The CIA has returned to its original mission: It is the only agency that predicted Vladimir Putin was going to invade Ukraine. Thus, the CIA's new report on the threats facing our world must be taken seriously.

First and foremost: the conflict in Ukraine could extend to neighboring countries. In the pages of this book, the reader will read the testimony of U.S. intelligence officials before the House of Representatives regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as the CIA's findings on Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, this powder keg about which we know so little.

As for the threat landscape, we must not forget the rest of the world: China continues its reckless arms race, North Korea has already launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, and Iran seeks to expand its nuclear program and influence.

The increasing cyber attacks, the malicious...