Elaine Shannon, contributing editor at The Cipher Brief, is a former correspondent for Time and Newsweek. Her latest book is ...

Norman Roule is a geopolitical and energy consultant who served for 34 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East. As NIM-I at ODNI, he ...

David Daoud is a research analyst on Hezbollah and Lebanon. He previously worked as an advisor on the Middle East on Capitol Hill. David was also a research associate on terrorist groups at the ...

John Pereira John Pereira Former CIA Director for Support John Pereira retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after serving for 30+ years, including as Deputy Director and then Director of ...

Thomas Donahue retired from CIA after 32 years of service. He served as the Chief Editor of the President’s Daily Brief and other CIA daily production during the second term of the Clinton ...

Sigurd Neubauer is a senior analyst at SOS International, a U.S. defense consultancy, and a Non-Resident Fellow at Gulf International Forum. His expertise includes U.S. policy towards the Arabian ...

Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, US Army (Ret) was the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2008-2009. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for ...

General Jack Keane (Ret.), a four-star general, retired after 37 years of military service culminating in his appointment as acting Chief of Staff and Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army. General Keane ...

Gordon G. Chang is the author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently ...

Chris Inglis served as the first National Cyber Director where he was responsible for coordinating federal agency work on cyber and overseeing the US’ digital defense strategy. Inglis retired from the ...

Bob Gourley is founder of the technology due diligence consultancy Crucial Point, where he provides CTO services and cybersecurity assessments in support of M&A transactions. Bob’s first career was as ...

James Dobbins, a veteran diplomat who most recently served as the State Department’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is a senior fellow at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND ...