Daniel Hoffman

Daniel Hoffman had a distinguished career with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he was a three-time station chief and a senior executive Clandestine Services officer. He also led large-scale HUMINT (human intelligence gathering) and technical programs, and his assignments included tours of duty in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and war zones in the Middle East and South Asia. In addition, he served as director of the CIA Middle East and North Africa Division. During his 30 years of government service, Hoffman also served with the US military, including as an associate professor at the Army Command General Staff College. He graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of arts in history and has a master of science from the London School of Economics and a master of public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He has been a Fox News contributor since May 2018 and is a regular contributor to the Washington Times. On Twitter: @danielhoffmandc

Russia | Aug 6, 2020

Moscow boosts ties with Tehran as US-Iran tensions escalate

While Iran and Russia are trying to limit US influence in the Middle East, the United States lacks the leverage to counter China’s and Russia’s growing influence in the region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow on December 30, 2019. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP) (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. | Jul 22, 2020

What China-Iran deal means for Washington

China's reported multibillion economic and security deal with Iran could be a double-edged sword.

Iraq | Apr 9, 2020

Intelligence sharing remains key to fight against IS

The Islamic State is continuing to carry out guerrilla attacks; developing and maintaining a comprehensive intelligence picture of the group is seen as an important weapon to keep its militants at bay.

US Army Colonel Myles Caggins (L), official military spokesperson for international military intervention against the Islamic State (IS), and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) media spokesman Mustafa Bali (R), visit a military base in Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on March 6, 2020. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Syria | Mar 31, 2020

Putin sees opportunity in Syria's COVID-19 crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the dispatch of medical assistance to help Syria combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, but his real objective is far from altruistic.