A review of a year filled with headlines that few in the national security and intelligence space could have imagined, one ...

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Former Senior CIA Officer Ralph Goff discusses the Baltic States' fears about Russia's creeping influence across Eastern Europe.

Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years in the CIA before retiring from the Senior Intelligence Service in June 2019. His positions included field and headquarters operational assignments covering the ...

Rear Admiral Mike Studeman sees a multi-pronged 'silent invasion' from China -- and offers thoughts on what the US should do ...

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Cipher Brief Senior National Security Columnist Walter Pincus examines the U.S. mission in Space and how it's working out.