Ambassador James F. Jeffrey joined the Wilson Center in December 2020 as Chair of the Middle East Program. Ambassador Jeffrey served as the Secretary’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement and ...

Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. A 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within.

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

Member of the Board of Governors, National Military Family Association Jeanine C. Hayden is a contributor for the Cipher Brief. She is on the Board of Governors of the National Military Family ...

Alireza Nader is a senior international policy analyst at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation, and author of “The Days After a Deal With Iran: Continuity and Change in Iranian Foreign Policy.” ...

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

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

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

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

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