A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
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His latest – and possibly last – book tackles America’s foreign policy before and after 9/11. Could it also serve as an antidote to the fragmented attention and political duplicity of our current moment?
An international affairs professor with nearly 30 years of experience in the US intelligence community – including at the CIA and NSA – explains how to evaluate the newly released election documents
The newly named director of national intelligence is a Trump political ally who has no experience in national security. A veteran of the field says it matters who holds the job.
Recent military and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump’s threats of a ‘friendly takeover’ of the island, follow a long pattern of US hostility toward its southern neighbor.
The interwar years in Latin America saw a remarkable flourishing of left-wing political thought aiming to challenge US dominance. That could offer lessons for today.
Many Americans only know the history of anger and tension with Iran. But an archaeologist who has spent 45 years focusing on Iran says it is worth recalling the time when the countries were friends.
The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
Declassified documents reveal details about the long history of the US seeking allies willing to cooperate to kill.
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.
By militarizing law enforcement, the US is entering largely uncharted waters, but it’s familiar territory for Chile and Argentina, where established democracies broke down in the 1970s.
Stella Rimington has died, aged 90. Her spy novels, written from her secret service experience, provide fascinating insights into a clandestine world.
US officials have used a number of rhetorical strategies – ways of talking about something – to distance the country from, and avoid responsibility for, atrocities committed by those it supports.
US Congress has a long history of supporting the intelligence priorities of the governing administration.
The truth may be out there, but the public rarely gets to see it.
In foreign affairs, the national security adviser plays a coordinating role, setting the flow of recommendations to the National Security Council and the president.
America’s intelligence bosses would not accept that ‘Signal-gate’ represented a breach of security.
The origins of SARS-CoV-2 have been the subject of debate. While many scientists support the theory of a natural spillover event, recent U.S. intelligence assessments suggest a different source.
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Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor in International Relations, Swansea University
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago
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Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor Emeritus of American History, University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University of London
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Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master's in Applied Intelligence, Georgetown University