Report for Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Trump will talk with Putin about dividing up ‘certain assets’ in Ukraine
Russia Escalated Sabotage to Pressure U.S. and Allies on Ukraine, Study Says
Trump to release 80,000 J.F.K. assassination documents
At least 400 killed in Gaza after Israel launches major attack on enclave
China carries out air and sea drills near Taiwan as geopolitical tensions simmer
EXPERT INTERVIEWS – In an age of rapidly changing technology and profound implications for the wars of the future, is the United States adapting effectively, […] More
Cipher Brief Experts bring context to today’s global events
OPINION — “The only time I can think of any history of the United States where [...] More
EXPERT Q & A – The U.S.-China competition takes many forms – from military buildups [...] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW – As the world trains its focus on the headlines about Ukraine — the U.S. pivot to Russia, the pause on American support to Ukraine, […] More
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — As the Trump Administration pressed over the past week to reach a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, two phrases captured […] More
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — Headlines from North Korea rarely bring good news in the realm of global security, but this week’s bulletin from Pyongyang was […] More
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Few cities in Ukraine hold as much historic and current importance than the port city of Odesa, which for centuries has been […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW – For the past week, China has been holding annual government meetings known as the “Two Sessions,” which bring more than 5,000 political […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW — For the first time since the December rebellion that overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Syria has seen a spate of large-scale violence, […] More
OPINION — For more than three decades, Oman has served in the role of mediator for [...] More
The Summer Guests earns an impressive 3.5 out of 4 trench coats
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THEY SAID IT WOULDN’T LAST: Or maybe it was: “shouldn’t last.” We forget. But in any case, welcome to the 500th edition of The Dead Drop. Our first edition was published on July 31, 2015 and oh, how things have changed since then. Our very first Dead Drop nugget was about some controversial appointments among the Joint Chiefs. Thank goodness that kind of stuff doesn’t happen anymore. WHAT’S UP DOC(UMENTARY)?: Another item in our original Dead Drop was a piece about a then-upcoming Showtime documentary called The Spymasters, which featured interviews with all 12 of the [...] More
Join us for the second annual Cipher Brief Honors Dinner, the evening of Friday April 18, 2025. This Black-Tie event is invite only, please apply […] More
It used to be something of a national security secret: identifying the ways in which U.S. adversaries are working to undermine U.S. stability, sow chaos […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ VIRTUAL BRIEFING– Wednesday, August 28 at 1p ET with Cipher Brief Experts General Frank McKenzie (Ret.) and Dave Pitts, Former Assistant Director of CIA for […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ VIRTUAL BRIEFING – Join us Friday, June 28 for an Exclusive Briefing on the mounting crisis between Taiwan and China. Cipher Brief Experts Amb. […] More
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