From dead drops and surveillance routes to covert digital communications, Russian espionage tradecraft remains disciplined, ...

Executive SummarySince President Xi Jinping's 2013 directive to "tell the story of China well" (讲好中国古事), the People's ...

Nuclear facilities on both [the Iranian and Israeli] sides have been targeted. That’s where we are in this war, and that’s how far it’s escalated. If a nuclear reactor like [Iran’s] Bushehr [nuclear ...

Chris Stangle is a Director for Cognitive Warfare at Peraton with over 20 years of experience conducting geo-political ...

Rather than shutting the Strait of Hormuz outright, Iran is selectively allowing favored vessels through - turning one of the world’s most vital energy chokepoints into a tool of geopolitical leverage ...

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Maduro Venezuela is forcing a high-risk partnership with indicted power brokers - raising urgent questions about whether ...

Years of constant drone warfare have turned Ukraine into an unexpected hub for defense innovation, with companies now seeking ...

There are more questions than answers around the reported delivery of a U.S. 15-point plan presented to Iranian officials via ...

America is entering a future with millions of drones in our airspace. As the federal government works to determine how to ...

The White House is making a significant effort toward putting the nation’s cyber house in order. A newly released National Cyber Strategy represents a big step in the right direction for U.S. national ...