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Declassified intelligence is not the same as proof

Declassified intelligence is not the same as proof

An international affairs professor with nearly 30 years of experience in the US intelligence community – including at the CIA and NSA – explains...

20.07.2026 5

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Brian O'Neill

The war in Iran – again – points to the strategic shortcomings of assassination as policy of foreign affairs

Targeted killings can disrupt an adversary, but they rarely lead to collapse — especially when the target is a nation-state like Iran.

21.05.2026 20

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Brian o'neill