Retired Col. John Mills is the author of “The Nation Will Follow” and “War Against The Deep State” and is a national security professional with service in five eras: cold war, peace dividend, war on terror, world in chaos, and now, great power competition.
He is the former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense.
John is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, member of the Spectrum Group. ColonelRETJohn on Substack, GETTR and TRUTH; He is also the author of “The Nation Will Follow” available now and “War Against the Deep State” coming out in Fall of 2023.
John is a regular contributor, guest, and/or Op-Ed Writer on Warroom, Newsmax, Real America’s Voice, The Epoch Times, Epoch/NTD Television, Newsmax Platinum, and the Daily Middle East.
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