The Globalist

Why is President Obama so permissive with regard to excesses of the U.S. intelligence apparatus?

Wherever one stands on the Snowden issue, it is high time to reassess the United States’ level of civic participation.

What is the real conversation we should be having about NSA data mining?

Why are the recent Mumbai attacks a nasty byproduct of internecine churning within the Pakistani military?

What can the world learn from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan?

Are U.S. intelligence services a more effective counterweight to the Bush Administration than the U.S. Congress?

To whom should new CIA Director Michael Hayden look to restore the agency’s credibility?

How can U.S. intelligence be better insulated from political pressure?

Has the “dumb blonde” stereotype been exploded by some recent critics of the Iraq war?

Was it a massive failure of U.S. intelligence — or Mr. Bush's faulty decision-making?