An assessment and warning that democracies around the world are under siege and authoritarianism is on the rise.

We Have Won’ Russian media that until recently blasted the US now praise the White House for its change of tone Russian ...

A former senior CIA official on the changes occurring in the transatlantic relationship and the implications for Europe and Ukraine.

Cipher Brief experts find a blend of anger and resignation about the war in Kyiv and on the frontlines of Ukraine.

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Hamas returns the youngest hostages’ bodies to Israel but fails to deliver their mother’s body ...

Alex Bolling served 28 years in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations as Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station in several war zones in the Middle East, North Africa and Southwest Asia. He was ...

A look at the concerns from Europe and Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference and how the late Senator John McCain may ...

European leaders are facing a new reality after speech by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Forum. What ...

The Russians may ‘get what they’ve stolen’ in Ukraine, at least for the time being, in a deal to end the war. What comes next?

Experts worry that Putin’s KGB past and Trump’s wish for a deal to end the war may spell bad news for Ukraine.

Frank Montoya Jr. Frank Montoya Jr. View Articles Retired FBI Special Agent Frank Montoya Jr. is a retired FBI special agent and senior executive with extensive experience in counterintelligence ...