Jen Patja Howell

The complicated relationship between Iraq and the United States is once again approaching a crossroads. Parliamentary elections held in Iraq last month promise a new…

Only twice in history have two women who served as CIA officers been elected to Congress. The first time was 2018, and the second was…

There’s been a lot of news recently about Facebook, and a lot of that news has focused on the frustration of employees assigned to the…

This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by special guest… well, me! We sat down to discuss: “Our Stand on Havana”: While pressure is building…

Last week, Facebook unveiled its new corporate brand—Meta—and its corresponding vision for a new immersive world called the metaverse. The rebrand announcement attracted plenty of…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued a declassified assessment of the origins of the coronavirus, and it’s a bit of a…

Last week, the Department of Defense, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Homeland Security and National Security Council each released their own reports addressing the issue…

This week on Arbiters of Truth, our series on the online information ecosystem, we’re talking about a subject that doesn’t come up much on the…

This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined once again by Lawfare executive editor Natalie Orpett! They sat down to discuss: “A Mess in Texas”:…

In November 2020, a raid against terrorists in Somalia led to the death of an American working for the CIA Special Activities Center. This, after…