Rebekah Koffler

About the Author

Rebekah Koffler is managing editor of an e-mail newsletter for independent thinkers, CutToTheNews.com. She is a former senior intelligence analyst with the US Defense Intelligence Agency and the author of a best-selling book, "Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America."

The Archive

Biden is running out of time — and ideas — for Ukraine

Nearly two years into Ukraine's war with Russia, the Biden Administration has failed to deliver a winning strategy.

Russia and China are no friends to Islam as they bash Israel

Moscow and Beijing may be cozying up to Hamas and the Islamic world, but they have a long history of repressing their Muslim minorities.

Blame the BRICS for the end of the dollar's global domination

Nearly 15 years after the BRICS coalition of major emerging economies was established in 2009, the group has yet to achieve its ambition of ousting the US dollar as the...

Forget the threats overseas, America is at risk in its own backyard

Left untended, America's backyard has become increasingly occupied by hostile squatters as China, Russia, and Iran descend upon Latin America and the Caribbean to spread their autocratic ideologies. 

Meet the man who may succeed Putin

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the elusive Wagner Group, has emerged as a potential successor to Putin and a possible candidate during next year's presidential election.

How Biden is being bamboozled by Xi regarding Russia-Ukraine war

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is positioning himself as a worthy peace-broker in the war in Ukraine.

China targeting US satellite program in quest for military supremacy

As they gear up for what could very likely be an attack on Taiwan, China has set its sights on the US's vulnerable satellite programs

Why China appears ready to go to war with the US over Taiwan

Last Friday, Chinese leader Xi JinPing won his third five-year term as president in a unanimous vote by the National People’s Congress. Having secured his grip on power quite possibly...

Why the COVID lab leak cover-up is reminiscent of Chernobyl

The effort to control the narrative about the origins of the coronavirus leak are reminiscent of efforts to cover up the Chernobyl disaster.

What to expect from Russia and Putin in the Ukraine War in 2023

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia intends to end hostilities in Ukraine. Don’t buy it, Putin is all spin and the war is almost certain to continue....

America's spy agencies failed to protect us from China’s bio-warfare program

Tasked with determining the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations such as the CIA have yet deliver a final verdict—or properly protect American lives.

3 reasons why the CIA will not order Putin’s assassination

For many, getting rid of Putin seems like an easy fix. But while the US maintains a doctrine — albeit a secret one — that permits, in exceptional cases, targeted...

The New York Times plays into Putin’s hands yet again

The New York Times unwittingly played right into Putin’s hands just days before the midterm elections. And it’s not the first time.

Eight reasons Putin may not be bluffing about using nuclear weapons

On Sept. 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that he could resort to “all available means of destruction” in his war against Ukraine, pointedly adding, “It’s not a bluff.” Here are eight...

How Putin’s ‘Doctrine of Chaos’ aims to tear Americans apart

Vladimir Putin has no political preference. He targets both Democrats and Republicans equally, trying to discredit both sides, pit voters against one another, and undermine Americans’ confidence in our system....

Two shocking deaths are right out of Putin’s assassination playbook

The world of Russian espionage is even more bizarre than fiction.

Meet Putin's inner circle of evil, from Nikolai Patrushev to Ramzan Kadyrov

A look at the power players who form the Russian leader's inner circle, including his former hockey bros turned oligarch henchmen.

Putin’s propaganda minister posts sexy video of herself fondling strawberries

In the three-minute video, she caresses the fruit with her mouth and tongue, pursing her lips and gazing into the camera as the song gets faster and faster, finally climaxing...

Joe Biden’s ‘ultra-MAGA’ comments are right out of Putin’s playbook

As someone who was raised in the USSR, Rebekah Koffler is all too familiar with the tactic of divisive, inflammatory rhetoric and scapegoating.

Putin’s right-hand man Nikolai Patrushev is more barbaric than his master

For years, the US security establishment has been wishing for Russian President Vladimir Putin to get served a cup of tea with a touch of poison.