She Delivered Intelligence Briefs to Trump. Here’s Her Reality Check on the Iran Strikes.
A former top intelligence official weighs in on the war of words over Iran’s nuclear facilities and how intelligence assessments are supposed to happen.
The President’s Daily Brief: No Assembly Required?
New questions about the production – and consumption – of the President’s Daily Brief
Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal, where are we?
The most colorfully quotable Senator, John Kennedy (R) Louisiana, told Fox news on Sunday, “Putin has reneged on every promise that he has made to President Trump…I think that Putin thinks that America has taken the bullet train to Chumptown.” Exactly right, Sen. Kennedy, and President Trump also increasingly appears to agree, saying this weekend, “maybe he is just tapping me along.”
China Won’t Replace the U.S. in the Middle East
At this moment, the Saudis have a far greater confluence of interests with the Russians on the price of oil than they do with the United States on regional security. That is because the Saudis and others have lost confidence that the United States is committed to regional security and stability.
The larger problem uncovered by the Signal scandal
Here is part of my take on SignalGate along with those of my friend and sometimes sparring partner, Gen. (ret.) Mark Kimmit. I might quibble with Mark’s point that Hegseth can just declassify anything he wants, only to the point that there has to be a lot of paper work in doing so and everywhere that info appears online and on paper must then be made unclassified…BUT, BUT, BUT…. that would be missing the point that I think we both agree upon: the info in that chat should NOT have been in SIGNAL. I will hazard a guess that this isn’t the first time SIGNAL has been MISused and contained classified/sensitive material. This should be a wake up call, not a circle-the-wagons moment. The right thing at this moment is to ensure that our comms are secure so that our adversaries cannot know what we’re doing and how we’re doing it.
Trust in an Age of Geopolitical Upheaval
Deepfakes and cyber threats are on the rise. Who can you trust?
Spy Chat with Chris Costa | Special Guest: Beth Sanner
International Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa and special guest Beth Sanner, director of geopolitics and strategy at International Capital Strategies, discuss the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news. With over 35 years of experience in national security, Sanner offers unique insights and continues to inform businesses, government leaders, and everyday Americans about foreign affairs.
On Gaza, Trump Says the Quiet Part Out Loud – and Then Some
Embedded in President Trump’s shocking proposal to “own” and develop the Gaza Strip are some uncomfortable truths and even some “common sense,” as he has described it. But then there is this: his plan is in fact ethnic cleansing, unacceptable morally and in clear violation of international law and norms.
How is War Fought in the Gray Zone? And what can the U.S. do about it?
In talks to business groups about geopolitics in recent months, I’ve been asking whether they believe we are at war. Most in the audience have voted yes. But if you asked the National Security Adviser, I’m fairly certain he would disagree, at least in the technical sense. This is in part political, because only Congress has the authority to formally declare war and, as hard as it is to believe, they haven’t done so since World War II.
How will President Trump handle intelligence in his second term?
Now that President Trump has been inaugurated, what can we expect for the intelligence community? On his first full day in his first term, he visited the CIA to voice support. But he has also displayed deep skepticism and accused spy agencies of undermining him. Beth Sanner is a highly decorated, retired career intelligence officer who briefed Trump with the President’s Daily Brief, a highly classified summary of the US most critical national security threats. She shares her thoughts on what lies ahead.
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Now that President Trump has been inaugurated, what can we expect for the intelligence community?
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@GREconClub We are thrilled to bring Beth Sanner, former Presidential Intelligence Briefer on January 13. With over three decades of experience in the Intelligence Community, Sanner has advised on the nation’s most pressing security and intelligence matters.
