As the Trump Administration pressed ahead over the past week to reach a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, two phrases captured ...

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — Headlines from North Korea rarely bring good news in the realm of global security, but this week’s ...

The U.S., Israel, Russia and Turkey all face major questions as they look to the future of a post-Assad Syria.

Norman Roule is a geopolitical and energy consultant who served for 34 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East. As NIM-I at ODNI, he ...

Pitts is a senior national security executive, board member, and advisor. His background includes great power competition, global affairs, counterterrorism, and special operations. Pitts served as the ...

Few cities in Ukraine hold as much historic and current importance than the port city of Odesa, which for centuries has been ...

Mary Margaret Graham served for 29+ years at the Central Intelligence Agency, holding numerous field and headquarters assignments. She was appointed as the first Deputy Director of National ...

For the first time since the December rebellion that overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Syria has seen a spate of large ...

Cyber defenders should recognize that internal fractures within cybercrime groups can be just as disruptive as external pressure.

It may be the most profound American foreign policy shift in a generation – a move to engage directly with Russia, [...] More ...

Rick Ledgett served as the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from January 2014 until his retirement in April 2017, culminating a nearly 40-year career in cryptology at NSA and in the U.S ...

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