The need for human intelligence (HUMINT) never wanes, but the risks are evolving as new surveillance technologies proliferate. HUMINT in the age of ubiquitous cameras and biometrics is a challenge for all intelligence agencies, operatives, and sources. From alias travel through airports with biometrics to constant tracking by phone, there …

Iran’s SCO membership is the country’s first experience in joining a regional organization with a defense-security nature and function since its withdrawal from CENTO in 1979. Twenty-six years after Iran’s Islamic Revolution and withdrawal from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979, and four years after the formation of the …

The United States reportedly sent 30 Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems to Ukraine in October as part of its annual military aid to help the country deter Russian aggression. The shipment of the man-portable systems also included 180 Javelin rockets, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing answers it received …