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Marc Polymeropoulos

Guest Author

Marc Polymeropoulos (Bluesky – X) served in the Senior Intelligence Service ranks at the CIA after a 26 year career in operational headquarters and field management assignments covering the Middle East, Europe, Eurasia, and Counter Terrorism. He is a national security analyst for MSNOW, a non resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a member of Interfor Academy.

Articles by this author:

(L-R) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse testify during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on "Worldwide Threats," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

How Good is Our Intelligence on Iran?

Apr. 4, 2026 and
Donald Trump and Kash Patel sit across from one another in a hall below a chandelier.

Trump’s Stated Goals for the U.S. Intelligence Community: Assessing the Impact

Dec. 18, 2023 and
Close shot of Bob Menendez

The Ongoing National Security Threats Posed by Senator Bob Menendez

Sep. 28, 2023 and
Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks about White Nationalism during a campaign press conference on August 7, 2019 in Burlington, Iowa.

A Letter to President-Elect Biden on Restoring Relations with the Intelligence Community

Nov. 9, 2020 and
The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and an America flag is seen at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, April 13, 2016.

A Blueprint for the Future: The CIA in 2021 and Beyond

Oct. 20, 2020 and
People stand on the CIA symbol on the floor of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

A Case for More Compassionate Leadership at CIA

Sep. 28, 2020
The Memorial Wall and the "Book of Honor" are seen in the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters February 19, 2009 in McLean, Virginia.

The Ties That Bind: The CIA in the Face of Presidential Attack

Aug. 18, 2020
This picture taken on February 13, 2020 shows a view of a watchtower and a section of Israel's wall on the outskirts of Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem in the foreground, the Qalandia camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank behind, and Israeli construction cranes at work on new housing units in the Jewish settlement of Kochav Ya'akov near the West Bank city of Ramallah in the background.

The Middle East Peace “Vision” From an Old CIA Hand

Mar. 3, 2020
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How to Think About the Soleimani Strike in Four Questions

Jan. 17, 2020
Turkish soldiers drive American-made M60 tanks in the town of Tukhar, north of Syria's northern city of Manbij, on October 14, 2019, as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.

The Inevitable Day of Reckoning in Syria

Dec. 23, 2019
Silhouettes of Trump and Putin as they arrive for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

A Call to Arms: Taking the Russia Threat Seriously

Dec. 6, 2019
A Collage of Hill, Vindman, Yovanovitch, Kent, Holmes, and Cooper.

A Real-Time Lesson in Leadership and Ethics from the Impeachment Hearings

Nov. 22, 2019

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