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Conservatives of America: Putin Is Not Your Ally

OPINION — American conservatives be advised: Vladimir Putin does not share your values and is not your friend. You may be tempted to regard the Russian President as a kindred spirit because of the [...] More

America, Ukraine and the Illusion of an Isolationist Choice

OPINION — In 2022 Russia launched its full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, a big and bloody war between the two largest countries in Europe with no end in sight. Should Americans care? Does it [...] More

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Information is the Most Important Tool in the new War for Truth

OPINION — The first step to winning a war is recognizing you’re in one. The world’s democracies are finally waking up to the waves of malign [...] More

How We Should be Preparing now for a Russian Collapse in Ukraine

OPINION — The consensus among geopolitical pundits seems to be that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has turned into a slog and that US and NATO policy [...] More

Indications and Warnings of Regime Instability in Russia

A Few Things to Look Out ForOPINION — The Wagner mutiny in Russia was short-lived, but it was nevertheless a watershed event in post-Soviet history [...] More

Prigozhin’s Revolt is not the End for Putin, but it’s the Beginning of the End

OPINION — Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s march on Moscow did not topple Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the revolt put forces in [...] More

Separating OSINT from the Secret World Strengthens Both

OPINION — The explosive growth in publicly available information (PAI) spawned by the revolution in information technology has led a growing number [...] More

Elections Protect a messy, but better Alternative

OPINION – On the eve of the US midterm elections, it is a good time to reflect on cyber threats to our political process, particularly from foreign [...] More

Putin's Next Strike may not be Nuclear

OPINION — In a performance worthy of Joseph Goebbels, Vladimir Putin’s announcement of the formal annexation of occupied portions of eastern Ukraine [...] More

Ukraine and Using the Righteousness of our Cause Creatively

OPINION — Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will generate immediate waves on the intel front, especially in HUMINT operations. Some effects will follow [...] More

Is the Russian President a Strategic Master or a Strategic Failure?

OPINION — As a national leader, Vladimir Putin deserves respect. You underestimate him at your peril. But it is a qualified respect. Putin wields the [...] More