Lobo Institute Co-Founder Mick Mulroy weighed in this week on the new U.S. task force targeting Iran’s land supply routes and on the case of a U.S. soldier accused of spying for Russia, while Lobo experts Chris Costa and Carrie Filipetti spoke on counterespionage and U.S. policy toward Venezuela and Cuba.
November 8, 2026 | Al Jazeera
Mulroy told Al Jazeera that the new U.S. Task Force Iron Gate will work to find where weapons systems are coming into Iran, how they could be cut off, and how Iran is moving its energy. The task force extends the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports to Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea. Read the full article at Al Jazeera.
November 9, 2026 | Al Jazeera
In Al Jazeera’s analysis of whether the new task force can stop the flow of weapons to Iran, Mulroy explained its focus on weapons supply routes and Iran’s energy transport networks. His comments were also carried by Daijiworld and Vartha Bharati. Read the full analysis at Al Jazeera.
November 10, 2026 | ABC News
Lobo expert Col. Chris Costa, executive director of the International Spy Museum, joined ABC News to discuss the tactics a suspected Chinese spy may have used in the Nvidia scandal. Watch the full segment at ABC News.
November 12, 2026 | ABC News
Mulroy joined ABC News to discuss what the FBI is calling a case of espionage involving a U.S. soldier accused of passing sensitive information to Russia. Watch the full segment at ABC News.
November 12, 2026 | Duke American Grand Strategy
Duke University’s American Grand Strategy program hosted Lobo expert Carrie Filipetti, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cuba and Venezuela, for a fireside chat on U.S. policy toward Venezuela and Cuba. Read the full recap at Duke American Grand Strategy.
