Elaine Shannon, contributing editor at The Cipher Brief, is a former correspondent for Time and Newsweek. Her latest book is ...

Norman Roule is a geopolitical and energy consultant who served for 34 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East. As NIM-I at ODNI, he ...

It is a tale of two fronts: a horrific intelligence failure to the south, and in the north a stunning intelligence success.

President-elect Donald Trump must be smart in how he deals with the authoritarian leaders of the world in his second term.

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The severing of Baltic undersea cables shows the growing threats to a critical piece of communications infrastructure.

EXPERT INTERVIEW – Donald Trump has issues with NATO. That much seems clear from his past statements as a candidate and as president. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll carry out his veiled ...

Johanna “Jo” Yang is a research and editorial associate at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Her research focuses nation-state cyber threats, ...