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Claude for Clausewitz?

Abhijnan Rej • RealClearDefense • September 28, 2026

Earlier this month, OpenAI caused an intellectual earthquake by posting a solution to one of the hardest open problems in mathematics, using an internal generative AI model. Stunning as it is controversial, the announcement was not entirely surprising for those watching how newer AI models have been shaping the mathematical scene for the past six months. In the run-up to the latest announcement, several other long-standing mathematical questions had been answered by AI. For some, it was only a matter of time before one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems – long considered the lodestar of mathematical research – fell to the machines.

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Abhijnan Rej • The Interpreter

Claude for Clausewitz?

Foreign policy analysts don't need a chatbot to write – but opportunities lie with stress-testing their arguments.

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Linus Hller • Defense News

CIA Warned Europe of Russian Drone Attack From Vessels

The CIA has warned European countries of a suspected Russian plot to launch Gerbera-type drones from aboard commercial vessels in the...

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09/11/26
Vanity Fair • Vanity Fair

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam, TNT's limited series, explores the high-stakes interrogation of the fallen dictator and unpacks the...

09/11/26Read it on Vanity Fair
09/10/26
John Nixon • Hot Wash Podcasts

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam

The Hunt for Saddam premieres September 13 on TNT. Inspired by the memoir “Debriefing the President” by CIA Analyst John Nixon, High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam is a political thriller that brings to screen the extraordinary story of Nixon (portrayed by Joel Kinnaman), the first CIA officer to interrogate Saddam Hussein (portrayed by Waleed Zuaiter) following his capture in December 2003.

09/10/26Watch it on Hot Wash Podcasts
08/28/26
A. Entous • NYT

C.I.A. Chief in Moscow Delivers Bleak Assessment of Russia's War

08/26/26
Alexander Ward • The Wall Street Journal

CIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Surprise Trip to Moscow

Agency declines to comment on Ratcliffe's first publicly known trip to Russian capital

08/26/26Read it on The Wall Street Journal
08/17/26
Sean M. Wiswesser • U.S. Naval Institute

Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks

Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret War

08/17/26Read it on U.S. Naval Institute
07/23/26
J. Landay • Al-Mon

Iran Strikes on CIA Sites Prompt Questions About Russian Role

07/17/26
Jacob A. Mong • Military Review

Superspy

Hans Tofte, Intelligence Officer for SOE, OSS, and CIA

07/17/26Read it on Military Review