Daniel N. Hoffman

Russian cyber attack underscores need for elected officials to unite against Kremlin

The purpose of intelligence is to detect threats "left of boom" so they can be preempted before they are visited on our shores.

December 24, 2020

Not so fast on rejoining a badly flawed Iran deal, Mr. Biden

President-elect Joe Biden's stated aim to embrace the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as long as Tehran also returns to compliance is causing well-justified apprehension.

December 17, 2020

Americans can trust intelligence pros to support peaceful transfer of government power

Our nation greatly benefits from having a cadre of professionals who do not turn over each time there is a new party in charge of the executive branch.

December 3, 2020

Dealing with terrorism threat will dominate new administration’s agenda

The threat of terrorism that is arguably the national security threat with the shortest fuse.

November 19, 2020

Don’t sell short Trump breakthrough in Middle East

Let's not forget that just a couple of months ago the Trump administration brokered an unexpected and remarkable diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East.

November 5, 2020

Thoughts on swimming, cancer and the power of love

Kaitlin Sandeno and I share a mutual understanding and appreciation of what it means to care for a family member undergoing arduous treatment for cancer.

October 22, 2020

Beware of hostile regimes weaponizing Trump’s COVID-19 battle

The Trump administration should be as transparent as possible about the president's illness and recuperation to avoid creating vulnerable attack space for foreign adversaries to sow confusion.

October 15, 2020

Don’t believe Putin’s lies in Navalny poisoning

Last month, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from the Berlin hospital where he was treated for 32 days after being poisoned with the Soviet military-grade nerve agent Novichok while on a trip to Russia's Far East.

October 8, 2020

Hyper-partisan politics leaves America vulnerable to Russia and adversaries

Our hyperpartisan politics creates openings for attack and division, which our adversaries -- Russia in particular -- ruthlessly exploit.

September 24, 2020

Saudi’s detention of innocent son and daughter of Saad al Jabri is a gross human rights violation

U.S. lawmakers express grave concern that Omar and Sarah al Jabri were being held against their will to compel their father's return from Canada to Riyadh to face charges of corruption.

September 10, 2020

Trump’s diplomatic triumph with Israel-UAE agreement applies ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran

Earlier this month Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced they will normalize diplomatic ties and build a new bilateral relationship, a breakthrough which has the potential to recast the balance of power in the Middle East.

August 27, 2020

China’s Trojan horse real estate acquisition threatens America’s power grid

China has made the control over foreign real estate a central tool in its increasingly aggressive and diverse arsenal.

August 13, 2020

Christopher Steele’s failings go far beyond dodgy Trump ‘dossier’

Christopher Steele would best serve his own interests -- and the national security of both the U.K. and U.S. -- with a mea culpa admitting his errors of judgment and laying out the multitude of lessons we should learn from his shoddy work product.

July 30, 2020

Is Russia paying the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops?

A Taliban bounty plot would be completely consistent with Mr. Putin's cloak-and-dagger approach to tactics and strategy.

July 16, 2020

Gina Haspel and CIA stream recruitment efforts

Last month, for the first time ever, the CIA began airing recruitment videos on entertainment, news and lifestyle streaming services. And the clandestine life appears to have its attractions.

July 2, 2020

Fighting the dark art of Russian disinformation this presidential election

National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien warned last month that America's foreign adversaries will seek to exploit our domestic crises to "sew discord and to try and damage our democracy."

June 18, 2020

Iraq’s promising new leader Mustafa al-Kadhimi deserves our support

The Iraqi parliament's approval last month of a new government under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was a welcome development for a country devastated by terrorism, decades of violence and corruption.

June 4, 2020

How the United States can effectively contain China

The United States needs to take the lead in holding China accountable and countering Mr. Xi's strategy.

May 21, 2020

Lessons learned from the Steele dossier fiasco

It has taken too many years, but the infamous Steele dossier has been finally and thoroughly discredited, but not before inflicting great harm on our political process.

May 7, 2020

Don’t let Iran off the economic hook during COVID-19 crisis

The international community should offer Iran assistance -- not in cash but in kind. Send ventilators, CT scanners and protective gear, all under close international scrutiny.

April 23, 2020