On January 1, 2026, in his planned first message for the 59th World Day of Peace, Pope Leo XIV will reflect on peace, justice, and global harmony.On December 18, 2025, Pope Leo published his first ...

The recent release of President Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), with its emphasis on “the Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine,” and its resultant challenges, such as border security, ...

Out with a “rules-based international order” and in with “U.S. core national interests”, according to the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) of 2025. The NSS was not well-received by many of the 32 ...

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Mark Munsell leads a non-profit effort to expand the geospatial technology ecosystem in St. Louis, MO. Previously, he held jobs as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Chief Artificial ...

The White Lady. The Story of Two Key British Secret Service Networks Behind German LinesBy: Helen Fry/ Yale University PressReviewed by: Tim Willasey-WilseyThe Reviewer: Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG is a ...

For about a week we experienced significant controversy over the first military attack on alleged narco-trafficker small boats off the coast of Venezuela (and later Ecuador). The controversy began ...

We are currently witnessing a mobilization of technical ambition reminiscent of the Manhattan Project, a realization that data and compute are the new defining elements of national power. I am deeply ...

China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political signaling. Beijing has asserted “historic rights” over most of ...

Each of my eight trips to Ukraine since retiring from the CIA in the summer of 2023 has been filled with unique challenges. Each time I’ve witnessed first-hand the sacrifices the Ukrainians are making ...