National Security

The incoming spy chief was a corporate lawyer before chairing America's financial watchdog. Does he have the skills needed to oversee 18 powerful US intelligence agencies?

The temporary Director of National Intelligence is a partisan appointment by the US president, who seems to want him to dig into the 2020 election

Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Those with the most advanced chips and algorithms can integrate them into their military infrastructure to create a potent fighting machine. As a key White House document shows, the race is on.

Deaths caused by drug overdose in the United States have reached unprecedented levels, driven largely by fentanyl—a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine…

The biggest outstanding questions we have about the Signal group chat scandal

No new administration wants unexpected foreign crises to distract it from addressing its domestic priorities. Given the pressing need to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the incoming…