Anchor and Chief National Security Analyst for CNN, covering the Defense Department, State Department, intelligence agencies as well as foreign affairs with frequent assignments in the field from Ukraine to the Mideast to Taiwan. I have written four books on international affairs including most recently the NYT bestseller and NYT 2024 notable book “The Return of Great Powers.” My work has a special emphasis on great power competition among the U.S., Russia and China as well as middle powers Iran and North Korea.
