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A Model Diplomat Shines Light On a Dark Time in U.S.-Russian Relations
The Reviewer — Calder Walton is Assistant Director, Applied History Project, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West and ...
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Mark Kelton
Kelton retired from CIA as a senior executive with 34 years of experience in intelligence operations. He is a partner at the FiveEyes Group; a member of the Board of Trustees of Valley Forge Military ...
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Michael Vickers
Dr. Michael Vickers served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from 2011 to 2015, the Chief Executive Officer of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, an $80 billion, 180,000-person, ...
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Paul Kolbe
Former Director, The Intelligence Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center Paul Kolbe is former director of The Intelligence Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and ...
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Ambassador Patrick Duddy
Patrick Duddy is a senior advisor for global affairs at Duke University. During a long diplomatic career, he served in eight countries in Latin America and as the deputy assistant secretary of state ...
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Nigel Inkster
Nigel Inkster has worked at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) since 2007. His current title is Director of Future Conflict and Cyber Security. His research portfolio includes ...
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Sigurd Neubauer
Sigurd Neubauer is a senior analyst at SOS International, a U.S. defense consultancy, and a Non-Resident Fellow at Gulf International Forum. His expertise includes U.S. policy towards the Arabian ...
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Mass Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah: ‘Unprecedented Blow,’ Unclear Road Ahead
The coordinated attack targeted members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, and bore the hallmarks of an Israeli ...
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The Pentagon’s ‘Rare Earth’ Problem is a China Problem, Too
The Pentagon desperately needs rare earth materials -- and the U.S. doesn't want to keep buying them from China.
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China moves up Mars space mission to 2028, building on lunar success ...
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Ukraine Conference Urges World to Catch Up to ‘Frontline Time’
Ukrainian soldiers and commanders, international bankers, and top U.S. and European officials were among the speakers at the ...
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As US Election Nears, Fears That Russia is Manipulating West ‘As Never Before’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Just two months before the November 5 U.S. election, Russian disinformation operations appear to be in full swing. Having warned all year that such operations would take aim at ...