The British government has directly accused Russia of using a very sophisticated chemical weapon — a “poison gas” in common idiom — in a failed attempt to murder a former Russian defector and his daughter. A vengeful Kremlin assassination team prowling Britain sounds like a scene in a Cold War spy novel and the botched […]

On February 13, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee and discussed his just-released “Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community” report. That document synthesizes what U.S. military and civilian intelligence analysts, cyber warriors and counter-intelligence experts regard as the “sobering” (a word Coats used) threats to the […]

A new round of diplomatic negotiations promoted by the UN, the EU and NATO may finally end The Name War — the odd but bitter little conflict pitting Greece against its northern neighbor, Macedonia. Understand that calling Macedonia “Macedonia” riles many Greeks — over 60 percent according to a poll touted by Greek nationalists. Riled […]

CIA Director Mike Pompeo pegs Russia and China as America’s two most powerful and worrisome adversaries. And the CIA Director is worried. Both Russia and China conduct covert influence operations targeting U.S. security efforts, important institutions and political processes, to include American elections. In a recent interview with the BBC, Pompeo said he believes Russia […]

Next month wealthy South Korea will host the XXIII Winter Olympics in PyeongChang — despite the on-going Korean War. Sorry, this is not a technicality but a bitter historical fact and dangerous political reality. The war between North and South Korea that began in 1950 continues. The 1953 armistice is not a peace treaty but […]