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

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

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 ...

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

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

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — In any discussion of the potential threat Russia poses beyond Ukraine, the three Baltic states are at the top of the list. With [...] More ...

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 ...

John Nixon was a senior leadership analyst with the CIA from 1998 to 2011. He did several tours in Iraq and was recognized by a number of federal agencies for his contribution to the war effort.

Gordon G. Chang is the author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently ...

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 ...