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How the CIA Lets America Down
'Counterinsurgency warfare' is a nullity without human intelligence.Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster has solid credentials as a military thinker and leader...
11/15/21Read it on The Wall Street Journal
Claude for Clausewitz?
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.
Claude for Clausewitz?
Foreign policy analysts don't need a chatbot to write – but opportunities lie with stress-testing their arguments.
09/28/26Read it on The InterpreterCIA 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...
09/25/26Read it on Defense NewsHigh 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 FairHigh 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 PodcastsC.I.A. Chief in Moscow Delivers Bleak Assessment of Russia's War
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 JournalTradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks
Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret War
08/17/26Read it on U.S. Naval InstituteIran Strikes on CIA Sites Prompt Questions About Russian Role
Superspy
Hans Tofte, Intelligence Officer for SOE, OSS, and CIA
07/17/26Read it on Military Review
Beyond Hormuz: What Washington Should Expect from a Frontline Ally
By Daewon Cho • RealClearDefense
Putin, Plague, and the America’s Biodefense Gap
By Ryan Kane • RealClearDefense
Patriot Delays Force a New Air Defense Doctrine on NATO’s Eastern Flank
By Jan K. Varga • RealClearDefense
How the Army Can Turn Plans into Combat Power
By Matt Russell • RealClearDefense
Is It Déjà vu All Over Again: The 2012 Report on Global Zero
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
U.S. Marine Corps Attack Helicopters Set for Major Upgrade
By C. Jones, Defence Blog
How the Iran War Compounded the U.S. Navy’s Maintenance Crisis
By Hartung, NatInt
Fielding Forces for Full Mobilization
By Jon Hoffman, Proceedings
BAE’s New Launcher Lets Warships Deploy and Replenish Missiles at Sea
By NextGenD
Why Is the Navy Spending $19 Billion on ‘Flying Gas Stations’?
By Mark Thompson, RS