The conflict in Iran is not solely the result of 47 years of unresolved tension. That framing misses a more consequential story: what is unfolding is a significant disruption to China's grand strategy ...

Liesl Jordan has had a 27-year career spanning national security, multilateral organisations, and the private sector. Her career has been characterised by international postings, including with the ...

Inside the New Battlespace: CIA Veteran Glenn Corn on Ukraine, Iran, and the War Already Underway ...

Jon Rosenwasser previously served as the Intelligence Community Chief Financial Officer and as the Budget and Policy Director to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He is the founder and ...

Jon Rosenwasser previously served as the Intelligence Community Chief Financial Officer and as the Budget and Policy Director ...

Alvin Wang Graylin is a Digital Fellow at Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy ...

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Strategic intelligence, usually perceived as intelligence supporting the formulation of strategy, has always had limited influence over national security decisions. Leaders in democratic countries, ...

Steve Blank is an adjunct professor at Stanford and co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. His book, The Four Steps to the Epiphany is credited with launching the Lean ...