Dexter Ingram has spent three decades keeping the world safer from terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. At the U.S.

Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting ArcticBy Kenneth R. Rosen / Simon & Schuster January 6, 2026Reviewed by: HEIDI VIEROWThe Reviewer: Heidi Vierow, PhD, a retired CIA ...

Venezuela’s partners depend on it for various strategic reasons: Cuba for economic support, Iran for political alignment in ...

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In 2021, a fifteen-year-old in a small Texas town started something from his bedroom. He’d dropped out of school. He spent his days online, deep into violence and gore. He found others like him and ...

I knew the possible danger. It was a very dangerous operation. It was amazing that we had a few injured, but all are in good shape right now, but I knew there was great danger. You got off a ...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "in charge" in Venezuela after U.S. forces detained President Nicolas Maduro on ...

Occasionally, a speech does more than mark a leadership transition or outline institutional priorities. It captures, with unusual clarity, the nature of the moment we are living through and the ...

Former senior CIA Executive Glenn Corn examines the surprise Venezuela operation and what it could tell us about Trump's next moves in the region.  Only in The Cipher Brief.  #national security #venez ...

Phil Waymon served 20 years in the special operations community, retiring in late 2024. His career included numerous ...

One of the things I loved about LEGO as a child was the ability to mix and match an endless amount of parts to create unique builds. Children (and some adults) gather around a bin of parts to create ...

Venezuela presents a long-standing challenge tied to narcotics trafficking and transnational criminal networks. For years, the country has functioned as a major transit hub for illicit drug flows, ...