--- description: Thomas Nagorski is a senior contributing editor at The Cipher Brief. He previously served as Global Editor for Grid, ABC News' Managing Editor for International Coverage and Executive Vice President of the Asia Society. He is the author of Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Thomas Nagorski ## Thomas Nagorski Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Thomas Nagorski _is a senior contributing editor at The Cipher Brief. He previously served as Global Editor for Grid, ABC News' Managing Editor for International Coverage and Executive Vice President of the Asia Society. He is the author of_ [_Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack_](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-nagorski/miracles-on-the-water/9781401308711/?lens=grand-central-publishing)_._ ## Thomas Nagorski Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jul 27, 2026 ### [Chalk One Up for Ukraine](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/defense-innovation-drones-ground-robot-army-ukraine/) Ukraine has built a defense sector at an astonishing speed and emerged as a global player in militar... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 3, 2026 ### [Why Poland Has Been Left ‘Dazed and Confused’ by the Trump Administration](https://time.com/article/2026/06/03/poland-left-dazed-and-confused-by-trump-administration/) “The last few weeks have left many Poles with a case of Washington-induced whiplash,” writes Thomas ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 16, 2025 ### [How Zelensky Won Trump Over](https://time.com/7326058/zelensky-trump-tomahawks-white-house-ukraine/) The Ukrainian President will arrive in the White House on Friday with a long wish-list including Tom... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 1, 2025 ### [What Trump Doesn't Understand About Alliances](https://time.com/7322035/us-trump-canada-south-korea-india/) Jilted friends like Canada, South Korea, and India are looking elsewhere for new partners. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 16, 2025 ### [Putin's Three Wins From Trump in Anchorage](https://time.com/7310132/trump-putin-summit-ukraine-alaska-2/) It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians li... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 18, 2025 ### [The Trump Era of Flattery Diplomacy](https://time.com/7303397/trump-era-flattery-diplomacy/) Trump’s sudden shifts on NATO and Ukraine demonstrate how flattery can drastically alter the course ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: {"meta\_title":"","meta\_description":"","og\_title":"","og\_description":"","og\_imageConnection":{"edges":\[\],"\_\_typename":"SysAssetConnection"},"twitter\_card":null,"\_\_typename":"Seo"} ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/tom-nagorski/","name":"Thomas Nagorski"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/tom-nagorski/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/tom-nagorski/"},"name":"Thomas Nagorski","jobTitle":"","description":"Thomas Nagorski is a senior contributing editor at The Cipher Brief. He previously served as Global Editor for Grid, ABC News' Managing Editor for International Coverage and Executive Vice President of the Asia Society. He is the author of Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack.","url":"https://time.com/author/tom-nagorski/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```