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Elected officials are both the bullseye and the bait for AI-driven influence campaigns launched by foreign adversaries. They are targeted with disinformation meant to sway their opinions and votes, ...

The [Defense] Department [DoD] will continue to defend the nation and conduct ongoing military operations. It will continue activities funded with any available budgetary resources that have not ...

The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to KissingerBy A. Wess Mitchell / Princeton University Press – Oct 14, 2025Reviewed by: Ambassador Gary GrappoThe Reviewer — Gary Grappo is a former U.S.

Riyadh’s Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) in Saudi Arabia kicked off last week under the theme “Scaling Cohesive Advancement in Cyberspace.” The gathering came as researchers are increasingly ...

Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever WarBy Jake Tapper / Atria BooksReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe Reviewer — Joe Zacks is the Deputy Assistant Director of the CIA for Counterterrorism. He ...

When we think about the arteries of global power, images of oil pipelines or shipping lanes often come to mind. They are visible, tangible, and easy to picture on a map. The digital world has its own ...

DEEP DIVE – Looking at the recent headlines from Russia, this much seems clear: the West’s sanctions against the country are finally working.

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The White House rolled out a 20-point plan on Monday calling for a permanent truce in Israel's war ...

A Tom Reece ThrillerBy Jack Carr / AtriaReviewed by: Susan GorgioskiThe Reviewer —Susan Gorgioski is a writer who lives in Australia. She informs us that she has never served in special operations or ...

In order to prevent the emergence of a new strategic arms race and to preserve an acceptable degree of predictability and restraint, we consider it reasonable to maintain at this turbulent time the ...