Daniel N. Hoffman

Using anti-terror expertise to fight human trafficking in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin's barbaric war in Ukraine has spawned a humanitarian catastrophe.

June 2, 2022

Memorial Day: A somber thanks to our fallen troops

There is no more sacred and somber day for the U.S. than Memorial Day when we commemorate the men and women who died in military service.

May 26, 2022

U.S. intelligence failed Ukraine, and we need now to get it right

"The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride."

May 19, 2022

Taliban-ruled Kabul, once again, a threat U.S. dare not ignore

While the world's attention has been justifiably focused on Russia's barbaric invasion of Ukraine, one big challenge for U.S. intelligence agencies is to not lose sight of the other wickedly complex threats all across the globe.

May 5, 2022

Putin’s intel failed him; America must do better, for the sake of the world

Russia's barbaric war against Ukraine has been a colossal intelligence failure, which comes with more than a hint of irony since President Vladimir Putin famously served in the KGB.

April 21, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine invasion ends the post-Cold War era

Russia's brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has for all practical purposes terminated the post-Cold War period.

April 7, 2022

Journalists soldier on in the face of Putin’s brutal war on truth

Last week, Russian state TV Channel One editor Maria Ovsyannikova bravely protested President Vladimir Putin's barbaric war against Ukraine.

March 24, 2022

A profile in courage: Zelenskyy is an inspirational hero to democracies everywhere

Throughout my career at CIA, I was regularly struck by the extent to which our policymakers relied on analytical profiles of foreign leaders, especially during times of crisis.

March 10, 2022

Long live Estonia: America must ensure defense of our most vulnerable NATO members

With Russia having begun an all-out invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday night, the U.S.-led NATO alliance should reflect on the significance of Estonia's independence day, Feb. 24.

February 24, 2022

Facing Chinese intimidation, Enes Kanter Freedom takes charge

Last week, the Beijing Winter Olympic games officially opened with approximately 3,000 athletes representing 95 nations.

February 10, 2022

One year in, is America safe under Biden?

It's time to take stock just over one year into the Biden administration of how well U.S. foreign policy is dealing with the array of wickedly complex threats to our national security.

January 27, 2022

Meeting China’s hypersonic challenge

Chinese President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping has declared his country will have the world's strongest military by mid-century.

January 13, 2022

Democrats and Republicans enduring need to work together in a world transformed

When I moved to Washington in the late 1980s to begin a 30-year career in the U.S. government, it was a different world.

January 1, 2022

U.S., allies challenged by China and Russia on the march

Dictatorships are on the march, at a level of intensity unprecedented since the Second World War.

December 16, 2021

The intelligence challenge behind Putin’s Ukraine bullying

The CIA has long been on the hook to decipher the "riddle wrapped inside an enigma" posed by the Kremlin's multifaceted threats to the national security of the U.S. and its allies.

December 2, 2021

Honoring Mike Spann: New book shines a light on a CIA officer’s heroism

I never met Marine Corps officer and CIA paramilitary Case Officer Mike Spann, the first American killed in combat in Afghanistan. But I was deeply knowledgeable of Mr. Spann's sacred mission.

November 18, 2021

Celebrating a hero on Veterans Day

Veteran's Day is a sacred opportunity for remembering and honoring our nation's military personnel and their families.

November 4, 2021

Biden admin. must do better protecting those left behind in Afghanistan

A few years back I was serving in a Middle East war zone when one of our sources, a valuable asset who had penetrated al Qaeda's Baghdad network, came within a hair's breadth of losing his life.

October 21, 2021

U.S. action needed as Libya’s fate hangs in the balance

Last month, the Libyan parliament passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's transitional government, which risked derailing elections scheduled for late December.

October 7, 2021

Nothing threatens Putin’s regime more than Ukraine

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House earlier this month, President Biden "firmly committed" to supporting Ukraine's sovereignty.

September 22, 2021