The government’s quest to use new technology to track terrorist threats is raising fresh concerns about privacy and free speech.

Washington’s November 2007 intelligence estimate of Iranian nuclear capabilities has clouded the very issue it aimed to define.

David Kay, a veteran international arms inspector, says the publicly released version of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was seriously flawed.

As debate over changes to an expanded domestic-spying program rages in Congress, the future of foreign intelligence gathering is in question.  

Senator Dodd gave this speech on the Senate floor on December 17, 2007.

The U.S. intelligence report on Iran’s nuclear capabilities was greeted warmly by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but could return attention to unpopular domestic policies.

John Barry recounts watching two torture films as evidence to why the CIA destroyed taped torture sessions.

Michael Levi writes that the “the NIE won't actually alter the debate about Iran.”

Listen to Vali R. Nasr and Ray Takeyh discuss their Foreign Affairs article, "The Costs of Containing Iran," and U.S. policy toward Iran following the findings of the National Intelligence Estimate released in December 2007.

Max Boot urges the United States to “tell the Gulf Arabs that if they expect the U.S. to stand with them in the future, they need to stand with us publicly, not just privately.”

New intelligence on Iran’s nuclear weapons capabilities could lighten tension between Washington and Tehran but make economic sanctions harder to coordinate.

Iran’s alleged meddling in Iraq and Afghanistan and its defiance of orders to halt uranium enrichment have drawn sharp criticism from the west. Amid the rhetoric some analysts and policy makers continue to question the quality and credibility of Washington’s intelligence on Tehran, while a new National Intelligence Estimate adds to the uncertainty.

The report analyzes current US Intelligence practices presenting the ongoing Congressional concerns and reform proposals.

The Interim Guide provides a broad understanding of the characteristics of insurgency and counterinsurgency and the importance of synergistic interagency assistance to the efforts of the affected government to improve security and promote effective governance.

Watch FBI director Robert S. Mueller III discuss current challenges to U.S. security and international efforts to combat a changing terrorist threat.