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Matin Bek is a fellow with New America’s Future Security Program. He has held several senior positions within the Afghan ...

Steven Moore is a former Republican chief of staff in the US House of Representatives who has worked on Republican campaigns ...

Taiwan is feeling the heat from China across numerous domains, including cyber. How can the island better prepare and defend ...

Polling suggests the truth may prove most effective in countering Russian propaganda aimed at killing US support of Ukraine.

A former Chief of Staff to the Afghan president on the Taliban leadership's connections to jihadist groups, and divisions inside the Taliban.

A cyber expert on the cybersecurity concerns at the Department of Government Efficiency, from vetting to cyber governance.

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — As the Trump administration moves sharply towards Russia, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ...

Rob Dannenberg served as chief of operations for CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, chief of the Central Eurasia Division and chief of the Information Operations Center before retiring from the Agency. He ...

Carmen Landa Middleton is the former deputy executive director of the CIA. During her CIA career, Middleton served in a variety of senior positions, including the director of the Open Source Center ...

Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, US Army (Ret) was the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2008-2009. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for ...

Steven Ward Steven Ward View Articles Former Senior Analyst, CIA Steven R. Ward is a retired CIA intelligence analyst and consultant who specializes in Middle East security affairs. He is the author ...