amb.
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Top U.S. Commanders See Major Pacific Risks
Top U.S.Commanders describe potential "deaths of despair" and economic blows as current risks in the Pacific theater.