Articles on Secret Service

Displaying all articles

US Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee over “worldwide threats” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 25 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP

Where is transatlantic intelligence‑sharing headed under the Trump administration?

An International Relations specialist looks at how cooperation between intel agencies on both sides of the Atlantic is holding up under Trump 2.0 and unprecedented geopolitical turbulence.
Syrian army special forces in 2005, wearing pictures of their president, Bashar Assad, his father, Hafez, and brother, Basil, on their uniform, stand guard at a Lebanese military air base. Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images

What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries

Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide who prioritize personal loyalty over competence and respect for the law.
Police direct traffic near Trump International Golf Club on Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla., after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Stephany Matat)

The second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 64 days is a troubling turn of events

An apparent second assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reflects a disturbing development in American politics.

Top contributors

More