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Continuing Russian missile attacks meant to “sow confusion” and “cause fear,” said Gen. Votel

The Assange case shows that a “public interest” defense to unauthorized disclosures of classified information is neither wise nor workable

George W. Croner

Opinion: The war isn’t over, but Ukraine is already prosecuting Russian crimes

Opinion: Cut the root of Russia’s power by making a clean energy transition

Richard Painter comments on crypto regulation

A Force for the Future: A High-Reward, Low-Risk Approach to AI Military Innovation

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Why Putin’s plan may be backfiring

Opinion: Tyrants get bad information — so do non-tyrants

Putin’s terror state and the not so new world order

Geoffrey S. Corn and Gary P. Corn

Lt. Gen. Clapper fears more “organized brutality” from Russia

“This was an attempted putsch,” Richard Painter says of Jan 6

Richard Painter comments on failure of Trump administration to supply accounting of foreign gifts

How the state secrets doctrine undermines democracy

Richard Painter says Justice Thomas should have recused from all cases before the Supreme Court involving the 2020 election

The Ian Fishback we knew and the nation failed

Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D. with observations by Professor Nancy Sherman

Lt. Gen. James Clapper discusses the possibility of a Korea-like divide for Ukraine

New opinion: Russia should have learned from Napoleon

Eric Orts discusses the energy crisis with Wharton Business Daily in a new podcast

“Madeleine Albright was truly an incredible figure in American foreign policy history,” said William Burke-White

New opinion by Mark Fallon: State secrets and the blinding of justice

New opinion: How strategic messaging can help turn Putin around

General John Baker speaks with Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare on the 9/11 plea negotiations

What is a military innovation and why it matters

Neutrality for Ukraine with alternative security guarantees is still promising

Remembering Ian Fishback

Nancy Sherman

Russia is threatening to treat foreign fighters as war criminals: Can countries not party to hostilities protect their citizens?

Geoffrey Corn and Claire Finkelstein

The United States should give some consideration to supplying Ukrainians with fighter jets

Coverage of Lt. Gen. Clapper’s commentary on the Russia-China relationship

The Biden administration “has a tight rope to walk,” Lt. Gen. Clapper says of the United States’ response to Ukraine