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The former commander and CIA director says Ukraine's innovative tactics and weaponry surpass what the U.S. is doing.

Israeli warplanes bombard Hezbollah strongholds as U.S., U.K. pleas to deescalate are ignored.

The Reviewer — Tim Willasey-Wilsey is a Visiting Professor and King’s College London and a former senior British diplomat. He ...

The recent capture of Sinaloa Cartel leaders is a major symbolic victory. But will it stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

Mike Vigil, former DEA Chief of International Operations, discusses the arrest of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and how to stop the fentanyl crisis.

Aaron Stein is a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. His research interests include US-Turkey relations, Turkish foreign policy, the Syrian ...

Laura E. Thomas is a former CIA case officer and chief of base who led sensitive CIA programs at CIA Headquarters and abroad in multiple, international assignments. She served over 15 years in various ...

Ukrainian soldiers and commanders, international bankers, and top U.S. and European officials were among the speakers at the ...

Former Chief of Innovation and Technology at the CIA Open Source Center During her 20-year CIA career, Kristin Wood served in the Director’s area and three Agency directorates – analysis, operations, ...

Glenn Corn is a former Senior Executive in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who worked for 34 years in the U.S. Intelligence, Defense, and Foreign Affairs communities. He spent over 17 years ...

The coordinated attack targeted members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, and bore the hallmarks of an Israeli ...