This is part 2 of a 3-part "gray zone" series by former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts.

With a new president and prime minister, Lebanon is at a moment that could see Hezbollah's influence further degraded.

The former chief of CIA's Central Eurasia Division Rob Dannenberg shares perspective on an opportunity to reset relations with Russia ...

A deal would bring relief to millions of Palestinians - and potential long-term benefits to the broader Middle East ...

Mark Cozad is a senior international defense researcher at RAND, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution. He is also a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School.

The Supreme Court ruling on the TikTok divest-or-ban law weighs national security concerns against the platform's First ...

Karyn Eliot is a retired CIA senior executive with extensive experience in US national security science and technology programs, intelligence operations, acquisitions, policy, and strategic industry ...

The Reviewer — Martin Petersen is a CIA veteran, Asia expert, and a Cipher Brief Expert . He is the author of City of Lost Souls, A Jack Ford Shanghai Mystery [BH1] , which was recently named Earnshaw ...

Ambassador Michael Carpenter is Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe at the National Security ...

Whether a President is serious, particularly one like [President-elect] Donald Trump, he says a lot of things he doesn’t follow up on. He also [...] More ...

The seismic change in Syria could be a catalyst for greater alignment between Iran, Russia, North Korea and China.

John McLaughlin is the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He served as both Acting Director and Deputy Director of the ...