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Jan 7, 2025 | 
realcleardefense.com | Beth Sanner |Jennifer Kavanagh
The Houthis Are Undeterred Military escalation will not end the group’s terror campaign. Read Full Article »
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
belfercenter.org | Richard Verma |Beth Sanner |Adam Siegel |Alejandro Martín Rodríguez
Georgia, a nation nestled in Eastern Europe, has always stood at the crossroads of cultures while remaining firmly oriented toward the West. Its commitment to European and Euro-Atlantic integration is not merely aspirational but enshrined in its Constitution. Article 78 of the Georgian Constitution obliges all constitutional bodies to "take all measures" necessary for the country’s full integration into the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
thecipherbrief.com | Beth Sanner
Posted: August 9th, 2024 EXPERT Q&A — Closer collaboration between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea – increasingly referred to as the ‘Axis of Authoritarians’ – requires a more holistic response when it comes to U.S. policy and national security. Experts say the U.S. and its allies are finding that to address concerns posed by one of these countries, action directed towards the others is more often required.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
thecipherbrief.com | Beth Sanner
OPINION — Before Hamas’ attack on October 7, Israel’s security leaders issued multiple warnings that internal strife – then mainly over Netanyahu’s pursuit of judicial reform – was making Israel dangerously vulnerable to attack by its adversaries. They were wrong about the adversary, but not wrong that perceptions of Israeli weaknesses contributed to the timing of the October 7 attack.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
belfercenter.org | Jay Mens |Vladyslav Wallace |Alejandro Martín Rodríguez |Beth Sanner
Speaker: Natia Gamkrelidze, Postdoctoral Fellow, International Security ProgramThis presentation explores the phenomenon of "borderization" in Georgia, a term coined to describe Russia’s gradual, unilateral extension of Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The study critiques the term for oversimplifying a complex and dynamic process that better aligns with "creeping occupation," a more precise characterization of Russia’s tactics.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
thecipherbrief.com | Beth Sanner
OPINION — The resignation on Monday of Major General Aharon Haliva, head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), marked the first announced departure among Israel’s senior leadership over the failure to anticipate and thwart Hamas’ brutal attack on 7 October. The timing of his resignation – in the midst of an active war – was both unexpected and curious, raising questions as to whether and when others may follow suit.
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May 5, 2023 | 
warontherocks.com | Beth Sanner
On this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration Beth Sanner delivers a candid and enriching lecture about being an intelligence professional at the highest level in the White House. Among many duties, this job involved serving as U.S. President Donald Trump’s intelligence briefer. Ms. Sanner starts off her talk by describing the history of the president’s daily intelligence briefing, then dives into how the briefings are crafted.
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Feb 11, 2023 | 
almendron.com | Beth Sanner
China has accused the United States of вҖңan obvious overreactionвҖқ and вҖңseriously violating international practiceвҖқ after US military jets on Saturday shot down its suspected spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. This after it had loitered over the US, including sensitive national security sites, for more than four days last week. My reaction to this indignation?
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Feb 7, 2023 | 
news.lee.net | Beth Sanner
China has accused the United States of "an obvious overreaction" and "seriously violating international practice" after US military jets on Saturday shot down its suspected spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. This after it had loitered over the US, including sensitive national security sites, for more than four days last week. My reaction to this indignation?
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Feb 7, 2023 | 
cnn.com | Beth Sanner
Editor’s Note: Beth Sanner is a former deputy director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration, a position where she oversaw the elements that coordinate and lead collection, analysis, and program oversight throughout the Intelligence Community. In this role she also served as the president’s intelligence briefer. She is a professor-of-practice at the Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security at the University of Maryland and a CNN national security analyst.
