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Let's End the Iranian Nuclear Fantasy
Tehran is burning. Not metaphorically—literally. Its centrifuges are mangled scrap. Its air defenses are rubble. And its regime, long...

Rick de la Torre
Jun 183 min read


Trump’s Saudi Gambit
President Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week wasn’t just another diplomatic courtesy call—it was a signal flare across the...

Rick de la Torre
May 144 min read


The FCPA: Handcuffing Americans, Bankrolling Beijing
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was born out of a well-meaning but ultimately naïve vision of American virtue. It sought to impose a...

Rick de la Torre
Feb 123 min read


The Vanishing West
Western civilization is drifting into a demographic crisis. Marriage is increasingly dismissed, birth rates are collapsing, and the...

Rick de la Torre
Feb 113 min read


The Algorithm is Watching
The world of espionage has always been an arms race, a ceaseless battle between deception and detection. For centuries, human...

Rick de la Torre
Feb 102 min read


Trump’s ODNI Pick Deserves Scrutiny
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) was supposed to fix things. Created in 2005 in the wake of 9/11, it was meant...

Rick de la Torre
Jan 303 min read


Four Years of DEIA at CIA: A Failed Experiment Ends; Time to Refocus.
Four years of DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) initiatives have officially come to an end, thanks to recent...

Rick de la Torre
Jan 252 min read


Petro’s Antics are a Threat to Colombia’s Stability and U.S. Relations
Gustavo Petro has made it abundantly clear that he’s less interested in leading Colombia and more interested in stirring up controversy....

Rick de la Torre
Jan 232 min read


Trump's Cease-Fire
The recent cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas represents a much-needed pause in one of the region’s most devastating...

Rick de la Torre
Jan 153 min read


A Gift to the Cuban Dictatorship
The Biden administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism is a catastrophic misstep, framed...

Rick de la Torre
Jan 143 min read


How Commercial Tracking Undermines U.S. National Security
The recent Wired investigation exposing how commercial data can be used to track U.S. military and intelligence personnel in Germany...

Rick de la Torre
Nov 25, 20242 min read
The New Iron Curtain: Russia and China’s Strategic Foothold in Latin America
In recent years, a quiet but profound geopolitical shift has been occurring in Latin America, particularly in the Caribbean. The...

Rick de la Torre
Sep 26, 20243 min read
The UK - US Special Relationship
The U.S.-UK "special relationship" is more than a diplomatic term—it's the backbone of Western security, a partnership forged in war and...

Rick de la Torre
Sep 26, 20242 min read
How Economic Fragility in China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran Fuels Global Tensions
The economic landscape in China, Pakistan, Russia, and Iran is bleak, yet their priorities remain focused on bolstering military...

Rick de la Torre
Sep 9, 20243 min read
China’s Dangerous Game in the South China Sea: The Need for a Strategic Response
China’s activities in the South China Sea are a threat not only to regional stability but to global security.

Rick de la Torre
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Revisiting the “September 10th Mindset”: A Dangerous Complacency in the Face of Modern Threats
A small, daily reminder that complacency is the enemy, and that the resolve we showed then must guide us now.

Rick de la Torre
Aug 27, 20243 min read
The Unseen Cost of Nuclear Complacency: Why Modernizing U.S. Missile Silos Is a National Imperative
In the end, our national security is worth every penny, and our commitment to maintaining it must be unwavering.

Rick de la Torre
Aug 27, 20243 min read
The New Iron Curtain: Russia and China’s Strategic Foothold in Latin America
The time for complacency has passed.

Rick de la Torre
Aug 26, 20243 min read
The Silent War: Why U.S. Intelligence Must Evolve for Near-Peer Competition
we must recognize that intelligence is not merely an adjunct to military power—it is the foundation upon which all modern warfare is built.

Rick de la Torre
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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