Command authority

Decades ago, young CIA analyst Jack Ryan, Sr. embarked on a mission to investigate the death of an operative probing suspicious banking activities at a Swiss bank. His relentless pursuit uncovered not just financial deceit but also a KGB assassin known as Zenith. Although he never found the killer, the world of covert operations is rife with secrets that eventually resurface. In the present, a new power has emerged in Russia: President Valeri Volodin. His rapid ascent is marked by deception, and his empire is built on a dark secret he will protect at all costs. Volodin's ambition is to restore Russia's former might, instilling fear globally. When an old friend of the Ryans is poisoned with a radioactive substance, the investigation points back to Russia. Jack Ryan, Jr., along with allies John Clark and the covert team known as the Campus, must confront an international conflict that has been brewing for thirty years and finish what his father started. As President Ryan battles to counter Russian aggression, his son engages in a silent war against a formidable enemy. The stakes are high, with the potential for global conflict looming, and the prospects for survival dwindling.