The sudden and all-but-total withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan has caught the world by surprise. Since mid-August, the discourse has focused on the chaotic nature of the pullout …
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Jordan: “The Middle East’s Safety Valve, The Pivotal Regional Ally, and The Unwavering Middle Ground.” Background In recent years, Jordan has been subjected to several destabilization attempts, many of …
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Pentagon Sending an Additional 1,000 Troops to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has authorized sending an additional 1,000 troops (approximately) and additional resources to the Middle East. The deployment comes as tensions rise in the region, following …
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Ellen Weintraub, who chairs the Federal Election Commission, claims that it would be illegal for President Trump to accept foreign intelligence on his opponents. Weintraub took to Twitter to say …
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The advance of human civilization has also seen an overall increase in intelligence and education levels. However, research conducted at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research in Norway has …
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Russian Court Extends Detention of Former Marine Charged with Spying
by D. Hartby D. HartOn Friday, a Moscow court extended to three additional months the detention of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine facing espionage charges. Vladimir Zherebenkov, Whelan’s counsel, told the media that …
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Who Has the Best Intel? Power Rankings of Governments’ Intelligence Services
by Denny Rossby Denny RossIn the aftermath of President Trump dismissing the CIA’s conclusion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, I thought I might do a thought experiment …
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Notwithstanding all the allegations of Russian collusion and the insinuations that our commander-in-chief is somehow a marionette puppeted by a superpower, two iconic nation-leaders could and should help each other …
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Tucker Carlson: Despite Five Hour Comey Hearing, We Don’t Know Much More Than We Did in November
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James Comey Caught Between GOP, Democratic Agendas During Russia Intelligence Hearing
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Todd Shepherd, Washington Examiner: FBI Director James Comey on Monday sat through a nearly six-hour hearing in which Republicans pressed him to condemn leaks that have damaged the Trump …
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