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If It’s Trump v. Greenland’s Leaders, I’m Betting on Greenland
A breakdown of why the Trump administration is interested in Greenland and what the Greenlanders have to say about it.
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As Turkey Faces Mass Protests, Trump and Erdogan Map New Relationship
The Trump administration appears willing to look beyond an arrest that has galvanized the opposition in Turkey ...
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John Pereira
John Pereira retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after serving for 30+ years, including as Deputy Director and then Director of the CIA’s Directorate of Support. John is currently works ...
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Lieutenant General Kevin McLaughlin
Lt. Gen. James K. “Kevin” McLaughlin served as the Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) in Fort Meade, Maryland. General McLaughlin entered the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate of the U.S.
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Marc Polymeropoulos
Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years in the CIA before retiring from the Senior Intelligence Service in June 2019. His positions included field and headquarters operational assignments covering the ...
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General Michael Hayden
General Michael Hayden General Michael Hayden View Articles Former Director, CIA and NSA General Michael V. Hayden is a retired four-star General in the United States Air Force; he served as Director ...
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Vanda Felbab-Brown
Vanda Felbab-Brown is a Senior Fellow in the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Felbab-Brown is the author of the ...
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When It Comes to Security and Defense, Can Europe Go It Alone?
The Trump administration has shattered eight-decade-old assumptions about the U.S. and the transatlantic relationship.
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Rob Dannenberg
Rob Dannenberg served as chief of operations for CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, chief of the Central Eurasia Division and chief of the Information Operations Center before retiring from the Agency. He ...
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Sean Roche
Mr. Roche was the Associate Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation serving as the second-in-command of CIA’s first new directorate in more than 50 years. The Directorate of Digital Innovation ...
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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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Thomas Karako
Thomas Karako is the director of the Missile Defense Project and a senior fellow with the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he arrived ...