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According to reports, the Trump administration informed Congress that the ongoing hostilities against alleged narco-terrorist ...

Bryan S. Ware is a technology leader and entrepreneur with deep expertise in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. He is the Founder and CEO of GraySpace Technology, an AI-based cyber solutions ...

I recently had a conversation with senior intelligence community leaders about their desire to build stronger partnerships with private-sector technology companies—the so-called “Silicon Valley” ...

From Ryazan to Siberia, Ukraine’s drone and missile campaign is hitting Russia’s oil lifelines - exposing deep vulnerabilities in the Kremlin’s war machine.

Despite rising body counts, U.S. strikes have yet to touch the billionaire crime bosses fueling the fentanyl crisis.

One of the most enduring security issues in South Asia has been rekindled by the recent border conflicts between the ...

Space has gone from frontier to front line. But despite this increased urgency and promises to remain first in flight, the Trump administration recently cut the Office of Space Commerce’s budget.

The military leaders ruling Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger entered a new "confederation" on July 6, 2024 as they signed a treaty during their first summit in Niamey, after having severed ties with an ...

From the Baltic to the South China Sea, adversaries exploit ambiguity and technology to weaken Western resolve and challenge ...

And there is one sure thing about the fall of gods: they do not fall a little; they crash and shatter or sink deeply into green muck.- John Steinbeck, East of EdenEvil people don’t have songs. How is ...

Norman Roule is a geopolitical and energy consultant who served for 34 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East. He also served as the ...