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Daniel N. Hoffman

Daniel N. Hoffman

Daniel N. Hoffman is a retired clandestine services officer and former chief of station with the Central Intelligence Agency. His combined 30 years of government service included high-level overseas and domestic positions at the CIA. He has been a Fox News contributor since May 2018. He can be reached atdanielhoffman@yahoo.com.

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Columns by Daniel N. Hoffman

Russia, Putin and the Ukraine Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Show Putin his Ukraine strategy is failing

On May 1, 2011, I had a front row seat in the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, tracking U.S. SEAL Team operators who were delivering justice to Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.Published October 16, 2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and the carrot or the stick illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Needed: A peace plan that doesn’t reward Putin

A peace settlement negotiated without rewarding Russian ruler Vladimir Putin's imperial land grab would not only guarantee Ukraine's independence but also ensure we protect Europe.Published October 2, 2025

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Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping and China's new world order illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Republicans, Democrats can unite in standing up to China’s new world order

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing earlier this month, Chinese leader Xi Jinping choreographed the dance of the world's most nefarious dictators.Published September 18, 2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Putin breathes deception and manipulation

Going back to the days of the Soviet KGB, Russian intelligence officers have ruthlessly trained their sites on assessing and evaluating their adversaries.Published September 4, 2025

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Joe Piscopo (Photo: Business Wire)

The curative power of laughter

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, I received an unexpected call from Joe Sibilia, who produces the morning radio show for former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Joe Piscopo.Published August 29, 2025

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Palestine, Hamas and Israel illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. pivot in Iraq offers lesson for Israel in Gaza

I'll never forget the day I first arrived in Iraq in the autumn of 2006. The country was in turmoil, and the George W. Bush administration was dramatically shifting its failing strategy.Published August 21, 2025

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Fatherhood illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Father’s Day lessons for life

This year on Father's Day, I joined a slew of parents cheering on our sons in an end-of-season soccer tournament.Published August 7, 2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

America’s main enemy is Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been at war with Ukraine since 2014. He has been at war with democracy his entire life.Published July 22, 2025

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The United States of America's Iran strategy illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Battle damage assessment will determine next steps in Iran

When I joined the CIA decades ago, the first thing my fellow trainees and I learned was that there was no manual for conducting overseas espionage operations.Published July 10, 2025

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Iran's nuclear buildup illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Iran is down but still dangerous

A nuclear threshold state, Iran found itself in the crosshairs of the U.S. and Israel over its ballistic missile capability, proxy terrorist network and refusal to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency.Published June 26, 2025

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Fatherhood illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The transformational power of fatherhood

I'll never forget that day decades ago when I told my father that the CIA had hired me and I would be starting work there in three months.Published June 12, 2025

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U.S. arresting Russian spies illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The enduring lesson of ‘Operation Ghost Stories’

This June will mark 15 years since the FBI arrested 10 Russian deep undercover intelligence officers in an exquisite Justice Department counterintelligence operation code-named "Ghost Stories."Published May 29, 2025

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China consuming the world illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

America’s China strategy needs urgent overhaul

The US is under siege from the Chinese Communist Party but is not close to doing enough to counter, defend and deter China's multifarious threats to its national security.Published May 15, 2025

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China's military learning from Russia’s Ukraine war illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CIA must gauge how Chinese military might use lessons it is learning from Ukraine war

Last month, Ukraine produced evidence that Chinese soldiers had taken their military reconnaissance game up a notch by engaging in real warfare on European soil alongside their Russian allies.Published May 1, 2025

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Roles of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The CIA’s job: Recruit spies, steal secrets and deliver the high-value analysis

I'll never forget that blue ribbon day early in my CIA career, when a senior foreign intelligence officer called to tell me I needed to come to his office immediately.Published April 17, 2025

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Vladimir Putin and Russia illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Putin’s long con: What Trump must learn from Reagan

After his final meeting in 2000 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, President Clinton remarked that Mr. Putin is "very smart and thoughtful. I think we can do a lot of good with him."Published April 3, 2025

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Cancer and heartbreak illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Remembering a wonderful wife, inspiring mother and irreplaceable friend

I intended to write this week's column about the war in Ukraine, but instead, my thoughts and my heart and soul turned to my wife, Kim, who passed away at 41 after a four-year battle with cancer on March 15, 2021.Published March 20, 2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Does Russia want peace?

I first set foot in Russia a couple of years after the presidents of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia signed a declaration in a Belarus forest, declaring that the Soviet Union had ceased to exist.Published March 6, 2025

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"X” spot for terrorist attacks and cyber threats in the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘X’ marks the danger spot in the battle against hostile cyber threats

In her latest book, "Get Off the X: CIA Secrets for Conquering Obstacles and Achieving Your Life's Mission," former CIA officer Michele Rigby Assad lifts the veil on overcoming setbacks we all encounter.Published February 20, 2025

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as CIA Director in the Vice Presidential ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Some leadership lessons for new CIA chief Ratcliffe to ponder

The stakes for our nation could not be higher as former Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe takes the helm as the 25th director of the CIA.Published February 6, 2025

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